WT Student Artists to Be Featured in ‘Spare Change’ Exhibition

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu

CANYON, Texas — Three West Texas A&M University students will join forces for an art exhibition showcasing the versatility of printmaking.

“Spare Change” will open Dec. 5 and be on view through Dec. 21 in the Dord Fitz Formal Art Gallery in WT’s Mary Moody Northen Hall. An opening reception is set for 5 p.m. Dec. 5.

“All three artists take the spare change, those little things that accumulate into something big, and mix multiple techniques to make something completely new,” said Jon Revett, WT’s Doris Alexander Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts and art program director.

Featured in the exhibition will be Moth Ballew, a senior art major from Los Alamos, New Mexico; Alex Talavera, a senior art major from Amarillo; and Kenedy Wheeler, a senior art major from Flower Mound.

“Moth starts with Polaroid photography, which she distorts into images that become the basis of her prints. Alex creates unusual spaces by adding digital collages to photos of personally resonant spaces, then further abstracts them by transforming them into four-color prints. And Kenedy works with discarded objects, including recycling paper which the then scans and digitally manipulates,” Revett said.

The exhibition is the final step before each student graduates in December, Revett said.

Fitz Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and by appointment Fridays and Saturdays. Email  jrevett@wtamu.edu .

For a complete look at WT’s 2024-2025 arts calendar,  click here .

Fostering an appreciation of the arts is a key component of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $160 million.

Photo: "Calico Sunsets" by Alex Talavera

PPhoto: "Driver" by Kenedy Wheeler

About West Texas A&M University

WT, a Regional Research University, is redefining excellence in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers 58 undergraduate degree programs, one associate degree, and 44 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor’s and master’s degree, a specialist degree and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

Top photo: "Free from Vanity" by Moth Ballew is one of the works featured in "Spare Change," an exhibition of art by seniors at West Texas A&M University. The exhibition will run Dec. 5 to 21 in the Dord Fitz Formal Art Gallery.

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