In-House Student Art Gallery
Welcome to the In-House Student Art Gallery at University House, where creativity meets community. Showcasing a rotating exhibit of exceptional artworks, our gallery proudly presents pieces created by the talented students of the College of Art and Architecture. Explore the vibrant expressions of emerging artists as they bring their unique visions to life. Discover the current exhibits and explore a world of artistic innovation at University House.
Check out the "About the Art" section below to see information about the artwork and learn more about the artist behind each piece.
About the Art
Project 1: Surface Techniques
Gwen Henrie, Graduating Senior VTD
Beginning Ceramics
Objective - To learn and explore slip decoration and surface techniques that can be translated to multiple surfaces – from green to glaze, utilizing a soft slab construction as a starting point.
Self Portrait Project
U of I Student
“Finding Home”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Advanced Ceramics, 2022
Materials: 46x58x7, Mixed Media (Ceramic: slip-casted stoneware, Gouache, Paper, Recycled Books, Plaster).
This mixed media project represents the idea of finding home in a new place. Playing with the idea of warmth and comfort, these houses display key places and symbols that have shaped my identity leading up to my time in Moscow, Idaho
“Finding Home”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Advanced Ceramics, 2022
Materials: 46x58x7, Mixed Media (Ceramic: slip-casted stoneware, Gouache, Paper, Recycled Books, Plaster).
This mixed media project represents the idea of finding home in a new place. Playing with the idea of warmth and comfort, these houses display key places and symbols that have shaped my identity leading up to my time in Moscow, Idaho
Project 1: Surface Techniques
Carrie Knight, Architecture student
Beginning Ceramics
Objective - To learn and explore slip decoration and surface techniques that can be translated to multiple surfaces – from green to glaze, utilizing a soft slab construction as a starting point.
“Sunflowers on the Palouse: Head”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Beginning Ceramics, 2023
Materials: 28”x24”x18” Mixed media (Ceramic: Low-fire stoneware, Recycled Paper, Glue, Ink).
The head of a ceramic totem, Painted with dyed, recycled papers, this piece represents the sun in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest.
Project 2: Enclosed and Project 1: Surface Techniques
Carrie Knight, Architecture student
Beginning Ceramics
Project 1 Objective - To learn and explore slip decoration and surface techniques that can be translated to multiple surfaces – from green to glaze, utilizing a soft slab construction as a starting point.
Project 2 Objective- To learn and explore working in the round – utilizing slump and hump molds, coiling, and soft slabs to create an enclosed form.
“Twisting Tree”
Sam Chadwick, MFA Art + Design
Beginning Ceramics, 2023
Materials: Pine Needles, thread, and found objects.
Twisting tree began as an exploration into stackable baskets. The form references the ponderosa tree the pine needles come from. I am curious about pine needles' ability to be both a container and a fragile disposable. The thin branches of the form showcase the material and demonstrate its delicate shape while the trunk is sturdy and structural. The stackable elements allow the tree to continue growing, as I add to it in the time to come.
“Finding Home”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Advanced Ceramics, 2022
Materials: 46x58x7, Mixed Media (Ceramic: slip-casted stoneware, Gouache, Paper, Recycled Books, Plaster).
This mixed media project represents the idea of finding home in a new place. Playing with the idea of warmth and comfort, these houses display key places and symbols that have shaped my identity leading up to my time in Moscow, Idaho
“Finding Home”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Advanced Ceramics, 2022
Materials: 46x58x7, Mixed Media (Ceramic: slip-casted stoneware, Gouache, Paper, Recycled Books, Plaster).
This mixed media project represents the idea of finding home in a new place. Playing with the idea of warmth and comfort, these houses display key places and symbols that have shaped my identity leading up to my time in Moscow, Idaho
"We’ve been building this place together for years”
Kelsey Herrington, Graduating senior, BFA
Advanced Ceramics, 2023
Materials: 66” x 28” x 28” Mixed media (Ceramic, low-fire stoneware, wire, watercolor)
Glimpse into a tiny neighborhood. Part of a fabricated world called “bearland” that was constructed from a half-joke that wouldn’t end.
Project 2: Enclosed & Project 1: Surface Techniques
Sofia Nuss, Art and Design student
Beginning Ceramics
Project 1 Objective - To learn and explore slip decoration and surface techniques that can be translated to multiple surfaces – from green to glaze, utilizing a soft slab construction as a starting point.
Project 2 Objective- To learn and explore working in the round – utilizing slump and hump molds, coiling, and soft slabs to create an enclosed form.
Project 1: Surface Techniques
Gwen Henrie, Graduating Senior VTD
Beginning Ceramics
Objective - To learn and explore slip decoration and surface techniques that can be translated to multiple surfaces – from green to glaze, utilizing a soft slab construction as a starting point.
“Make a Splash: Ducks”
Roni Rapier, Senior BFA student
Advanced Ceramics, 2023
Materials: Ceramic, low-fire stoneware, wire, watercolor
The ducks that were a part of my larger wave sculpture. Painted with watercolors to create soft color transitions, these pieces represent how riding through life’s waves doesn’t always have to be stressful – it can also be fun.
“Finding Home”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Beginning Ceramics, 2022
Materials: 46x58x7, Mixed Media (Ceramic: slip-casted stoneware, Gouache, Paper, Recycled Books, Plaster).
This mixed media project represents the idea of finding home in a new place. Playing with the idea of warmth and comfort, these houses display key places and symbols that have shaped my identity leading up to my time in Moscow, Idaho
“Finding Home”
Ashleigh Strei, Graduating senior, BFA
Beginning Ceramics, 2022
Materials: 46x58x7, Mixed Media (Ceramic: slip-casted stoneware, Gouache, Paper, Recycled Books, Plaster).
This mixed media project represents the idea of finding home in a new place. Playing with the idea of warmth and comfort, these houses display key places and symbols that have shaped my identity leading up to my time in Moscow, Idaho
Project 1: Surface Techniques
Jasmine Popoca, Art and Design student
Beginning Ceramics
Objective - To learn and explore slip decoration and surface techniques that can be translated to multiple surfaces – from green to glaze, utilizing a soft slab construction as a starting point.
Slip Mold Project
U of I Student
Furniture Designs
Chair Project
U of I Students
Interior Architecture Design
Furniture Design and Construction: Theory and application of furniture design and construction emphasizing the continuing development of three-dimensional design skills and attention to physical detail; aspects of structure, ergonomics, and aesthetics are addressed in process of designing and constructing furniture pieces.
Chair Project objectives:
- Develop awareness of typical dimensions, scales, and proportions of furniture design
- Become accustomed to working at a furniture drawing scale (inches, not feet & inches)
- Understand and apply human factors data such as ergonomics, anthropometrics, and proxemics to furniture design
- Develop design concepts that successfully combine functional and aesthetic perspectives into a three-dimensional design using case studies and free-hand sketching