The Art Galleries at TCU

Persona: Richie Budd – Kris Pierce – John Rasimus

The Art Galleries at TCU are pleased to present Persona, three solo exhibitions featuring the work of Richie Budd, Kris Pierce and John Rasimus. The exhibitions run February 25 – April 30, 2022 at Fort Worth Contemporary Art and opens with a reception for the artists on Friday, February 25, 6-8pm. Budd and Rasimus will present artist talks in the gallery on Saturday, February 26, at 2pm. Pierce will present an artist talk in the gallery on Saturday, March 26, at 2pm. Additional live programming to be confirmed soon.

The artists describe Persona as loosely referencing Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 Swedish film of the same title; an experimental, psychological drama renowned for its perplexing suggestion that the two main characters experience a type of an emotional convergence. Formatted as three concurrent solo exhibitions, the artists’ work circles ideas relating to identity, duality, and character as traits of humans’ inherent need to distinguish and validate their existence as individuals.

Through these individual presentations, the artists consider the development of persona in real and digital space, including involvement of physical senses. In different ways they each speak to a complicated desire to exist at the center of one’s own universe. Working within an anti-collaborative format, a web of connections between the artists’ approaches is revealed without the dynamics of a traditional group exhibition or the type of social alliance that informs much contemporary media.

PERSONA 3D Walkthrough

Three Solo Exhibitions:

• Dead Souls by Richie Budd
• Oil Can Tremolo by Kris Pierce
• Hideout by John Rasimus

We are excited to present our Spring 2022 programming and to welcome public audiences back to the galleries! Click through the links below to see when exhibitions are coming up and for updates on the digital materials!

“With Pleasure,” 2022 MFA Candidacy Exhibition

Fort Worth Contemporary Arts

• January 14 – February 12: With Pleasure, the 2022 MFA Candidacy Exhibition featuring Sheryl Anaya, Benjamin Loftis, Madi Ortega and Sarah Theurer Hunt  [3D Walkthrough]
• February 25 – April 30: Persona, a presentation of work by artists Richie Budd, Kris Pierce, and John Rasimus.  [3D Walkthrough]

Moudy Gallery

• February 14 – 19: The 2022 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, selected by guest jurors Doug Gault and Joey Luong from Cufflink Art  [3D Walkthrough]
• February 24 – March 2: Fernando Alvarez MFA Thesis Exhibition  [3D Walkthrough]
• March 14 – 19: Doug Land MFA Thesis Exhibition  [3D Walkthrough]
• March 24 – 30: Corrie Thompson MFA Thesis Exhibition
• April 4 – 9: Adrianna Touch MFA Thesis Exhibition
• April 13 – 21: 2022 BFA Studio Senior Exhibition

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Current Exhibitions and Programs

“One And One” by Zeke Williams, Spring 2022 Exhibition

Moncrief Cancer Institute is invested in the idea that the presence of art can positively impact the experience of their patients. Their vision is to provide Tarrant County and surrounding communities with the foremost science, resources and programs to reduce the threat and impact of cancer. The partnership between Moncrief Cancer Institute and the TCU School of Art celebrates the vital relationship between art and medicine. TCU Graduate students and alumni are selected to serve as Guest Curators and are advised and supported by the staff of The Art Galleries at TCU through the entire exhibition-making process. Below are links to view past and present exhibitions hosted at Moncrief Cancer Institute.

Exhibitions
Moncrief Art Gallery

“Sequential Self: Gender and Identity in Comics”, Moudy Gallery, October 2021

The Fall 2021 semester at The Art Galleries at TCU was a whirlwind of exhibitions and activity! Both Fort Worth Contemporary Arts and Moudy Gallery re-opened to our public audiences and hosted many of our regular student exhibitions that were on-hold last year. We host two exciting projects at Moudy Gallery by TCU School of Art faculty and Staff, and at Fort Worth Contemporary Arts a site specific installation and performance by artist duo Dani + Sheilah ReStack! You can revisit our Fall 2021 virtual exhibitions and materials below!

• “And Dust to Mountains” by Dan Jian, TCU School of Art Drawing Faculty
• “Sequential Self: Gender and Identity in Comics” curated by Iris Bechtol and Lynné Bowman Cravens, the TCU Art Galleries’ Manager
• “Stack for Martha’s Sisters” by Dani + Sheilah ReStack
• “Shameless Light” by Dani + Sheilah ReStack
• “Properties of The Mind: Extracted and Arranged” Honors Studio Art and Art Education Exhibition
• “now & back then; Cuba” BFA Thesis Exhibition by Marielis Conde Mendez
• “Enduring Care”: A Day With(out) Art 2021
• A Day With(out) Art 2021 | TCU WGST AIDS Poetry Readings: Poets Act Up, Funeral Camp, Re-Thinking Elegies

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