A public reception will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. for two new exhibitions at Vanderbilt’s Space 204 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center gallery.
Mara Sprafkin’s installation She Would Have Thought Twice, Possibly Three Times and Justin Farris Braun’s they see themselves from the inside will be on display through Friday, Dec. 9. The exhibitions and the reception are free and open to the public.
Sprafkin’s installation, She Would Have Thought Twice, Possibly Three Times, includes more than 1,600 prints and drawings, large and small, new and older. Sprafkin’s recurring theme of femininity is further enhanced through the use of materials such as scrapbooking, fashion magazines and romance novels.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sprafkin has exhibited her work throughout the United States in solo and group shows, most recently the Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, Va. She received her M.F.A. from Columbia University and her B.A. in visual arts from Bowdoin College.
The process of collecting and orchestrating fragments, materials and experiences is the basis for Justin Farris Braun’s installation they see themselves from the inside. In this large- scale work, Braun contrasts drawings and backlit photographs with a larger installation of “entangled systems.”
Exhibiting nationally and internationally, Braun’s work encompasses design, two- and three-dimensional drawings, photography, object making and installation.
Born and raised in the Midwest, Braun received his B.F.A. from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his M.F.A. from Ohio State University.
Space 204 is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Department of Art and located on the second floor of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center at 25th Avenue South and Garland. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Contact: Diane Acree, (615) 343-7241
diane.acree@Vanderbilt.Edu