October 2011

Coker College in Hartsville, SC, Features Works by Jim Boden

Coker College in Hartsville, SC, will present an exhibit of selected works from the personal collection of Coker College Art Professor Jim Boden, on view in the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery from Oct. 17 through Nov. 11, 2011. A reception will be held on Oct. 17, from 7-8pm.

The exhibition will include works by professional artists such as Max Slevogt, Arnulf Rainer, Oskar Kokoschka, Christo, Franz von Stuck, William Kentridge and Sue Coe, as well as works by Coker College art students.

Boden received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Science degree in art education from the University of Minnesota. His work was included in recent group exhibitions at the Cecelia Coker Bell College Art Gallery; 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; the Florence Art Museum, Florence, SC; and solo exhibitions at the Rabold Gallery, Aiken, SC; and Black Creek Arts Council Gallery, Hartsville, SC.

Boden’s awards include First Place at StateWide, Florence Art Museum, Florence, SC, and First Place and Purchase Award at Drawing From Perceptions - Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.

The Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery is located in the Gladys C. Fort Art Building on the Coker College campus.

Coker College upholds and defends the intellectual and artistic freedom of its faculty and students as they study and create art through which they explore the full spectrum of human experience. The college considers such pursuits central to the spirit of inquiry and thoughtful discussion, which are at the heart of a liberal arts education.

For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call 843/383-8156 or visit (www.coker.edu).

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