Each year, LSU School of Art Master of Fine Arts candidates prepare a thesis exhibition to share the culmination of the three-years of study and practice at LSU School of Art. This year, Glassell Gallery will host the work of seven graduate students in five exhibitions beginning March 12. MFA candidates will share their work, lead gallery tours, and the gallery will host free receptions open to all. LSU School of Art invites our community to share in these artists’ accomplishments throughout March, April, and May.

For a more detailed description of each artist’s exhibition, visit https://design.lsu.edu/news-and-events/exhibits/

Mark Leavens: In the Thick of It

Mark Leavens’ work is a visual map of his experiences navigating Louisiana, characterized by curiosity, tension, and fragmentation. This exhibition will be on view March 12–19 at Glassell Gallery with a reception on March 15 from 6–8 p.m. Mark Leavens will give a gallery talk Sunday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m.

Syd Butts: Blue Hour

Blue Hour is an installation encompassing the melancholic feeling of a lost time and unattainable connection. Syd Butts’ vessels and images combine to create various stages of stimulated and suppressed messages, discussing exploration and desire. This exhibition will be on view March 26–April 5 with a closing reception the evening of April 5 from 6–8 p.m. Syd Butts will give a gallery talk Sunday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m.

Amber Baggette: Parts That Cannot Be Found | Pete Froehlich: Connections

In Parts That Cannot Be Found, Amber Baggette reflects on the constancy and safety she felt growing up in Southwest Louisiana forests, which have since been destroyed by industry. Her intaglio and lithographic prints connect environmental destruction with the abuse she experienced as a child. Concurrently, Pete Froehlich’s exhibition, Connections, offers an intimate look at the different types of spaces where we seek connections with each other and the objects that occupy and influence those spaces.

These two exhibitions will be on view April 12–19 with a reception scheduled for Thursday, April 17 from 6–8 p.m. Both artists will give a gallery talk: Froehlich will speak at 5:30 and Baggette will speak at 5:45 p.m.

Amber Hart: Ground Level

Ground Level features a series of oil paintings and works on paper embodying the visual form of ruminating over the relationship between time and the persistent evolution of self. This exhibition will be on view April 26–May 3 with a closing reception on Saturday, May 3 from 6–8 p.m. Amber Hart will give a gallery talk about her work Thursday, May 1 at 6 p.m.

Alex Jacobs: Enduring Words: Resistance Through Sculptural Libraries | Chase Romero: All But Mud & Memories

Alex Jacobs’ “The Free Pages Project” places sculptural libraries in public spaces to provide access to banned books and promote intellectual freedom through art. Concurrently, Chase Romero’s All But Mud & Memories addresses the inevitability of erosion through the lens of personal memories from locals and visitors of New Orleans’ neighboring parish, Algiers Point.

These two exhibitions will be on view May 10–17 with a reception scheduled for Saturday, May 17 from 6–8 p.m.

Glassell Gallery Hours:

Tuesday-Wednesday: 12–5 p.m.

Thursday-Friday: 12–7 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday: 12–5 p.m.

Closed Mondays, between exhibitions, and during LSU closures.