MFA Thesis Defense: Hannah Day
March 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pmMānoa Campus, Art Building, The Art Gallery, UHM

2017 MFA THESIS EXHIBITIONS
March 5 – April 7, 2017
The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai‘i at MÄnoa
MFA candidates from the Department of Art + Art History, University of Hawai‘i at MÄnoa (UHM), concurrently present new and engaging works that demonstrate each artist’s caliber of ideas, skills, awareness of the global context within which art is created and circulated, and critically engaged artistic practice. The artists, the titles of their exhibitions, and their areas of specialization are:
Kelly Ciurej, "Artificial Sweetener" (photography)
Hannah Day, "The Grove" (printmaking)
Jan Dickey, "cover the earth" (painting)
MFA THESIS DEFENSES at The Art Gallery:
Hannah Day, Friday, March 17, 2017, 1:00 p.m.
Kelly Ciurej, Friday, March 24, 2017, 1:00 p.m.
Jan Dickey, Friday, April 7, 2017, 1:00 p.m.
EXHIBITION SUMMARY of "The Grove" by Hannah Day:
These works in graphite and intaglio explore the uncertainty and perceived futility that consumes the life of the figure, a character explored through undefined narratives constructed primarily with repetitious imagery. A woman wearing a cage over her head like a helmet wanders the world of her subconscious, seemingly alone. At moments she is joined by a second figure, at others, she is isolated in a dense thicket of trees. A series of graphite drawings appear ghostly on the page, smooth and seamless impressions of unassuming portraits. In contrast, installations assembled of cut elements from line etchings are pieced together with the texture of a puzzle being put together with the wrong pieces.
ARTIST STATEMENT by Hannah Day:
Picturing one’s mental space as a literal terrain to be traversed and explored, "The Grove" puts on display the mental wanderings of one individual. A female figure is shown traipsing about the locales that compose her inner landscape, a space made up of densely wooded areas and pockets of stark nothingness. In her travels she finds things hidden amongst the trees that continually dissolve her trust in the line between real and imagined. Subject matter is rendered with a minimal value range, highlighting the work’s consideration of the ephemerality of her psychology and the instability of her understanding of her self and all that exists around her.
Ticket Information
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 4:00; Sunday 12:00 - 4:00. Closed Saturdays. Mar. 27, Kuhio Day. Spring break Mar. 27–31, by appointment. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.
Event Sponsor
Art + Art History, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Sharon Tasaka, (808) 956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions+events/exhibitions/?p=2769
Friday, March 17 |
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8:00am |
Yard & Bake Sale (Benefit for UH MÄnoa Children's Center) Mānoa Campus, grassy field on the corner of Dole & University
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9:00am |
Education Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Wist Hall Room 129
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9:45am |
Education Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Campus Center 309
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12:00pm |
F-Word Friday: H is for Hapai and Hanau Mānoa Campus, Queen Lili'uokalani Center for Student Services
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12:30pm |
Argentine Tango with Erin Malley & Doruk Golcu Mānoa Campus, UHM Dance Building
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1:00pm |
MFA Thesis Defense: Hannah Day Mānoa Campus, Art Building, The Art Gallery, UHM
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1:00pm |
English Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Kuykendal 409
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1:00pm |
Biomedical Sciences Final Oral Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, 2nd Floor Auditorium
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2:30pm |
Biomedical Sciences Final Oral Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, 2nd Floor Auditorium
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2:45pm |
Botany Final Oral Mānoa Campus, Crawford 105
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3:00pm |
MIX International Coffee Hour Mānoa Campus, Queen Liliuokalani Center for Student Services 412
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3:30pm |
Geology and Geophysics Seminar Mānoa Campus, POST 723
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3:30pm |
Weekly Biology Seminar Mānoa Campus, BioMed B103
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4:00pm |
Chinese Corner Spring 2017 Mānoa Campus, Moore 109
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5:00pm |
International Night 2017: Ho'okahi - One World, One 'Ohana Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Ballroom
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6:30pm |
Ben Wizner (Snowden's ACLU Lawyer): "The Future of the ACLU under Trump" Mānoa Campus, Kennedy Theatre, Room 101
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6:30pm |
Badminton Mānoa Campus, Gym 1
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7:30pm |
Smile, You're Under Surveillance! Mānoa Campus, Kennedy Theatre
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