Department Of Visual Arts

our student-run, off-campus, Open Gallery (@opengallerynashville ) will be hosting an exhibit by Samantha Hensel (@hensel.studio ). Visit the opening reception on Sept. 8th ✨ (at Open Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnE6cNUH6jJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c1eox5t0wzyk

#studentworkwednesday great progress by @drawnbydaniel (second slide from April 2017)! #lipscombuniversity #lipscomb #animation #illustration #digitalillustration #visualart #lipscombcea (at Lipscomb University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnE5495n30h/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1td85g3p9v5or

Zarita Zevallos (@infi_nerdy_ ) is a Haitian photographer based in NY. Her work has gained attention for its thoughtful explorations of Black masculinity and male intimacy. Her latest collection, "Pariah", recently featured on @afropunk , addresses the trauma of cages--drawing a link between slavery and a failed prison system. "Pariah seeks to explore...a system that believes eternal punishment and death, just like slavery," Zevallo explains. #youngblackcreators #youngblackcreatives #youngblackartists #bhm2018 #lipscomb #photographyart #pariah #haitianartists

We are starting off our week highlighting the assistant curator of the Whitney Museum, Rujeko Hockley (@rjkhckly ). An alumna of @columbia , Hockley was previously the assistant curator of contemporary art at the @brooklynmuseum where she co-curated "Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and Beyond," and "We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85". (Slide info and image credits in comments)

Today's young black creative we are celebrating is Khalik Allah, NY-based photographer & filmmaker. Khalik found his passion by photographing members of the #wutangclan with a borrowed camera. He has gone on to create bodies of profound work inspired by the streets of NYC, including raw portrait photos and his documentary film, "Field Niggas" Slide 1: portrait of Khalik Allah ; Slide 2: from Wu-Tang Clan collection ; Slide 3: from 125th & Lexington collection ; Slide 4: from Black Mother collection. #khalikallah #blackcontemporaryart #blackcontemporaryartist #bhm2018 #lipscomb #nashville #photographyart #documentaryphotography

Next up is one of our all time favorites, superstar curator, Kimberly Drew. Know for her insanely popular handle @museummammy , Drew is a master of showcasing artists of color in creative ways. She launched her Tumblr page, Black Contemporary Art in 2011 while studying at @smithcollege and has since gone on to have a wildly successful career. Drew is the current social media manager for the @metmuseum . Check out her website, Tumblr, and follow her on social media to get your lifeeee! #museummammy #blackcontemporaryart #blackcontemporaryartist #bhm2018 #lipscomb #nashville

Happy Black History Month! This February we are taking some inspiration from @blavity and spending the entire month celebrating and bringing your attention to young creatives that are currently making history in the arts. Kicking us off is mixed-media artist and art director, Kendrick Daye @kendrickdaye Slide 2: Mona Lisa Smize. Slide 3: Obama Slide 4: FKA Twigs #bhm2018 #lipscomb #kendrickdaye #mixedmediaart (at Lipscomb University)

Animation Prof. @tombancroft1 and several Animation students working hard in their second home--our digital lab in the Hughes center! #lipscombanimation #lipscomb #nashvilleart #nashvilleanimation #animation #characterdesign #drawingforanimation (at Lipscomb University)

Prof. Rocky Horton's special topics course, Art as Social Practice in deep concentration #artatlipscomb #artassocialpractice #lipscomb #nashvilleart #specialtopicsinart (at Lipscomb University)

Shots of students in action during Prof. GraceAnn Visser's Color Theory course (at Lipscomb University)

Monday mood (by freshman @the_curious_writer ) #lipscomb #nashvilleart #animators #animation #illustration #characterdesign #studentartist #mondaymood

TODAY is the day! Come by Shamblin Theatre at 6pm for @bsulipscomb 's From Dr. Dre to Kanye West: The History of Hip Hop--an eye opening look at the history of hip hop with special guest, Dove & Grammy award winning artist Shannon Sanders! Chapel credit and food provided! #theblackstudentunion #lipscomb #nashville #nashvilleevents #hiphophistory #hiphop #drdre #kanye (at Lipscomb University)

Make sure to come out for this very fun special event by Lipscomb's Black Student Union in the History of Hip Hop! The evening will feature excerpts of a hip hop doc, dope music, pizza, and conversation. Tomorrow, Tuesday 11/07 @6pm in Shamblin! #bsu #lipscomb #hiphophistory #culture #bridgingcultures (at Lipscomb University)

We 💖 our students and their work #nashvilleart #nashvilleartists #lipscomb #animation #sketches #characterdesign #illustration #studioart #animators #studentartist (at Lipscomb University)

We are so excited to have Gretchen Haien's exhibit up in the Hutcheson Gallery! If you haven't had a chance to see it yet, go today! #beyondthematerial #womeninart #gretchenhaien #studio4 #hutchesongallery #lipscomb #nashville #nashvilleart #photography (at Lipscomb University)

Always a good day to check out work by incoming students 💖RepostBy @midsummercolours: ""It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." - J.R.R. Tolkien #dragon #art #illustration #illustrate #cartoon #watercolor #painting #character #fantasy #artist #magic #color #reptile #branch #nature #animals #wild #mix #quote #tolkien #jrrtolkien #adventure #story"