The exhibition showcases the artwork of our Art faculty at Lewis and Clark, who are unique because they not only teach – they're also working artists who actively create and show their work in galleries across the country. This year's exhibition will feature eight faculty members and their work.
Location
Gallery, Hatheway Cultural Center
Godfrey campus
Hours
Opening Reception
Friday, October 18, 2024, 4 - 6 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
Exhibition
October 18 - November 16, 2023
Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. *
Note: All facilities will be closed during campus closures and holidays.
Meet the Artists
Angela Hung
Angela Hung received her bachelor's degree from York University, Toronto, Canada, in 1999 and achieved her master's degree in Fine Art from Fontbonne University in 2002. She attended Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville in the following year for postgraduate studies in metalsmithing. She has taught at several art schools in Toronto, Canada, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley in Missouri and Blackburn College in Carlinville, IL. She began her teaching duties at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL. in 2007 and is currently the Program Coordinator and Gallery Director at L&C. Angela teaches Ceramics, Three-Dimensional Design and Drawing. Her works have been exhibited in Toronto, Taiwan, China, and in St. Louis Regional Art Galleries.
Jordan Walker
Jordan Walker received his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Long Island University in 2014 and his Master of Art in art history from Georgia State University in 2021. As a full-time Assistant Professor of Art at Lewis and Clark Community College, Walker teaches studio courses in painting and drawing, as well as History of Art I & II. Through his own artwork, he has explored a number of different themes and topics, ranging from biology to mythology to the human psyche. In his spare time, Jordan enjoys drawing and writing, as well as continuing to learn more about the dynamic and fascinating history of art within human civilization.
jofwalker@lc.edu
www.jordanwalkerartist.com
Jessica Forys-Cameron
Jessica Forys-Cameron was born in Nashville, Illinois, and now lives and works from her home studio in Maryville, Illinois. She received an MFA in Painting from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2008. Jessica is an Instructor of Art at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, IL, and Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. She currently shows regionally. Her Mixed Media work in Painting and Fiber is inspired by a personal fetish for old things, particularly objects that display the effects of time. Jessica works with a variety of domestic processes and materials, including hand embroidery, quilting and historical doll construction. She also enjoys scouring thrift stores to salvage and give new life to remnants of our material culture, memories made visible. Her work invites us into a whimsical world and encourages viewers to reminisce on the power of memory, love, and loss.
Diana Yost
Diana Yost has been teaching at Lewis and Clark for 11 years, instructing students in Art Appreciation, Non-Western Art History, and the Art of Film. Her background is in studio art, specifically painting and art history, earning degrees in both areas from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE). In her paintings, she creates new and imaginary spaces inspired by crowded, urban streets juxtaposed against vast, empty landscapes. She enjoys painting in an abstract impressionistic style, applying thick layers of paint in small streaks across the canvas. Her recent paintings have been challenged by working on a smaller scale, allowing more detailed moments within the painting.
Elizabeth Sheck-Lambert
Elizabeth Sheck-Lambert is an artist and maker working in multiple mediums, specializing in metalsmithing, photography, prehistoric to iron-age textiles, bookbinding, and poetry. She received her MFA in Jewelry from Savannah College of Art and Design and her BFA in Photography from Fontbonne University. She and her husband now live in a lovely old house in Saint Louis full of weird art, bones, plants, cats, and dogs.
Kenzie Holzinger-Smith
Kenzie Holzinger-Smith is predominately a figurative artist, although her taste varies to include a number of mediums and styles. She lives in Illinois with her husband, Nathan. Kenzie has a Bachelor of Art from Thomas Edison State University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SIUE, and a Master of Art and a Master of Fine Arts from Fontbonne University. Besides being a grateful professor of design and art history here at Lewis and Clark, Kenzie also teaches at the Edwardsville Arts Center as an adult painting instructor and teaches for SIUE’s Educational Outreach program as a painting instructor. Kenzie has always loved theater. She choreographs musicals and has performed on the stage herself since she was a child. She uses the unique properties of creating choreography in her art, utilizing movement and the art of composition in both mediums.
M.V. Laughlin
M.V. Laughlin is an interdisciplinary designer, gallery technician, and fine arts educator based in St. Louis. Trained in the old master's painting techniques during her Master of Art and Master of Fine Arts at Fontbonne University, she blends classical methods with contemporary applications, integrating traditional approaches into modern studio practices. Laughlin believes that analytical skills are essential for both academic and community engagement, a philosophy reflected in her work. As a research-driven artist, she focuses on advancing the realist tradition, specializing in analytical illustration, anatomical studies, and figurative oil painting.
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