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MURRAY, Ky. — The ¹Ï×ÓTV State University Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to announce the capstone exhibitions of work by Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students for spring 2026. The exhibitions will be on view from April 17-April 30 in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery and the Clara M. Eagle Galleries, located on the sixth and seventh floors of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building on ¹Ï×ÓTV State’s campus.

A reception will be held in the galleries on Friday, April 24 from 5-7 p.m. Students will give brief artist talks starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building, room 623, located inside the gallery.

In partial fulfillment of their graduation requirements, students pursuing a fine arts degree (BFA, BA or BS) are required to present an exhibition of recent works completed during their study at ¹Ï×ÓTV State University. With the guidance of individualized advisors and faculty committees and the director of University Galleries, these capstone exhibitions generally take the form of concurrent exhibitions or small groups of students presenting as a collective within a gallery space.

Six exhibitions by Bachelor of Fine Arts students will also be on view:

• • • • Amor Fati by Isabel Bolanos, of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii; BFA in art/studio art, woodworking, photography certificate 

      • MODULATION: Rewiring the Self by Ryan Bridgforth, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; BFA in art/studio art, graphic design

      • Nira by Bryce Drake of Danville, Kentucky; BFA in art/graphic design track

      • Internal Distortion  by Elisabeth L. Roach, of ¹Ï×ÓTV, Kentucky; BFA in art/studio art, drawing, photography certificate 

      • Parallel Gardens: Voices in Bloom by Luca Schaefer-Knight, of Bethalto, Illinois; BFA in art/graphic design track

      • Camp Kattywampus by Connor Wolfe, of Clay, Kentucky; BFA in art/graphic design track

Diverse Directions, an exhibition of work by students pursuing a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts in studio art, will feature six art majors: 

• • • • Callie Bowland, of Paducah, Kentucky

      • Ella Cate Downing, of Cadiz, Kentucky

      • Matthew Lopez, of ¹Ï×ÓTV, Kentucky

      • Cameron Neal, of ¹Ï×ÓTV, Kentucky

      • Grace Rittenhouse, of ¹Ï×ÓTV, Kentucky

      • Sadie Smith, of Cadiz, Kentucky

The University Galleries visitor hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m and Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the galleries is free and open to the public. 

For more information about this or other upcoming events, please contact the Department of Art & Design at 270-809-3784 or msu.art@murraystate.edu.