Forster Art Complex Dennis Gallery: October 30 - December 8, 2023

Candace Hicks ’01
Stephen F. Austin State University / Foundations

Notes for String Theory, 2023
Embroidery on canvas

Joseph Aken ’04
International Montessori Schools of Brussels, Belgium / All subjects with 6 to 12-year-olds, grades 1 through 6

Reclining Nude
Graphite on Dura-Lar

Here I explore the feel of graphite upon slightly translucent mylar. The smooth and forgiving surface responds to the pressure of the graphite generating a line that is sensorially gratifying and visually distinct. I am a visual artist who works in both 2D and 3D, often using graphite, charcoal, pastel and mixed media to explore the nude human body.

Kristy Peet ’02
College of the Mainland / Photography and Digital Media

The time I saw my mom fall to the floor and cry, 2023
Archival inkjet print

Ray Souder ’00
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School in Saratoga, CA / PreK-8th Grade Art

Untitled
Oil on canvas

Kristy Peet ’02
College of the Mainland / Photography and Digital Media

The first time someone told me I need therapy, 2023
Archival inkjet print

digital image, stylized letters "D S G N"

Eric Venegas ’98
Texas A&M University-Commerce / Visual Communication

DSGN
Digital

DSGN is a digital type exploration based on Eric Venegas’ research for his Texas A&M University-Commerce Masters of Fine Arts thesis titled “Increasing BIPOC Student Interest in Visual Communication Through Graffiti and Street Art." The typographic execution utilizes various graffiti styles and motifs to illustrate the connections between graffiti, street art, and graphic design.

Tristan Reno ’22
Lawler Middle School / Art 1, 2, 3

“I'll Find Home Someday...”
Acrylic oils

Sam Skinner ’22
Garland ISD / 7th Grade Art

Bloom
Mixed media

Mark Monroe ’81
Austin College / Visual Arts

Breakfast in Marfa

Todd Nevitt ’98
Hillwood Middle School, Keller ISD / Intro to A/V Production, Creative Writing

Luminosity
photogram

Todd Nevitt ’98
Hillwood Middle School, Keller ISD / Intro to A/V Production, Creative Writing

Inside.Out
photogram

Todd Nevitt ’98
Hillwood Middle School, Keller ISD / Intro to A/V Production, Creative Writing

Heat.Rising
photogram

Tristan Reno ’22
Lawler Middle School / Art 1, 2, 3

Silent Crisis
Acrylics and oils

Rachel Wilkes Marek ’08
Caritas Christi Co-op

Explorations in Color 1
Acrylic on paper

Rachel Wilkes Marek ’08
Caritas Christi Co-op

Explorations in Color 2
Acrylic on paper

Rachel Wilkes Marek ’08
Caritas Christi Co-op

Explorations in Color 3
Acrylic on paper

Rachel Wilkes Marek ’08
Caritas Christi Co-op

Explorations in Color 4
Acrylic on paper

Mike Johnston ’01
Taught in Texas and overseas / Elementary & Middle School Art

Wings to Fly
Mixed media on reclaimed wood

This painting pays homage to Frida Kahlo. She was a beautiful renegade and trailblazer.

painting of bones on wood panel, T-shaped

Scott Nicol ’92
South Texas College / Visual Arts

Untitled
Graphite, Conté, beeswax on vellum and birch

painting of bones on regtangular wooden panel

Scott Nicol ’92
South Texas College / Visual Arts

Untitled
Graphite, Conté, beeswax on vellum and birch

photo of pasta on red and white checked tablecloth

Kristy Peet ’02
College of the Mainland / Photography and Digital Media

The thing I feel most guilty about, 2023
Archival inkjet print

Amy Veatch ’85
Pullen, Sertoma, & NC State University’s Arts & Crafts Centers in Raleigh, NC / Metalsmithing, Jewelry Making, & other 2D & 3D Visual Arts

What's in YOUR Cookies?
Mixed media: embellished cookie tin lid including tea tin lid with resin

painting of store plastic bags, one with smiley face and one frowny

Tristan Reno ’22
Lawler Middle School / Art 1, 2, 3

Sorry, Thank You, Come Again
Oils

sculpture: box with jail-like bars and melted colors pouring out

David Keating ’01
Leadership Public School, Hayward, CA / Art 1,2,3, Yearbook, 3 O'clock News

Self-Portrait
Plaster, wire, paint

This piece represents me and my current state of creativity and life. Concrete is man-made and strong. Jails and prisons are meant to hold people away from functioning society. Currently I teach at a school that is struggling to stay afloat post covid, I have separated from my wife but still live in the same house to raise our two kids, and I have just stopped finding time to make art. I live in mind jail, but creativity wants to come out. The bars and jail can only hold me so long.

triptych of 3 vertical abstract paintings in gray and white

Sherry Higgins ’08
Argyle High School / Art

Find Your Flow

space map printed on yellow-green acrylic

Laura Lawson ’10
Dallas College / Art

Venus 2783
Acrylic ink and acrylic paint on acrylic and black paper background

Based on a USGS map of the surface of planet Venus.

space map printed on clear acrylic with colorful lines

Laura Lawson ’10
Dallas College / Art

Venus 2783
Acrylic ink and acrylic paint on acrylic

Based on a USGS map of the surface of planet Venus.

Kristy Peet ’02
College of the Mainland / Photography and Digital Media

The only time I heard my Catholic grandma cuss, 2023
Archival inkjet print

Brianna Burnett ’02
Austin College & Collin College / Visual Arts

Appropriated Landscape 1, 2022
Mixed media

b/w landscape photo w/ digital pattern embellishment

Brianna Burnett ’02
Austin College & Collin College / Visual Arts

Appropriated Landscape 2, 2022
Mixed media

lace like design with seafoam green background

Tina Kotrla ’93
Houston Community College / Visual Art

Rose and Mint
Acrylic and ink on canvas

round lace-like pattern in blue and black on cream ground

Tina Kotrla ’93
Houston Community College / Visual Art

Black and Blue
Acrylic and ink on paper

Tina Kotrla ’93
Houston Community College / Visual Art

Blue and Ivory
Acrylic and ink on canvas

painting of floating figure with bird cage head and cherubs

Tristan Reno ’22
Lawler Middle School / Art 1, 2, 3

Let That Little Caged Bird Sing
Oils

Brianna Burnett ’02
Austin College & Collin College / Visual Arts

Collected, 2023
Limited edition of 50 printed zines

beer cans in a wooden frame on the floor

David Keating ’01
Leadership Public School, Hayward, CA / Art 1,2,3, Yearbook, 3 O'clock News

You Can or You Can't
2x4 wood and cans

This piece represents the paths we walk throughout life and how we chose to walk those paths. Some of us will walk across the bridge and not crush a single can. While others, especially as the night goes on, will crush the cans as we walk. Some of us might even try to crush the cans on purpose, while others might try to delicately walk to make it across safely. I encourage you to let the cans represent whatever you want as you walk. For me, the cans represent how much I enjoy drinking beer while at the same time understanding the dangers that come with alcohol, constantly reevaluating the amount I am drinking and how it is affecting me and the people around me.

sculpture of short figure with pink bucket hat, goggles, and a backpack

Tristan Reno ’22
Lawler Middle School / Art 1, 2, 3

Zero Tolerance
Papier-mâché, clay, concrete, grout

A collaboration with select 8th grade art students.

Amanda Zapp ’16 BA, ’17 MAEd
Porter High School in New Caney ISD / Art 1 & Ceramics

Something's Abuzz
Ceramic: raku with a honey drizzle and beeswax finish

Kristy Peet ’02
College of the Mainland / Photography and Digital Media

The first time an adult made me feel bad about my body in front of other people, 2023
Archival inkjet print

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Chase the Dragon
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Triple X
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Baby Blue Crosswalk
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Herringbone
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Pomegranate
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Green Stripes
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

AAJ with Green
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Earth vs Sky
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Red Necklace
Digital: created in Procreate

James Lawrence ’66
Several art centers in Auckland, New Zealand / Abstract Painting, Drawing, & Printmaking

Red Hex
Digital: created in Procreate

Joseph Aken ’04
International Montessori Schools of Brussels, Belgium / All subjects with 6 to 12-year-olds, grades 1 through 6

Standing Nude
Charcoal, chalk, oil pastel

Here I explore the feel of charcoal and pastel upon toothed gray paper. I am a visual artist who works in both 2D and 3D, often using graphite, charcoal, pastel and mixed media to explore the nude human body.

abstract painting on canvas with strips of fabric woven into slits

Ray Souder ’00
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School in Saratoga, CA / PreK-8th Grade Art

Untitled
Oil on canvas

Austin College Permanent Collection

Art Educators Exhibit

Austin College Alumni