Q&A
Q&A with BFA Painting Student, Trinh Nguyen
Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from? My name is Trinh Nguyen, and I am from Biloxi, MS. What type of artwork do you create, and can you explain your process? I create representational, realistic paintings. I love to pay attention to details and the process of mixing colors. I don’t like to […]
Q&A with BFA Imaging Arts Student, Charlesa Peters
Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. Hi! I’m Charlesa Peters and I’m originally from Tylertown, Mississippi. Has your artwork changed during the coronavirus? Yes. I think that all artists have been through this. When you’re not able to go out and be inspired, I think that this pandemic has enabled me to […]
Q & A with BFA Painting Student Reginald Pickering
View Reggie’s entire BFA Thesis Exhibition “Rainbow Toy Box Project” on our new Gallery 130 website! What type of artwork do you create and can you explain your process? I make representational paintings. Currently, I am a still life oil painter, but I have plans to explore my concept with other mediums. As for my […]
Q & A with BFA Printmaking Student Adrian Vinluan
View Adrian’s full BFA Thesis Exhibition “Power in Solitude” on our new Gallery 130 website! Has your artwork changed during the coronavirus? I wouldn’t say it has really changed but the circumstances of the coronavirus have inspired me to make art that speaks on the self-isolation that comes from quarantining. What type of artist do […]
Q&A with BA Art History student Grace Moorman
Why did you choose Anthropology as your minor? I chose anthropology because it goes hand in hand with art history. Especially when you are talking about archeology and the study of objects and artifacts. But also, art can tell so much about a specific culture, which is an aspect of anthropology that I am really […]
Q&A with MFA Sculpture student Ian Skinner
What made you pick sculpture as your concentration? I started in high school as an AP ceramics student and honors photography because I’m really dyslexic, but I grew up fixing things and working with my hands. I started in ceramics and when I graduated high school, I wanted to get welding certified because I had […]
Q&A with MFA Ceramics student William McComb
Could you talk about your process in creating a piece? Most of my work is made on the potter’s wheel. Wet clay just turned into some kind of shape. Then there are subtle alterations that happen on the wheel. I’m using a relatively coarse clay body so that any marks that I make in the […]
Q&A with MFA Student Gabrielle Dinger
Are there any artists that influence your work? I look at a lot of work by Tracey Deep and Eve Hesse for example. Louise Bourgeois, of course, Marisol, and even Swoon. Really just anyone who has been implemental in influencing that change in how we view material. Durant Thompson has been really influential too, especially […]
Q&A with BFA Ceramics student Bailey Pillow
What made you pick the area of concertation you’re currently studying? I had asked my intermediate professor at Wichita State University, Brenda Lichman, how her and her husband were able to dedicate their lives to ceramics, despite the uncertainty of pursuing an art career. Brenda gave me advice that her professor once gave her – […]
Q&A with BA Art History student Maddie McHugh
Introduce yourself. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Maddie McHugh, I will be graduating in May 2020 with a degree in art history. I am from Cornelius, NC which is about thirty minutes north of Charlotte. What attracted you to the University of Mississippi Department of Art & Art […]