By Taylor Neugebauer, CSC
CHADRON, Neb. – Chadron State College’s Senior Art Show, Faulture – Where Creativity Begins, will include work by Bailey Dean of Highmore, South Dakota and Maya Goss of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Pieces in the exhibit show the students’ creative process in a range of mediums from two-dimensional to three-dimensional.
The exhibition opens in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery Monday, March 23, and closes April 10. The public is invited to the closing reception April 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 308-432-6317.
Dean is majoring in Pre-Art Therapy with a minor in Psychology. She said her art is in tune with her interests in the psychological and emotional aspects of life.
“Art Therapy is what is sounds like,” she said. “It’s the combination of art with clinical mental health practices, and I’ve always been interested in mental health.”
Dean says the drive to create is what separates an artist from a non-artist.
“That’s where it began,” she said. “I always created, always drew, and never really thought about it until about fourth grade. Then I realized I might be a creative person, an artist.”
Goss, an Art Studio major, with a focus on illustration, will display work showing her interest in illustration, the animation of expression when creating concepts, and the creativity of storytelling.
Her favorite medium is traditional drawing of people on paper. However, she is also interested in animation and sees it as a potential career.
“I’ve always loved 2D animation,” she said. “Watching cartoons, watching everything online, on channels and YouTube really drove the spark in me to start creating characters and making stories.”
Goss would like to gain experience with higher-end animation software.
“There are many different types of drawing programs. The one I’ve used for a couple projects is very basic. I’m looking to get a fancier animation program that would be a lot easier to work with than doing cell by cell for animation,” she said.
Dean said both students have projects from the last four years in the show which is a requirement for all students who enroll in the senior thesis course.
Goss said she is excited for the chance to display the art she and Dean have been producing throughout their college years.