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March Issue 2009
Francis Marion
University in Florence, SC, Features Works by Kathleen Pompe and
Paula Smith
Francis Marion University in Florence, SC, is presenting two exhibits including: Views of Australia, featuring photo images of Kathleen Pompe and Sweet Sixteen Series, features ceramic sculptures by Paula Smith. Both exhibitions will be on view in the Hyman Fine Arts Center galleries through Apr. 2, 2009.
"I took the photographs in this exhibit while in Australia during 2007. The coastline of Queensland, one of Australia's states, was the primary area of shooting, although I include photographs from numerous coastal areas around the Australian continent," Pompe said. "Each photograph is intended to give the viewer an impression of the splendor of the vast country that is Australia."
Pompe teaches photography art in the visual arts program at FMU. For the past 25 years, her photography has been exhibited extensively in one-person, invitational and juried art shows throughout the United States. She has worked in traditional black-and-white, color, and in alternative and Polaroid processes. Since 1995, much of her work is in digital imaging.
Sculptures in this series, Sweet Sixteen Series, by Paula Smith were press molded with stoneware clay from an original plaster mold and then fired in an electric kiln. Each piece is made for a specific found object. Some are glazed, some are finished with various materials including dirt, sugar, rice, etc., and some are simply painted.
Smith was born in Kansas City, MO, in 1960. She attended the Kansas City Art Institute to receive a BFA in ceramics. She later attended the University of Illinois to receive an MFA in ceramics.
Smith moved to Rock Hill in 1987. She opened Oakland Art Supply in 1988 and taught at Winthrop University part time in the visual art department until 2000. She now teaches full time at Gaston College, teaching art appreciation, ceramics, design and sculpture. Her studio is in Rock Hill, SC.
For further information
check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call Angela Crosland
at 843/661-1227 or visit (www.fmarion.edu/news).
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