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A manila folder on its side, with small, typewriter-written text that says "What is WARGAP, TARGAP?" The word WARGRAP is set in strikethrough type.

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

The Sam Fox School presents What is ~~WARGAP~~ TARGAP, the 2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition. Opening March 26, the exhibition is a survey of work across media by 11 artists in the spring 2022 Methods & Contexts course.

So, What is ~~WARGAP~~ TARGAP? It’s some of this, a little of that, and a lot of the other thing – you may just have to come see for yourself.

Featured Artists
Gracie Buyers
Levi Gentry
Jackson Hescock
David Luo
Will Masters
Alex McLaughlin
Ciel Miao
Mik Patrik
Terry Rim
Jack Henry Whetstone
Naomi Yu

On view

Mar 26 – Apr 2

Location

Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave.

OPENING RECEPTION
4-7p March 26

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Mik Patrik

The Erotic Techno Plastic Pussy Punk Mama! Etched antique mirror, vinyl, steel, wood, felt. 108 x 36".

Documentation

Alex McLaughlin

The Constable. Series of 12 digital photographs and text. 36 x 108".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Terry Rim

Grandma and Grandpa and their Drink. Oil on canvas. 30 x 24".

Documentation

Levi Gentry

Your Jim Morrison Headstone Projection. Handmade paper, drywall, found object. 8 x 48 x 48".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Jack Henry Whetstone

With Love and Fury. Unfired ceramic, video. 18 x 84 x 40".

Documentation

William Masters

Detail of Leaves, an Impression. Triptych, acrylic on canvas and acrylic on board. 12 x 27", 12 x 27", 15 x 80".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

William Masters

Detail of Forever.

Documentation

Ciel Miao

Detail of Diablo del Alma. Acrylic on canvas. 40 x 30".

Documentation

Naomi Yu

Last Dream of Jung. Acrylic on wooden panel, rope. 20 x 48".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Levi Gentry

Still from TVisms.

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Des Lee Gallery

Several groups of people stand in a gallery space showcasing a blue and grey abstract painting of a horse and a series of small framed pieces in black and white.

Three people stand next to a sculptural installation in a gallery involving reflections from a large sheet of mirror on the floor.

Person looks at a series of small frames with black images in some and white images in others.

People fill a gallery space with both 2D and 3D work visible.

Person holds flowers and stands in front of a painting of a man and a woman sitting across from each other at a table in a dark room, drinking something out of a tall glass bottle.

People stand around a short white platform on a gallery floor, on which rests a crumpled pink roll of paper or fabric.

Several people stand and look at works hung on the wall of the gallery. In the foreground is a sheet imprinted with a blue repeating pattern.

Several people stand in a gallery space around a rectangular sheet of concrete on the floor about the size of a tabletop with an impression of a small horse in it.

Two people look at a long, narrow painting of intricate blue and green tropical foliage.

Gallery space filled with visitors, displaying 2D and 3D artworks.

Group of students stands together. One gestures off camera, explaining something to the others.

Two people stand in front of a blue-tinged painting of a shirtless young man standing underneath a waterfall.

Over the shoulder view of a grey and orange painting of a skeletal-looking dragon-like creature snarling.

Several gallery visitors chat in the foreground in front of a piece of wall art with red decorative knotted rope framing a small painting of a meeting room.

Visitors stand in a gallery space and chat.

Still from a film project. Images of a large male face and a smaller figure are overlaid and projected onto a rough surface, further blurring the imagery.

Group of smiling students stand in front of a painting in a gallery space and have their photo taken by a figure in the foreground.

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Several groups of people stand in a gallery space showcasing a blue and grey abstract painting of a horse and a series of small framed pieces in black and white.

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Mik Patrik

Three people stand next to a sculptural installation in a gallery involving reflections from a large sheet of mirror on the floor.

The Erotic Techno Plastic Pussy Punk Mama! Etched antique mirror, vinyl, steel, wood, felt. 108 x 36".

Documentation

Alex McLaughlin

Person looks at a series of small frames with black images in some and white images in others.

The Constable. Series of 12 digital photographs and text. 36 x 108".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

People fill a gallery space with both 2D and 3D work visible.

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Terry Rim

Person holds flowers and stands in front of a painting of a man and a woman sitting across from each other at a table in a dark room, drinking something out of a tall glass bottle.

Grandma and Grandpa and their Drink. Oil on canvas. 30 x 24".

Documentation

Levi Gentry

People stand around a short white platform on a gallery floor, on which rests a crumpled pink roll of paper or fabric.

Your Jim Morrison Headstone Projection. Handmade paper, drywall, found object. 8 x 48 x 48".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Several people stand and look at works hung on the wall of the gallery. In the foreground is a sheet imprinted with a blue repeating pattern.

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Jack Henry Whetstone

Several people stand in a gallery space around a rectangular sheet of concrete on the floor about the size of a tabletop with an impression of a small horse in it.

With Love and Fury. Unfired ceramic, video. 18 x 84 x 40".

Documentation

William Masters

Two people look at a long, narrow painting of intricate blue and green tropical foliage.

Detail of Leaves, an Impression. Triptych, acrylic on canvas and acrylic on board. 12 x 27", 12 x 27", 15 x 80".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Gallery space filled with visitors, displaying 2D and 3D artworks.

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Group of students stands together. One gestures off camera, explaining something to the others.

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

William Masters

Two people stand in front of a blue-tinged painting of a shirtless young man standing underneath a waterfall.

Detail of Forever.

Documentation

Ciel Miao

Over the shoulder view of a grey and orange painting of a skeletal-looking dragon-like creature snarling.

Detail of Diablo del Alma. Acrylic on canvas. 40 x 30".

Documentation

Naomi Yu

Several gallery visitors chat in the foreground in front of a piece of wall art with red decorative knotted rope framing a small painting of a meeting room.

Last Dream of Jung. Acrylic on wooden panel, rope. 20 x 48".

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Visitors stand in a gallery space and chat.

Des Lee Gallery

Documentation

Levi Gentry

Still from a film project. Images of a large male face and a smaller figure are overlaid and projected onto a rough surface, further blurring the imagery.

Still from TVisms.

Documentation

2022 BFA in Studio Art Junior Exhibition

Group of smiling students stand in front of a painting in a gallery space and have their photo taken by a figure in the foreground.

Des Lee Gallery

Download the student-produced exhibition catalog (pdf)

Hours & Protocols

The gallery will be open from 1-6p each Saturday during the duration of the exhibition, including the day of the opening reception. Additional viewing hours will be by appointment, Tuesday-Friday from 1-6p, through this registration link.

Visitors are encouraged to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Paper masks are available for anyone who needs one.

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