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Cusp of the Old and New

In May I was blessed to share the John A Day Gallery space with four other artists in the final exhibition of my BFA in painting from the University of South Dakota. The show was titled In Transposition. These are a few photos from that show as well as our press release. 



















The University of South Dakota Presents a BFA Art Exhinition entitled In Transposition featuring the work of Johnne Law McMahan, Zechariah Blasy, Paige Reinders, Jaymee Harvey, and Anna Ayotte. The exhibition will run from April 9-13, 2012 in the John A. Day Gallery on the USD campus, closing reception is from 5:00-7:30 PM on April 13.

Zechariah Blasy was born in Rapid City South Dakota and will be receiving a BFA in painting. His work balances on the line between graffiti painting, street art, and high brow art. Jaymee Harvey was born in Maplewood, Minnesota she will also be receiving her BFA in painting. Her work reflects upon the local socioeconomic sphere she lives in using found objects and traditional painting. Anna Ayotte is an art education major with an emphasis in photography. She focuses on movement and reflection in her work. Paige Reinders is from Ireton, Iowa she will be receiving her BFA in photography. She enjoys mixing both dark room processes and digital media. Johnne McMahan was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota he will graduate with a BFA in ceramics. His work is based in function, and focused on deconstruction of formal aesthetics while acknowledging the venerable history of clay.


In Transposition will showcase bodies of work that have been developed during each of these artist's undergraduate careers. Please join us for the closing reception April 13th, in the John A. Day Gallery on University of South Dakota's campus.


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