Please join us for the closing reception of our current art exhibit Memoirs, Whispers, & Daydreams by Joseph Jesse Ovalle on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 11AM-1PM in the Dayman Art Gallery (located in the Learning Resource Center on the Upper Level). Refreshments will be provided, as always.
We are excited to welcome Joseph all the way from St. Louis - please help us bring him a big warm OCTC welcome for the closing of this really special show.
About the exhibition:
Memoirs, Whispers, & Daydreams is a compilation of drawings by regional artist Joseph Jesse Ovalle. His drawings depict local landscapes throughout the Midwest and are a reflection on love, loss, climate change, adventure, and healing. Through the use
of fundamental mark making, design and pattern, he explores various interpretations of his journeys and connection to the land: a form of love that is ever changing, exploratory, and fun.
The presented landscapes are witnesses to a changing climate and an always changing audience. By drawing them, he depicts his perceptions and vulnerability of the world. The act of drawing becomes a journey, an adventure into memory, observation, and imagination.
The process is both deeply healing and a timestamp of what was. In each drawing, there is a conversation between place and self—a reminder that the land holds stories of resilience, history and transformation, just as we do.
About the artist:
Joseph Jesse Ovalle is a multimedia artist who investigates the meaning of an object through material use, process and symbolism. He received his BFA from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville and MFA from Indiana University Bloomington. Joseph references historical and contemporary in his work to speak about topics such as religion, race, politics, culture and American society. He has shown across the United States at various galleries, museums, and educational institutions and currently has public sculpture on view at Kellogg Community College and Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. Joseph is also the co-founder of the ‘In Art Gallery’ which is an online venue for artists to exhibit their work. Recently he has attended residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Jentel Artist Residency, and Farwell House.
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