FSC Department of Art and Art History

Three days only! Our first-ever Pop-Up show:

"Disruption and Conversation: Jerry N. Uelsmann, 50 Years in the Dark Room"

March 31st - April 2nd
9 am to 4 pm

Come see the incredible, iconic works of the photomontage master, Jerry Uelsmann, who Photoshopped before there was Photoshop, performing all manipulation by hand.

Don't miss this sneak preview of our Fall 2017 retrospective of Uelsmann's 50 year career.

We will remain open all weekend.

Through February 24, come take a journey into the surreal mind of Steven Kenny!

"Manifest Content: The Mysterious Art of Steven Kenny" has garnered a lot of conversation on campus and off. Come see for yourself what all the buzz is about.

Melvin Gallery Hosts Exhibition by Muralist Richard Haas The Melvin Gallery at FSC will host an exhibition by one of America’s great modern muralists, Richard Haas, who has explored a fascination with architecture to create a distinct niche in the world of art.

Terrific "Hidden Agenda" feature in the latest issue of the college newspaper.

» Pop into the surreal world of captivating art The Student Voice of Florida Southern

CONCEPTUAL POP ARTIST MARK MITCHELL
FEATURED IN EXHIBIT AT FSC

LAKELAND (Jan. 8, 2016) – Multimedia pop artist Mark Mitchell is bringing his slyly subversive works to Lakeland in an upcoming exhibit at the Melvin Gallery at Florida Southern College.
The exhibit, “Hidden Agenda: The Conceptual Pop Art of Mark Mitchell,” opens with a 7 p.m. reception on Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 19. The reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public.

Mitchell, a former New York advertising director, employs images from movies, TV, celebrities, and commercialism in surprising and sometimes surrealistic fashion to provoke the viewer’s thoughts and senses. His intent is to engage and immerse his viewers in a holistic artistic experience. He says, “My work is an exploration of the irony, contradiction, parallels and harmony to be found in 21st-century life. … We are living in a land of artifice. Spin is the order of the day. At its core, my work is an attempt at a wake-up call, by exposing things that may otherwise be hidden from view.”

Although primarily a painter, Mitchell also is a photographer, musician, and voice artist. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in New York, he lives and works in St. Petersburg. His work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami, and the See | Me Exhibit Space in New York during Armory Arts Week.

Dr. Alex Rich, director of the Melvin Gallery, says Mitchell pushes the limits of realism.

“The vision of the show is fantastic. From sculptures to wall graphics, it offers a perfect blend of the conceptual and the material and a blurring of the boundaries between so-called high and low art. Some of his two-dimensional works occupy an entire wall. He’s taking over the space of the gallery. It’s really exciting,” he says.

The Melvin Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is located in the Robert A. Davis Performing Arts Center at FSC.

Caption for image: “Information Age” by Mark Mitchell, one of the works that will appear in the exhibit “Hidden Agenda: The Conceptual Pop Art of Mark Mitchell.”

The exhibition catalogue for "Robert Vickrey: Master of Magic Realism" is now also available for purchase at Amazon.com & Barnes & Noble.

Robert Vickrey: Master of Magic Realism Catalogue for the exhibition, "Robert Vickrey: Master of Magic Realism," held at the Melvin & Burks Galleries at Florida Southern College, September 4 - November 4, 2015. Including critical essays and a full color catalogue of the 52 works in show.

The exhibition catalogue for "Robert Vickrey: Master of Magic Realism" is now available for purchase. For a limited time, the book, featuring essays and plates of all 52 works in the show, will be available at a discounted price.

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The upcoming year is going to be very exciting ---we will welcome artwork from the biggest artist *ever* to exhibit in the Melvin Art Gallery!
Opening Reception will be Friday, September 4th, 2015.

Robert Vickrey, Painter of Magic Realism School, Dies at 84 Mr. Vickrey mastered the Renaissance technique of egg tempera painting, using his technical skills to create hyper-real scenes suffused by an atmosphere of dread.

Senior Studio Art Thesis Exhibition We welcome you to join us in celebrating the culmination of our studio art seniors' years at Florida Southern College. The Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition this year is especially ...

Today is the LAST DAY to view the Senior Graphic Design Senior Thesis Exhibition in the Melvin Art Gallery! Don't miss out...this is a great group of work!

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