Current Exhibit

"Fight or Flight"
An Art Installation by J. Penney Burton

The George Caleb Bingham Gallery is pleased to host Fight or Flight, the MFA Thesis Exhibition of J. Penney Burton.  The artist has created an immersive environment that explores the effects of forced migration due to climate change and other environmental issues.  Organic materials are juxtaposed with highly processed manufactured goods, exploring the complex relationship between man and nature.  Come and get mobbed!

J. Penney Burton is currently an MFA Candidate at the University of Missouri, Columbia, studying with Jo Stealey in the Fibers Department. Alongside a BFA in Interdisciplinary Art from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Burton holds a Master in Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, in which she combined studio fiber art with art and craft history, specializing in the history of contemporary North American fiber art/artists. Notable international exhibitions include the Biennial du lin, Portneuf, Quebec, Canada in 2009, and Animal Fibers: Art Informs Shibori at the Hong Kong Design Institute in Dec. 2012- Jan. 2013, as well as US national exhibitions, Paperwork: In, On and Of Paper VI, at the Foundry in St. Charles, MO, Feb-March 2013, and the 5th National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial held at the Corcoran Center of Art and Design, Washington, D.C. in September 2012.

The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For further information, contact Ferrie Craighead at 882-3555, email: craigheadf@missouri.edu.

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