Molly Sinclair, "Fun in the Mud," archival pigment print, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and the Department of Art and Art History ©️ Molly SinclairFive graduating University of Alabama at Birmingham students will have their art works featured in a Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition April 19-May 1.
The BFA exhibition is presented by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History. Graduating student-artists in spring 2021 are Cicely Hill, Elena Mangrobang, Caroline Myers, Rosalia V. Reyes and Molly Sinclair. The works are on exhibition in a gallery of the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.
A free virtual closing reception is planned from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, April 29. Sign up for the reception online.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is a professional degree that focuses on intensive studio and scholarly work in the visual arts supported by a rigorous program of liberal arts education, says Rich Gere, MFA, department chair.
“The BFA Exhibition showcases Department of Art and Art History students’ skills, concepts and intellects,” Gere said. “They have come through a tremendously difficult year with grit and determination to create and share their visions. We celebrate their talents and look forward to following their successes in the future.”
The Department of Art and Art History’s Bachelor of Fine Arts degree offers students an intensive exploration across a breadth of media and within a depth of discipline that allows the undergraduate student to prepare to be an artist or designer, to begin a career in the arts, or to continue his or her studies in graduate school. Students gain skills and competencies including team-based learning, technology, communication, aesthetic judgment, interdisciplinary and innovative approaches, critical analysis, and professional development throughout their program of study.