Texas A&M Press Release.

For those who have inquired. Here is a copy of the press release.

Night-minds
by Kathryn Knudsen
January 16 – February 29, 2008

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The MSC Visual Arts Committee at Texas A&M University will host the exhibition Night-minds by Kathryn Knudsen beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries. The exhibition features sixteen mixed medium pieces on everything from canvas and paper to felt and fabric. In conjunction with the exhibition, VAC will host a gallery talk on Wednesday, Jan. 30.

The Salt Lake native draws inspiration from artists, such as Yoshimoto Nara and Shazia Sikander, whose forms and colors are associated with the feminine and childish. The soft round lines and delicate pastels of these artists has become a legitimate means of analyzing the violently global.

Knudsen’s art is an expression of her experiences with sexualized abuse and masculine avant-garde. She articulates these encounters in an attempt to comprehend the male authority in today’s world. Through this psychological endeavor, Knudsen comes to terms with her past and the history of male authority over the cutting edge in art.

“My art is created in moments of impulsive collage--a reorganization, a cutting up, a mixing, a pastiche that will call to mind the ‘automatic’ imaging of surrealist art, but continually soften these aesthetic combinations, shaping the products of this mental process into my own sense of feminine, individual strength,” said Knudsen.

Night-minds by Kathryn Knudsen will be on display until February 29. The MSC Visual Arts Committee organizes five exhibitions per year in the Center Gallery at the J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries. The mission of the MSC Visual Arts Committee is to provide the students of Texas A&M University opportunities to connect the visual arts with their personal lives through art exhibitions (including student work), gallery programs, artist residencies, and travel.

Night-minds by Kathryn Knudsen
Exhibition Dates: January 16 – February 29, 2008
Gallery Talk and Reception: January 30 at 7:00pm
Free Admission
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9:00am-8:00pm; Weekends, Noon-6:00pm
Location: The J. Wayne Stark Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the MSC on the corner of Joe Routt Blvd. and Houston St. on the campus of Texas A&M University.
Parking: Paid parking is available in the University Center Garage, entrance on Houston Street.

For more information, visit our website at http://vac.tamu.edu or call (979) 845-9251.