Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Twenty-one senior art majors specializing in graphic design at Mississippi State are showcasing their work in a Bachelor of Fine Arts thesis exhibition, now available for viewing online.

Titled “Morphed,” the gallery spotlights the seniors’ completion of academic and studio work within MSU’s Department of Art, the state’s largest undergraduate studio art program. The students under the instruction of Assistant Professors Claire Gipson and Cassie Hester this semester are displaying their graphic creations online at www.morphed2021.com due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updates on the exhibition are posted on Instagram @morphed2021.

Student exhibitor Jillian T. Lovato of San Antonio, Texas, said “Morphed” speaks to the gradual transformation the students experienced as designers throughout their years at MSU.

“What ‘morphed’ means to me is that while you stay true to yourself, you are still evolving and improving yourself. You don’t let yourself stagnate for too long at any one point in your life,” she said.

In addition to Lovato, other student exhibitors include (by hometown):

ALPHARETTA, Georgia—Madison E. “Maddie” Rosenbaum

BRANDON— Courtney E. Bates and Caitlyn T. Richardson

BROOKHAVEN—Amber E. McDonald

DALLAS, Texas—Kimberly J. “Kim” Kazmark

EDINBURG—Morgan L. Hollis

FLORENCE—Meghan A. Norman

FRANKLIN, Tennessee—Morgan E. Pearce

GREENWOOD—Anna Claire Garrard

JACKSON—Tommie Jo N. “TJ” Barnett

KEMP, Texas—Whitney N. Boerner

MADISON—Hannah G. Chapman

MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama—James L. Baggett

NATCHEZ—Kellie T. Smith

OLIVE BRANCH—Neelly Plunk

RIDGELAND—Claire B. Crutcher

SALTILLO—Savannah M. Alley and Alexandra E. “Alex” Herring

SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Michael J. Rangel

TUPELO—Avery A. Batson

Learn more about MSU’s College of Architecture, Art and Design and the Department of Art at www.caad.msstate.edu.

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