Varsity Art XIV

February 27-March 11, 2010

Art Saint Louis proudly prsented our fourteenth annual group exhibition curated by art faculties from 19 Midwest regional colleges and universities in Missouri and Illinois.

Installation view: "Varsity Art XIV." Photo by Robin Hirsch.

Faculties from each of the participating institutions are invited to select one or two outstanding art students to exhibit up to two artworks in this multi-media show. Presented as a collaborative project, students from the 19 colleges & universities work together to present this large group exhibition.

Click on the graphic above for a downloadable jpeg of the invitation. Invitation design by Amy Firestone Rosen.

This year's exhibit featured the following 38 undergrad or grad level art students representing these 19 area institutions:

Fontbonne University

Rachel Davis

Christopher K. Day

Greenville College

Hayley Sutton

Tara Laine Underwood

Jefferson College

William Scott Simpson, jr.

Josh Vaughn

Lindenwood University

Greg Bredlau

Stephanie McCoy

Maryville University St. Louis

Jennifer Atherton

Adam West

McKendree University

Ashley Dunning

Renee Middendorf

St. Charles Community College

Stephen Schuknecht

Angela Templer

St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley

Robert Knight

Vincent Stemmler

St. Louis Community College Forest Park

Kristopher C. Edson

J.P. Rashkis

Highlights from the opening reception of "Varsity Art XIV." Photographs by Robin Hirsch.

St. Louis Community College Meramec

Jim Chleboun

Drew Dinges

St. Louis Community College Wildwood

Kyle Joseph Johnson

Jason VanCleave

Saint Louis University

Kara Hutsel

Katie Lochhead

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Amy Chase

Jason York

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Michael T. Pennekamp

Manda Remmen

Southwestern Illinois College

Stephen Otten

Chad Travous

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Justin Collins

Rebecca Haas

University of Missouri-Columbia

Debo Crites

J. Sloane Snure Paullus

Washington University in St. Louis

Zak Marmalefsky

Taryn Riley

Webster University

Robert Sachse

Rebecca Tochtrop

Works by Amy Chase, Kara Hutsel and Kyle Johnson were purchased through this exhibition.

Kara Hutsel, Ballwin, MO. Look At You. 2010. Oil on Canvas, 30”x40”. $1,200. Saint Louis University. Instructors: Theodore Wood, Sharron Pollack.

Some of the artworks featured in Varsity Art XIV

Stephen Otten, Millstadt, IL. Maria. 2009. Oil on Canvas, 19”x25”. Not for Sale. Southwestern Illinois College. Instructors: Bill Evans, Doug Eskra, Robert Hilpert.		Adam West, Chesterfield, MO. Apple 2. 2010. Digital Print on Canvas, 7’x45” (triptych). $300 ea.; $900 all 3. Maryville University of Saint Louis. Instructor: Christa Denney.
Jason York, Carbondale, IL. Table 1. 2008. Steel, Wood, Damascus Brass, 24”x20”x20”. Not for Sale. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale. Instructor: Alex Lopez, Rick Smith, Sun Kim.		J. Sloane Snure Paullus, Columbia, MO. Divination/Prediction. 2009. Glitter, Watercolor, Acrylic, Rhinestones, Intaglio on Paper, 13”x17”. $850. University of Missouri-Columbia. Instructors: Bill Hawk, Brett Grill, Chris Daniggelis.
Jim Chleboun, St. Louis, MO. NW View of STLCC-Meramec Campus. 2009. Cretacolor Sanguine Pastel on Charcoal Paper, 24”x30”. $700. St. Louis Community College Meramec. Instructor: Betsy Morris.		Rachel Davis, Warrenton, MO. Bella and Ferdinand. 2009. Oil on Canvas, 36 ½"x24 ½". Not for Sale. Fontbonne University. Instructor: Victor Wang.
Tara Laine Underwood, Bethalto, IL. The Wives’ Tales: 7. 2009. Digital Photograph, 20”x30”. $70. Greenville College. Instructors: Jake Amundsen, Steve Heilmer.		Amy Chase, Anna, IL. Intrinsic Contentment. 2009, Ceramic, 11 ½"x7 ½"x8". SOLD. Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Instructors: Harris Deller, Pattie Chalmers.
Renee C. Middendorf, Freeburg, IL. Cannas.2009.Wood, 29”x29”x69”. $300. McKendree Unviersity. Instructor: James Drake.		Zak Marmalefsky, St. Louis, MO. Trees. 2009. Acrylic, Ink, Magic Marker, Paste Paper, Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Tempera, Foil, Puff Paint on Canvas, 40"x60". Not for Sale. Washington University of St. Louis. Instructor: Michael Byron.
Christopher K. Day, Bethalto, IL. Untitled. 2009. Charcoal, Paint on Paper, 52”x78”. Not for Sale. Fontbonne University. Instructor: Victor Wang.		J.P. Rashkis, St. Louis, MO. Afternoon Delight. 2010. Oil on Canvas, 24”x50”. $1,750. St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. Instructor: Yiingxue Zuo.

View highlights from the past two years' "Varsity Art" exhibitions: "Varsity Art XII" (2008) and "Varsity Art XIII" (2009).