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The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Performing and Visual Arts will open its 2010–2011 Exhibition Series with The Lost Series: An Exhibition of Drawings by Virginia Fifield. Fifield, a Canadian-born artist, has been featured on PBS’s Art Street and is represented by the Opera Gallery in Miami.
This exhibition marks the first time that The Lost Series, which includes 15 large charcoal drawings of lost and abandoned dogs, will be presented together. Fifield describes the drawings as “meditations on what happens when our world is suddenly changed, everything has been lost or taken away,” particularly in “these times of uncertainty.” While her work is on display at NSU, the artist also will lead a workshop for students enrolled in the college’s Life Drawing course, hoping to inspire the students to use animals as a vehicle for expression.
Through her portrayal of dogs, Fifield seeks “to capture and express the emotions that move us to question our belief systems, our values, and our relationship to the world around us.” Her other subjects include horses, birds, urban landscapes, and botanical explorations. The artist’s work has been featured in both private and public collections across the world, and she has received numerous juried awards, such as Best Painting/Drawing from ArtFlorida in 2010.
The Lost Series is on display at NSU Sept. 24 through Oct. 20, in Gallery 217 of the college’s Performing and Visual Arts Wing in the Don Taft University Center. Gallery 217 hours are Wednesdays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 24, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., in Gallery 217.
Fifield also will discuss her work at a lunchtime lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from noon to 1:00 p.m., in the gallery. All are welcome to attend and are encouraged to bring their lunch.
For more information on The Lost Series exhibition, please contact the Division of Performing and Visual Arts in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, at (954) 262-7620. To learn more about Fifield and her work, visit http://virginiafifield.com.