Exhibition features BFA Candidates

April 14, 2025 - Senior BFA candidates at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will showcase their Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibitions April 14 to May 2 in Gallery 101 in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building. The free exhibition will feature ceramics, photography, video installations and – for the first time – a live performance art piece. The live performance is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 at 6:45 p.m. A closing reception for the exhibition is scheduled for Thursday, May 1, from 5-7:30 p.m.
 
Allison Claybaugh of Shoreview, Minn., will graduate with a BFA in ceramics this May. She will dedicate six paintings and six ceramic place settings to those who have influenced her artistic journey at River Falls.
 
Anna Maniak, a BFA candidate from St. Paul, Minn., is a performance artist majoring in painting. She will perform with her community of dancers to highlight dance styles that are not typically presented in fine art spaces, emphasizing the significance of her community through her performance and documentation of her process. She will make a painting during the performance, which will then be on view.
 
Emily Marsolek of Pleasantville is a BFA candidate with a double major in graphic design and marketing communications. Her display will feature photographic prints, graphic design works and video components from her "Family Farming: The Reality " project, which aims to educate viewers about the importance of family farming and the daily struggles farmers face through the
fundamental human senses, both visual and auditory.
 
Quinn Stoerzinger, a BFA candidate majoring in photography, is from Maplewood, Minn. His black and white abstract prints exploring the local Midwest landscape will be on exhibit. 
 
All events are free and open to the public. Gallery 101 is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.