LSU Museum of Art presents In Focus: Artwork by LSU Faculty, opening April 24, 2025.
on view April 24–August 3, 2025
Baton Rouge, LA – The LSU Museum of Art is pleased to announce In Focus: Artwork by LSU Faculty, on view April 24, 2025.
The exhibition In Focus features art by LSU tenure and tenure-track professors from the School of Art, showcasing the vast range of talent in areas such as digital technology, painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and printmaking. Their work sets the standard for students and demonstrates the University’s commitment to training the next generation of artists, providing them with the skills, vision, and understanding needed to succeed in a world of accelerating cultural and social change, innovation, and rapid globalization.
The LSU College of Art & Design, which includes the School of Architecture, the School of Art, the School of Interior Design, and the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, has a rich history dating back to the early 1930s. The Department of Architectural Engineering was established that decade, offering a four-year curriculum. The fine arts program emerged in the 1930s within the College of Arts & Sciences, offering training in painting, sculpture, and ceramics, alongside an emerging interior design curriculum. In 1965, LSU’s School of Environmental Design was founded, uniting three programs—architecture, landscape architecture, and fine arts, with the pivotal reiteration of the College occurring in 1979, with the founding of the College of Design, later renamed the College of Art & Design.
The School of Art continues to thrive as a center for innovation, artistic expression, and creative exploration. One of the largest and most comprehensive art schools in the region, the program employs dozens of accomplished professional artists, designers, and researchers, working in a wide range of media.
Participating LSU professors include: Ed Smith, Kelli Scott Kelley, Johanna Warwick, Jeremiah Ariaz, Denyce Celentano, Scott Andresen, Loren Schwerd, Michaelene Walsh, Kristine Thompson, Lauren Graciela Cardenás, Andrew Shurtz, Courtney Barr, Derick Ostrenko, Leslie Koptcho, Lynne Joddrell Baggett, and Luisa Fernanda Restrepo Pérez. The exhibition also includes a special presentation of work by LSU Professor Emeritus Edward Pramuk, The XYZ Collective (Brendan Harmon, LSU Associate Professor, Hye Yeon Nam, Associate Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Annicia Streete, LSU Assistant Professor, Nicholas Serrano, Assistant Professor, University of Florida), and LSU Assistant Professor-Professional Practice William Maxen. The Pen Test is a collaboration between LSU Associate Professor Derick Ostrenko, LSU Associate Professor Jesse Allison, and artist Vincent Cellucci, TU Delft Library.
Thank you to Donald J. Boutté and Michael D. Robinson for supporting this exhibition. Additional support from the LSU School of Art, Alfred C. Glassell Exhibition Endowment.
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ABOUT LSU MUSEUM OF ART
LSU Museum of Art is supported by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President & Metro Council; and in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. LSUMOA thanks the generous donors to the Annual Fund. Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. Free Friday Nights is sponsored by the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the LSU Museum of Art Annual Exhibition Fund.
VISITOR INFORMATION
The museum is located in downtown Baton Rouge at 100 Lafayette Street on the Fifth Floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts. General admission is $5 each for adults and children age 13 and over. Admission is free to university faculty and students with ID, children age 12 and under, and museum members. Active-duty military and veterans, first responders, and their families receive free admission with ID as part of the Blue Star Museums program. Show your EBT card and photo ID at the admissions desk and receive free admission for up to 4 individuals as part of the Museums for All initiative. Museum Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.; and closed on Mondays and major holidays. Free admission occurs on the first Sunday of each month and every Friday night from 5-8 p.m. For more information: visit www.lsumoa.org, call 225-578-3000, and follow the museum on social media @lsumoa for exhibition and program updates.
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