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Designers of the future: Graduating 桃花直播 seniors present 鈥楳orphed鈥 virtual graphics exhibition

Designers of the future: Graduating 桃花直播 seniors present 鈥楳orphed鈥 virtual graphics exhibition

Three rows of black and white portraits of graduating 桃花直播 graphic design seniors
Graduating 桃花直播 State graphic design seniors include (top row, l-r) Savannah Alley of Saltillo; James Baggett of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; TJ Barnett of Jackson; Courtney Bates of Brandon; Avery Batson of Tupelo; Whitney Boerner of Kemp, Texas; Hannah Chapman of Madison; (middle row, l-r) Claire Crutcher of Ridgeland; Anna Claire Garrard of Greenwood; Alex Herring of Saltillo; Morgan Hollis of Edinburg; Kim Kazmark of Dallas, Texas; Jillian Lovato of San Antonio, Texas; Amber McDonald of Brookhaven; (bottom row, l-r) Meghan Norman of Florence; Morgan Pearce of Franklin, Tennessee; Neelly Plunk of Olive Branch; Michael Rangel of San Antonio, Texas; Caitlyn Richardson of Brandon; Maddie Rosenbaum of Alpharetta, Georgia; and Kellie Smith of Natchez.

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty-one senior art majors specializing in graphic design at 桃花直播 State are showcasing their work in a Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis exhibition, now available for viewing online.

Titled 鈥淢orphed,鈥 the gallery spotlights the seniors鈥 completion of academic and studio work within 桃花直播鈥檚 Department of Art, the state鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program. The students under the instruction of Assistant Professors Claire Gipson and Cassie Hester this semester are displaying their graphic creations online at due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updates on the exhibition are posted on聽.

Student exhibitor Jillian T. Lovato of San Antonio, Texas, said 鈥淢orphed鈥 speaks to the gradual transformation the students experienced as designers throughout their years at 桃花直播.

鈥淲hat 鈥榤orphed鈥 means to me is that while you stay true to yourself, you are still evolving and improving yourself. You don鈥檛 let yourself stagnate for too long at any one point in your life,鈥 she said.

In addition to Lovato, other student exhibitors include (by hometown):

ALPHARETTA, Georgia鈥擬adison E. 鈥淢addie鈥 Rosenbaum

BRANDON鈥 Courtney E. Bates and Caitlyn T. Richardson

BROOKHAVEN鈥擜mber E. McDonald

DALLAS, Texas鈥擪imberly J. 鈥淜im鈥 Kazmark

EDINBURG鈥擬organ L. Hollis

FLORENCE鈥擬eghan A. Norman

FRANKLIN, Tennessee鈥擬organ E. Pearce

GREENWOOD鈥擜nna Claire Garrard

JACKSON鈥擳ommie Jo N. 鈥淭J鈥 Barnett

KEMP, Texas鈥擶hitney N. Boerner

MADISON鈥擧annah G. Chapman

MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama鈥擩ames L. Baggett

NATCHEZ鈥擪ellie T. Smith

OLIVE BRANCH鈥擭eelly Plunk

RIDGELAND鈥擟laire B. Crutcher

SALTILLO鈥擲avannah M. Alley and Alexandra E. 鈥淎lex鈥 Herring

SAN ANTONIO, Texas鈥擬ichael J. Rangel

TUPELO鈥擜very A. Batson

Learn more about 桃花直播鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design and the Department of Art at聽.

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