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B.F.A Exhibition opens to public

For more than a decade, University of Northern Iowa students working toward a Bachelor degree in Fine Arts have exhibited their work at the end of the semester. This year, nine seniors are displaying work in the media of sculpture, graphic design, photography, painting and ceramics.

The B.F.A. Exhibition opened on Monday, April 23 and goes through Saturday, May 5. The gallery is free and open to the public.

Jacob Barrick, an art studio B.F.A. major with an emphasis in graphic design, applied for the B.F.A. program a year and a half ago.

“I transferred from a community college, so as a junior and at my first year at UNI, my only plans were to graduate with a B.A. in two years and get on with my life,” Barrick said. “Under the direction of a friend who went through the program two years ahead of me, I decided it was for me if I was incredibly serious about making design my life.”

Barrick said the themes of his work are always changing and have ranged from religious figures to computer malfunctions. His goal is to one day work with design for magazines and periodicals.

“I think digital publishing is incredibly interesting. I like the idea of magazines and designing for periodicals,” said Barrick. “In short, I want to be the one who designs magazines you can read on a mobile device.”

 

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