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Made in China exhibit at Spencer Museum of Art features student photography
UPDATE: Because of inclement weather, the opening of Made in China: Observations and Understanding, originally scheduled for Nov. 30, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7. See below for more details.
LAWRENCE — A new exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas offers a unique look at China though the eyes — and digital cameras — of KU students and faculty who traveled there this summer.
The opening of Made in China: Observations and Understanding will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the museum as part of Student Night. There will be free refreshments, gallery conversations, activities, door prizes and music by KJHK deejays. The event is free and open to the public.
Organized by design professors Pok-Chi Lau and May Tveit, the exhibition features photographs and commentaries by KU students who traveled to China for a study abroad program. The students represented a variety of disciplines, including design, art, anthropology, political science, linguistics, architecture, history and art history.
The exhibition installation diverges from a typical museum presentation. Rather than labeling each work and identifying the artists individually, the organizers clustered photographs together and affixed them to deep red walls with ordinary pushpins. Dozens of yellow tags with personal quotes revealing students’ experiences and observations while abroad accompany the photos.
The exhibition will be on display in the museum’s North Balcony until Feb. 4 and might travel to other venues around the state of Kansas.
Students and former students exhibiting their photographs are listed below by hometown, level in school and major, parents’ names (when available) and high school.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Eudora 66025
Easan Selvan, junior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of George Selvan-Solberg; Benicia (Calif.) High School.
From Lawrence 66044
Jill RaeAnne Ensley, senior in art; Seaman High School, Topeka.
JOHNSON COUNTY
From Olathe 66062
Anna Michelle Bruursema, senior in design, daughter of Rich and Sheila Bruursema.
Lauren Nicole Daly, senior in design, daughter of Jeffrey Daly; Olathe South High School.
From Overland Park 66207
Michelle Rae Lenihan, master’s degree student in visual art education and a spring 2006 KU graduate in art education, daughter of Eileen Lenihan; Shawnee Mission South High School.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
From Independence 67301
Teresa Lo, senior in English and history, daughter of Jih Charng and Ruey Ling Lo; Field Kindley Memorial High School, Coffeyville.
SEWARD COUNTY
From Liberal 67901
Kassia Phoy Meinholdt, sophomore in art and in theater and film, daughter of Kent and Kasara Meinholdt; Liberal High School.
WYANDOTTE COUNTY
From Kansas City 66101
Michael Anthony McCormack-Enriquez, junior in history; Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts, Kansas City, Mo.
From Kansas City 64111
Timothy Morgan EverLes, nondegree-seeking student in summer 2006.
ILLINOIS
From Buffalo Grove 60089
Jacqueline Nicole Bookman, senior in design, daughter of Stuart and Debbie Bookman; Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Ill.
From Chicago 60618
Catherine Sarna Brashler, senior in design, daughter of Bill and Cindy Brashler; Lincoln Park High School, Chicago.
From Hoffman Estates 60195
Jana L. Silverman, senior in design, daughter of Ronald and Nancy Silverman; Hoffman Estates High School.
MISSOURI
From Lake St. Louis 63367
Megan Danielle Boecker, senior in design, daughter of Gene and Janet Boecker; Wentzville (Mo.) High School.
From Noel 64854
Ryan Lee Carroll, junior in East Asian languages and literatures in summer 2006, son of James and Patti Carroll; McDonald County R-I Sr High School, Anderson, Mo.
From Rolla 65401
Jane Grace Adams, senior in design, daughter of Craig and Susan Adams; Rolla Senior High School.
From St. Louis 63123
Spencer Alexander Branham, freshman in biology, son of Sharon Branham; Lindbergh High School, St. Louis.
From St. Louis 63110
Michael Justin Cook, master’s degree student in architecture and a spring 2006 KU graduate in architecture, son of Glen and Carol Cook; Christian Brothers College High School, St. Louis.
SOUTH DAKOTA
From Sioux Falls 57103
Hannah Joy Fiechtner, senior in design and mathematics, daughter of Glenn and Helen Fiechtner; Washington High School, Sioux Falls.
TEXAS
From Euless 76039
Kenneth C. Simmons, master’s student in architecture, son of Lloyd and Marilyn Simmons; Trinity High School, Euless.
HONG KONG
From Shatin, New Territories
Meiting Chan, senior in design, daughter of Shut Wing and Po Chun Hui Chan; Orestimba High School, Newman, Calif.
From Tai Po
Chi Hiu Yim, junior in design, daughter of Chun and Si-Kuk Yip Yim; Centralia (Kan.) High School.
MALAYSIA
From Klang
Yi Sin Tan, senior in design and in architecture.
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