Temple College Visual Arts Department

Join us tomorrow for the opening of our student Exhibition! At the Michael Donahue Gallery in the Workforce and Visual Arts Building from 6-8pm! Hope to see you there!

Happening THIS WEEK. Join us for artist Dan Sorensen’s artist talk at Temple College. Thursday, April 2nd at 1pm in WFVA Building room 103.

It’s time to sign up for our annual field trip! This year: San Antonio! Open to all art students currently enrolled at Temple College. Sign up deadline is April 1st!

Happening TONIGHT: Opening reception from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Temple College Visual Arts presents Presence Pending, a solo exhibition of drawings and paintings by artist Dan Sorensen. The exhibition explores human presence, perception, and psychological atmosphere through carefully observed portraiture and figurative realism.

Sorensen’s work captures subtle moments of posture, gaze, and physical tension, revealing how individuals both reveal and withhold themselves in social encounters. Rather than offering fixed narratives or explicit emotional cues, his paintings invite ambiguity, encouraging viewers to complete the meaning through their own interpretations, assumptions, and emotional responses. Through restraint, lighting, composition, and gesture, Sorensen creates intimate encounters that heighten awareness of how we perceive personality, connection, and presence.

Temple College Visual Arts presents Presence Pending, a solo exhibition of drawings and paintings by artist Dan Sorensen. The exhibition explores human presence, perception, and psychological atmosphere through carefully observed portraiture and figurative realism.

Sorensen’s work captures subtle moments of posture, gaze, and physical tension, revealing how individuals both reveal and withhold themselves in social encounters. Rather than offering fixed narratives or explicit emotional cues, his paintings invite ambiguity, encouraging viewers to complete the meaning through their own interpretations, assumptions, and emotional responses. Through restraint, lighting, composition, and gesture, Sorensen creates intimate encounters that heighten awareness of how we perceive personality, connection, and presence.

The exhibition runs from February 21 through April 2 at the Michael Donahue Gallery. A public opening reception will be held on February 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Sorensen will also host an Artist Talk on April 2 @1 PM in Room 103 of the Workforce and Visual Arts Building. This event offers students and community members an opportunity to engage directly with the artist’s process and practice.

Dan Sorensen received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University–Idaho and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Idaho. His practice centers on drawing from observation and painting from life, using disciplined realism to explore perception, presence, and human connection. He currently serves as Department Chair of Visual and Performing Arts at Odessa College.

Please join us this Saturday, December 6th from 6-8pm for the Empty Bowls Project. This event will raise funds for local food charity Feed My Sheep, and will feature handcrafted ceramic bowls made by students and faculty. Buy a bowl, and enjoy soup from a local restaraunt!

On November 14th, faculty and students from the Temple College Visual Arts Department participated in The Protégé Exhibition at the Cultural Activities Center in Temple, TX. This was a showcase that celebrates the creative bond between college instructors and their protégés. This inspiring exhibition highlights how mentorship nurtures artistic growth across generations of talent. The show features visual and performance art created by both mentors and emerging artists, displayed side by side. Congratulations to all who participated!

Join us for the 46th annual Central Texas Art Competition & Exhibition! The opening reception will be this Saturday, November 8th from 6-8pm at the Michael Donahue Gallery in the new Workforce and Visual Arts Building. We hope to see you there!

Join us for a costume contest and movie night! Next Wednesday, October 29th at 5pm in the art history classroom!