Between the Lines: 2019 senior thesis art show

Colorful frames of art cover the dark walls. Various ceramic sculptures displayed on raised platforms fill the rest of the room. Warm spot lights illuminate the assorted works of art with a tan glow.

These are a few of the sights at the fall 2019 senior thesis art show, “Between the Lines”, which features pieces in the main gallery of Memorial Hall. The show, which began Nov. 18, consists of art from senior students Kayla Reinke of Pierce, Riley Ellis of Harrison, Matthew Ellis of Alliance and Emma Jurewicz of Gillette, Wyoming.

Art featured in the show consists of a variety of mediums like digital photography, paintings, graphic design, ceramics, graphite drawings and mixed media. Each student artist had multiple pieces in these different forms.

Reinke plans to graduate May 2020 with a Comprehensive Major in Art and a Graphic Design Option and a Business minor. Upon graduating, she plans to move to the eastern region of Nebraska and pursue a degree in graphic design. One of her favorite works in the show is actually series.

“I named it ‘Landscape Series’ and it consists of five different posters representing the different types of landscapes: Cities, Seas, Mountains, Forests, and Fields. I used Illustrator to make these posters and I had a lot of fun with it.” Reinke said.

Jurewicz plans to graduate December 2020 with a degree in Education with a field endorsement in Art (K-12). 

“Rather than communicating through words, art allows me to express how I feel onto a blank canvas, into a sculpture, through a photograph, or any other type of art form.” Jurewicz said.

Matthew Ellis intends to graduate at the end of this semester with a Comprehensive Major in Art and a Studio Art Option.

“I work in a wide variety of mediums and have enjoyed working with each one of them. Almost anything can inspire me to create. Looking out at the world of art everywhere I look and depending on what I am looking at may inspire anything.” Ellis said.

Riley Ellis, who plans to graduate this semester with a Comprehensive Major in Art and a Graphic Design Option intends to stay in Chadron afterwards and do freelance graphic design work. 

“I think CSC is a special place and those that get to experience it will get the most out of the education that is provided here.” Ellis said.

The art show will end Dec. 6, and can be viewed until then on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..