NATCHITOCHES – The Orville Hanchey Gallery at Northwestern State University invites the public to attend the closing reception for “In Between: Quiet Acts of Renewal,” featuring visiting artists Benjamin H. McVey and Lindsey Hurd.
The reception will take place on Friday, April 10, from 5-8 p.m., and will include an artist talk and a final opportunity to experience the exhibition before it closes on April 11.
On view since March 2, the exhibition explores themes of stillness, reflection and renewal. Through their work, McVey and Hurd suggest that stillness is not absence, but a powerful space for regeneration and quiet resistance in an increasingly fractured world.
The event is free and open to the public. Hanchey Gallery is located at 140 Central Avenue, Natchitoches.
McVey is a multidisciplinary artist who focuses on drawing, painting and sculpture. His current work is influenced by architecture, design and his direct surroundings exploring spaces and objects. He received his BFA from Texas State University in Communication Design and his MFA from The University of Texas at San Antonio in Studio Art. Previously, he studied painting and drawing in New York City at the Art Students League and National Academy School. Since graduate school he has taught studio art courses at multiple universities and colleges along with working with local art institutions. He currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, where he maintains a vigorous studio practice.
More about McVey and his work is available at https://www.benjaminheathstudio.com.
Hurd is a self-taught mutildisciplinary artist who collects objects and detritus from nature and urbana and produces creations that highlight the resilience of the natural world.
“My arrangements of found objects seek to enshrine these lost things, infusing them with new life and highlighting not only the resilience of the natural world, but also of our own private lives,” she writes. “This work can be read as a prayer, a rebirth, a cry for help, a renunciation, or as the ever-renewing reimagining of hope. This project is a search for the love of the world and for what it means to be to be at home here.”
More on her work is available at https://www.lindseyhurd.com.
For more information on Hanchey Gallery or the closing reception, contact Gallery Director Dr. Katharine D. Scherff atscherffk@nsula.edu.