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A stylized picture of three vintage sedans parked in front of a motel where the neon sign reads Purgatory, MFA Visual Art Show, and also, Vacancy, TV. A list of artist's names is overlayed on the upper right quadrant.

Purgatory: 2022 MFA in Visual Art First-Year Candidacy Exhibition

Join us for an exhibition of work by the first-year candidates for the MFA in Visual Art.

Gallery Hours:
Saturday, April 30 – Friday, May 13
Fri, Sat, Sun: 12:00-6:00p

Weekday hours available by appointment. Contact kenyon.m@wustl.edu to make an appointment.

Featured Artists

Alex Braden
Allena Brazier
Alex Davis
Jamie Harris
Megan Kenyon
Sharlene Lee
Jorge Rios
Anna Schenker
Seulki Seo
Samantha Slone
Karen Yung

On view

Apr 30 – May 15

Location

6640 Delmar Blvd. (Old Craft Alliance Space on the Delmar Loop)

OPENING RECEPTION
6-9p April 30

Documentation

Purgatory Exhibition at Delmar

Gallery view of visitors in front of 4.3.22, 4.21.22 by Anna Schenker

Documentation

Anna Schenker

4.3.22, 4.21.22
Crayon, ink, and thread on muslin

Documentation

Alex Braden

Squeeze II
Site-specific installation

Documentation

Samantha Slone

Endling
Archival inkjet print

Documentation

Allena Brazier

Tha Block is Hot
Asphalt, sound, wood

Documentation

Megan Kenyon

And In The Same Way Also…
Acrylic, oil, canvas, wood Panel

Documentation

Seulki Seo

“A Pale Light in the Black”
Mixed media

Documentation

Seulki Seo

“A Pale Light in the Black”
Mixed media

In front of Karen Yung’s 3 > 1 (Three is Greater than One)

Documentation

Jamie Harris

Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam (I Will Find a Way or Make One)
Oil on canvas

Documentation

Alex Rosborough Davis

Make Love to Me, Tovarish
Steel pipe, window jamb and pulley, angle steel, wooden 2x2, steel 2x2, wooden finial, colander, yarn, paracord, rope cleat, acrylic

Documentation

Karen Yung

3 > 1 (Three is Greater than One)
Glass beads, lampwork beads, seed beads, embroidery thread, yarn, merano wool, vinyl, fabric, polyester stuffing, old painting rag, dog squeakers

Documentation

Alex Rosborough Davis

Between an Ancient Greek Poetess, an Imprisoned Irish Playwright, and a Punk Band From Gainesville
Plywood, 2x3s, 2x4s, wood trim, steel bed frame, tile, broken dishware, glass, fabric

Gallery view with visitors in front of Anna Schenker's large multicolored print overlaid with cut out pieces of tree rubbing print hanging on a wall

Gallery view of a large multicolored print overlaid with cut out pieces of tree rubbing print hanging on a wall

Small room with white walls and grassy ground. There are 3 buckets filled with oranges hanging from the ceiling surrounding a vinyl player with a branch attached on top of it

Two prints of 3d renders on a wall. The first print depicts an orange room with bird floating in the middle above a table. The second print depicts a television sitting on top a table with two windows on either side of the room

Gallery view of 5 asphalt covered pillars with small yellow and orange holes on them.

Gallery view of 6 paintings on a wall. The top 3 paintings are closeups of hands; first holding up a pad, second washing off blood, third is holding a mug. The bottom three images depict two paragraphs on either side and the middle depicts the side view of a figure laying down with a warm compress on their stomach.

Seulki takes a photo of her installation in the gallery. A large frame holds up multiple small rocks and there are two pedestals holding up two large rock-like objects

A large frame holds multiple small rock-like objects in front of a green soft sculpture installation on the ground

Wide gallery view of 3 paintings. The painting in the foreground depicts 4 young children sharing a sofa in their sunday best

A student sits in front of a 3 legged tripod-like sculpture by Alex Davis

Professor Jamie Adams speaks to Karen Yung in front of her soft sculpture installation on the ground. The sculpture has 8 figures that sit on a dark green mount connected to another two small figures on the left

Looking through a orange window at a triangular larger-than-life sculpture shaped like a narrow pyramid

Documentation

Purgatory Exhibition at Delmar

Gallery view with visitors in front of Anna Schenker's large multicolored print overlaid with cut out pieces of tree rubbing print hanging on a wall

Gallery view of visitors in front of 4.3.22, 4.21.22 by Anna Schenker

Documentation

Anna Schenker

Gallery view of a large multicolored print overlaid with cut out pieces of tree rubbing print hanging on a wall

4.3.22, 4.21.22
Crayon, ink, and thread on muslin

Documentation

Alex Braden

Small room with white walls and grassy ground. There are 3 buckets filled with oranges hanging from the ceiling surrounding a vinyl player with a branch attached on top of it

Squeeze II
Site-specific installation

Documentation

Samantha Slone

Two prints of 3d renders on a wall. The first print depicts an orange room with bird floating in the middle above a table. The second print depicts a television sitting on top a table with two windows on either side of the room

Endling
Archival inkjet print

Documentation

Allena Brazier

Gallery view of 5 asphalt covered pillars with small yellow and orange holes on them.

Tha Block is Hot
Asphalt, sound, wood

Documentation

Megan Kenyon

Gallery view of 6 paintings on a wall. The top 3 paintings are closeups of hands; first holding up a pad, second washing off blood, third is holding a mug. The bottom three images depict two paragraphs on either side and the middle depicts the side view of a figure laying down with a warm compress on their stomach.

And In The Same Way Also…
Acrylic, oil, canvas, wood Panel

Documentation

Seulki Seo

Seulki takes a photo of her installation in the gallery. A large frame holds up multiple small rocks and there are two pedestals holding up two large rock-like objects

“A Pale Light in the Black”
Mixed media

Documentation

Seulki Seo

A large frame holds multiple small rock-like objects in front of a green soft sculpture installation on the ground

“A Pale Light in the Black”
Mixed media

In front of Karen Yung’s 3 > 1 (Three is Greater than One)

Documentation

Jamie Harris

Wide gallery view of 3 paintings. The painting in the foreground depicts 4 young children sharing a sofa in their sunday best

Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam (I Will Find a Way or Make One)
Oil on canvas

Documentation

Alex Rosborough Davis

A student sits in front of a 3 legged tripod-like sculpture by Alex Davis

Make Love to Me, Tovarish
Steel pipe, window jamb and pulley, angle steel, wooden 2x2, steel 2x2, wooden finial, colander, yarn, paracord, rope cleat, acrylic

Documentation

Karen Yung

Professor Jamie Adams speaks to Karen Yung in front of her soft sculpture installation on the ground. The sculpture has 8 figures that sit on a dark green mount connected to another two small figures on the left

3 > 1 (Three is Greater than One)
Glass beads, lampwork beads, seed beads, embroidery thread, yarn, merano wool, vinyl, fabric, polyester stuffing, old painting rag, dog squeakers

Documentation

Alex Rosborough Davis

Looking through a orange window at a triangular larger-than-life sculpture shaped like a narrow pyramid

Between an Ancient Greek Poetess, an Imprisoned Irish Playwright, and a Punk Band From Gainesville
Plywood, 2x3s, 2x4s, wood trim, steel bed frame, tile, broken dishware, glass, fabric

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