Kansas State University Department of Art will present the BFA Exhibition of the Spring semester featuring Katie Horner, Brecken Kooser, Sarah Troub, Logan Webb, and Aja Wong. The artists will showcase an exhibition of their undergraduate artwork from April 29 through May 10, 2024 in the Mark A. Chapman Gallery, first floor of Willard Hall. Gallery hours are 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday. Please feel free to attend the reception with the artists on Friday evening, May 10, from 5:00 to 7:00pm in the gallery. Admission is free and open to the public.

Katie Horner is a ceramicist from Overland Park, Kansas. She is dual major, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts with concentration in Studio Art with a focus in Ceramics and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Katie hand-builds organically shaped sculptures that the viewer can see through. She says, “My sources of inspiration can be found in my work in the form or in the color.” Katie’s sculptures depict abstractions of prominent things throughout her life.

Metalsmith, Brecken Kooser of Derby, Kansas, creates unique one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces from different techniques and metals. His fine detail in his work stands out through is interesting pendant pieces to his special rings. He says, “Every piece expresses my emotion in sports through color and unique forms.” His work reveals his love and interest in sports through special techniques like soldering, enameling, and champlevé, creating fascinating sport team logos.

Sarah Troub of Omaha, NE makes colorful multimedia work using a combination of drawing, printmaking, and collage techniques. Her work covers topics such as girlhood, mental health, and pop culture. Nicknamed cheekily as “sparkly brain vomit”, her work has a chaotic energy apparent in the content, color, composition and linework that reflects a wild imagination, vivid dreams, and intrusive thoughts.

Logan Webb is a Photographer from Olathe, Kansas. She will receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Photography and a Certificate in Film Studies. Logan enjoys experimenting with alternative processes in photography and uses them to add to the meaning of her work. Her images compare the past and present, expressing that with Inkjet prints and Salt prints.

Aja Wong is a photographer from Olathe, Kansas who uses digital, film, and alternative forms of photography. She creates images that explore the different aspects of her identity. Her images are driven by her curiosity, searching for fragments of herself.

The Mark A. Chapman Gallery on the first floor of Willard Hall, across from the art office, opened in 2005. Cheryl Mellenthin and Mark Chapman funded a complete renovation of the former Willard Hall Gallery, increasing the exhibition space to over 1,400 square feet along with 400 square feet dedicated to exhibition preparation and kitchen facilities. The Department of Art hosts BFA and MFA student exhibitions in the gallery as part of graduation requirements each semester. The technology friendly gallery serves not only exhibition purposes, but also provides a location for an active Visiting Artist lecture program.