BEMIDJI, Minn. (Jan. 7, 2011) — Visual art students at Bemidji State University are showing works in a local art exhibit called “Pathways: The Art of Bemidji State University.”

The exhibit, which opened in early November and will remain in place through January of 2011, is located at Neilson Place, a long-term care facility in Bemidji. The show includes works of students being publicly exhibited for the first time; works by advanced students reaching for new means of expression; and works of Natalia Himmirska, assistant professor of visual arts at Bemidji State, who has been internationally recognized in juried shows in Europe and Russia. “Pathways” also includes paintings by recent graduates of the program who continue to show their creative work in the region.

The exhibit features nearly 70 works by 35 different artists.

“This exhibition should bring the enthusiasm and fresh air of the younger generation into a resident community that has learned to appreciate the finer things in life,” Himmirska said.

Neilson Place is located at 1000 Anne St. NW in Bemidji. Contact the facility at (218) 751-0220 for exhibit hours.

For more information, contact Natalia Himmirska, assistant professor of visual arts, at (218) 755-3740.

BSU STUDENTS WITH WORKS IN THE NIELSEN PLACE EXHIBIT

BEMIDJI
56601 | Elijah Balbach, junior, art; “Labyrinth” and “A Child’s Wisdom,” oil on canvas.
56601 | Stephanie Blevius, junior, design technology; “Self Portrait,” oil.
56601 | Patricia Corne, graduate student, English; “Clash of Color,” oil.
56601 | Melissa Detschman, senior, elementary education; “Lost,” oil on canvas.
56601 | Kathleen Jones, senior; “Still Life,” oil on canvas, and “Portrait,” oil on canvas.
56601 | Peter Martel, senior, business administration; “Geometric  Study,” oil on canvas.
56601 | Lars Voltz, senior, art education; “The Great Expanse,” mixed media, “Into the Void,” mixed media, “Bridging the Gap,” mixed media, “Burn Belly Red,” mixed media, “Good-Evening Sunset,” mixed media.

MINNESOTA
AITKIN
56431 | Rachel Goble, senior, art; “Still Life #1,” oil on canvas, “Still Life #2,” oil on canvas.

ANDOVER
55304 | Adam Larson, freshman, biology; “Audacious Autumn,” oil on canvas.

BLACKDUCK
56630 | Casey Magoon, sophomore, psychology; “Hopeless Fantasy,” oil on canvas.

BRAINERD
56401 | Jacob Iten, senior, art and design technology; “Violet Still Life,” oil, “Limited Still Life,” oil.

DULUTH
55810 | Samantha Anderson, sophomore, art education; “Blue Chaos,” oil on canvas.
55810 | Lindsay Olesiak, senior, art education; “Changing Tides,” acrylic on canvas, and “Greek Serenity,” oil on canvas.

ESKO
55733 | Emily Wendland, sophomore, design technology; “Still Life” and “Colored Pots,” oil.

FERGUS FALLS
56537 | Tyler Brown, senior, design technology and art; “The Intense Wallpaper,” oil on canvas.

FREEPORT
56311 | Briana Rueter, sophomore, elementary education; “Jazzy Dance,” oil on canvas.

GARRISON
56450 | Gary Hill, senior, art; “Sleeping Shadows” and “Busy Garden” and “Catching Change,” oil on canvas.

GRAND MEADOW
MollyBea Shearer, freshman, elementary education; “The Promise,” oil on canvas.

GRAND RAPIDS
55744 | Gabrielle Gropp, senior, art education; “Yellow Tulip,” oil on canvas.

HUTCHINSON
55350 | Brittany Moses, freshman, elementary education; “Day at the Beach,” oil on canvas.

LINO LAKES
55014 | Logan Robinson, senior, design technology; “Self-portrait,” oil on canvas.

MINNEAPOLIS
55411 | Alexander Deme, sophomore, design technology and art; “City/Sun,” oil on canvas.

MINNETONKA
55345 | Erik Thue, junior, industrial technology; “Electric Brown Troutoil.”

OWATONNA
55060 | Emily Ebeling, junior, psychology; “Geometrical Bliss,” oil on canvas.

ROCHESTER
55906 | Benjamin Petersen, freshman, criminal justice;“Shifting Earth,” oil on canvas.

ROSEMOUNT
55068 | Jenna Bangerter, freshman, elementary education; “Flowers,” oil on canvas.

SEBEKA
56477 | Carissa Meech, senior, biology, pre-chiropractic; “Still Life,” oil on canvas, “Still Life,” oil, “Still Life with Toys,” oil.

STAPLES
56479 | Melody Fellman, junior, art education; “Spell It Out” and “Color and Light” and “A Novice Study,” oil on canvas.

WISCONSIN – APPLETON
54914 | Erin Sether, freshman, design technology; “Still Life #1,” oil, “Still Life #2,” oil, “Self Portrait,” oil.

CANADA – ONTARIO – KITCHENER
N2C 2H8 | Adam Dee, sophomore, psychology; “Elements of Transcendence,” oil.

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