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Friday, December 3, 5-7 PM
OPENING RECEPTION: STUDENT ARTS SPOTLIGHT
Grand Lobby
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Presented by the Moss Arts Center Student Ambassadors, this exhibition celebrates creativity, diverse perspectives, and inspiration across our student body.

Students were encourages to explore themes of gathering as they created or selected pieces for this show.

Tacie Jones' Inhabitance

Against a dark background is a large orb that resembles a quilt. Different projections are displayed on each panel of quilting. Full caption: Tacie Jones; "Inhabitance" (detail); projection mapping, multichannel sounds, LEDs, Arduinos, mixed media sculpture, and assemblage; site-specific immersive installation, Pearisburg Community Center; photo by David Franusich.
Tacie Jones: "Inhabitance" (detail); photo by David Franusich

TACIE JONES
Inhabitance
Ruth C. Horton Gallery

Interdisciplinary artist and current Ph.D. candidate Tacie Jones presents Inhabitance, an immersive multi-media sculpture and product of her research at Virginia Tech. Originally presented in spring 2021 as a site-specific installation behind the Town of Pearisburg’s historic Community Center, Inhabitance explores transforming the embodiment of trauma by reconnecting our sensory and cognitive experiences, asking us to be in both our thinking and feeling bodies at the same time.

Breathe
Sa'Je Blunt

Think before you speak,
act before it’s too late.

Like a rollercoaster looping constantly,
your mind can go round and round—
pleading for a break.

It can be easy to do as your expected
but hard to do what you can;
stress taking over.

It can be hard to do what you need
when you’re busy doing what others
want.

Just step back into the mirror,
see who you are, and
breathe.

Digital Works

We received several video submissions: Pai-Hsueh Cheng's The Wristband, Youn Hee Chung's Hunter the Squirrel, Aria Hill's Dynamic Transformations: An Experimentation in Form, and James Kiscaden's Worried Head.

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A composite of photographs by Alaa Abdalla of 12 discarded face masks. A photograph by Adetoso Adonja of an Indian woman with long dark brown hair and red lipstick wearing a multicolored sari. She looks to her left and smiles. Behind her rises a mountain covered with trees changing colors in the fall. At the top of the image is a swath of fog. A photograph by Kamla Al Amri of a VT baseball cap with a maroon bill and orange top, onto which the Virginia Tech athletics logo is printed. Overlaid on the bill of the hat is a navy face mask that reads "Never Give Up." Both are sitting on top of snow in the sunlight. A digital drawing of Choi Yeonjun of Tomorrow by Together, an Asian man looking towards the viewer and winking. The man has dark hair with two strands falling forward into his face, and he wears a sleeveless navy blue shirt. The background is dark brown. A watercolor by Emma Bustetter of a bright grove of yellow ginko trees. The ground is brown with grass far off in the background, and the sun is streaming down through the treetops. A digital drawing by Hannah Camarillo of a red octopus in a bath. One eye is visible above the edge of the tub, and a few of the octopus's tentacles extend out of the bath. A string of purple and yellow flowers is near the octopus, and behind it is a sunny window with miniblinds covering it. A photograph by Alden Carter of a brown boy with dark hair in shorts and no shirt sitting at the base of a tree and reading a paperback book. The boy is in the bottom right corner of the frame. The tree is on the edge of a small clearing with dry brown grass. Behind the clearing is a line of evergreen trees, and in the foreground are the tops of grasses. A digital drawing by Mayali Clary of a cave with two astronauts in suits hugging each other. Behind them in the dark is a demon or monster. In front of them, in a yellow and purple light, is a shepherd's hook, a ukulele, a spaceship, two crossed arrows, a human figure kneeling on one knee near a football-shaped item, and a shark fin-shaped home with a door and a flower growing out of the top. A photograph by Kirsten Doane of a white woman with long dark brown hair in a white shirt and dark athletic shorts sitting on top of two washing machines in a laundromat. The room is dark except for natural light coming in through a window. The woman sits with her knees bent at a 90 degree angle, with her arms wrapped around her legs and her head resting on top of her knees. She looks towards the camera. A rendering by Ronny Ghaida of multicolored stacks repeated nine times. Each stack has five stacked colored lines and it looks like a cityscape at night overlooking water.

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1) Back to Normal?! by Alaa Abdalla, a doctoral candidate in engineering education; collage of photos. 2) Indian Girl in Sari with Fall Colours by Adetoso Afonja, a doctoral candidate in aerospace and ocean engineering; photography. 3) VT Cap with a "Never Give Up" Motto Mask by Kamla Al Amri, a doctoral candidate in curriculum and instruction and instructional design technology; photography. 4) Choi Yeonjun of Tomorrow by Together by Courtney Bailey, a senior in creative technologies; digital drawing. 5) Yellow Ginkos by Emma Bustetter, a sophomore in Architecture; watercolor. 6) Octobath by Hannah Camarillo, a junor in creative technologies; digital drawing. 7) The Thinker by Alden Carter, a senior in international relations; photography. 8) Cave of the Unknown by Mayali Clary, a junor in biology; digital drawing. 9) Easy Washing by Kirsten Doane, a junor in industrial design; photography. 10) Life Hutch (Color Grid) by Ronny Ghaida, a senior in creative technologies; a rendering in Blender.

A photoshopped image by Jeremy Grant. Two photos of a Black man with short natural hair and a T-shirt are overlaid on each other against and white background. The image in the foreground is red, and the man looks to his right and down. The image in the back is blue and the man looks ahead towards the camera. The red image covers the blue so all you can see is the left half of the man's face. A manipulated photograph by Sarah Gugercin that shows brown vines against a background that looks kaleidoscopic. A digital drawing of the New Classroom Building at Virginia Tech by Marty Hanapole. The building is three stories tall with Hokie Stone on the bottom level and glass and steel on other parts of the building. The sky visible is blue, the grass is green, and there are four small trees in the drawing. A photograph by Garrett Hornauer of a sunset or sunrise near a beach. In the foreground, out of focus, are sea grasses, and in the background is the silhouette of a person standing on a wooden boardwalk. The sky is partly cloudy and the sun peeks through. A digital drawing by Renn Kennedy of a big room with three stone columns surrounding a large hole in the middle of the room. On either side, two small water features pour water into the room. In the middle of the back wall is a large circular door with a blue light shining through it. In the middle is the dark silhouette of a lone figure. The drawing using lots of dark and cool colors, and makes the space feel like something out of a video game or scifi movie. Digital art by Keith Khan of a white ball on a black background. The ball is made up of lots of individual rabbits and feels like a Where's Waldo drawing, with lots of tiny details to explore. An observational still life by Anna Koubek of a saxophone, which has been laid on it's side, the wide opening facing forward. Koubek used watercolor and gouache. A collage of magazine clippings of women's bodies, with sharpie covering their eyes. The women featured are almost, if not entirely, white women. A black and white photograph by Eugene Lim of a metro train headed to Vienna/Fairfax. The image is taken from the train platform looking towards the car. The door is open and people board; in the window, you can see passengers sitting and standing. A photograph by Blake Lowery of a stunning fall mountainscape at the golden hour. The sky is a clear blue with scattered grey clouds, and the pink of the sunset is reflected on the clouds and mountains. In the foreground is a bush full of bright red berries. A photograph by Reaz Mahmood of a sunset behind a mountain range. The mountains are towards the bottom of the frame and are dark. Just above the mountains is a strip of bright pink obscured in part by dark clouds. The sky above fades to a dark blue.

Pictured above:
1) Red & Blue by Jeremy Grant, a sophomore in civil engineering; photoshop. 2) Botanical World by Sarah Gugercin, a senior in graphic design; photography. 3) New Classroom Building by Marty Hanapole, a senior in computer science; digital drawing. 4) Gathering Thoughts by Garrett M. Hornauer, a sophomore in packaging system and design; photography. 5) Cold Feeling by Renn Kennedy, a senior in creative technology; digital drawing. 6) Rabbit Season by Keith Khan, a first year in industrial design; digital art. 7) Saxophone by Anna Koubek, a first year in creative technology; watercolor and gouache. 8) The Effects of Body Image, Fat Phobia, and The Media on Young Women by Karley Kozlowski, a sophomore in criminology; collage of magazine clippings and Sharpie. 9) People Never Go out of Business by Eugene Lim, a first year in computer science; photography. 10) Berries by Blake Lowery, a first year in engineering; photography. 11) Embers by Reaz Mahmood, a junior in mechanical engineering; photography.

A photograph by Sara Saghafi Moghaddam taken from above. A vase of purple flowers is set on a blue surface with a medium toned wooden edge. A window casts sunlight and shadows on the area. The shadow from the vase and flowers falls directly to the right. A photo of a bird sitting on a thin tree branch with an insect in it's mouth. Behind it is a clear blue sky and green leaves. A black and white photograph by Rupabali Samanta of an arched metal bridge over a river with thick trees on either side of the river. The photo was taken from the back of a boat, and the wake is visible in the water. A photograph by Md Hasan Shahriar of a foggy morning on a street in Dhaka. On the left, a person rides by on a moped with the headlight on; on the right, a person sweeps. In the back, you can make out the form of a tree through the fog. A digital drawing by Michelle Shin of a white deer with white antlers and big blue eyes walking though the forest. Behind it are trees and pink and orange flowers or leaves. A pink bird sits on the deer's back. A photo by Rachael Snodgrass of a clear blue lake with snowcapped mountains in the background. The photo was taken from very close to the water's edge. A 3D digital rendering by Ben Socha of the Earth over the Pacific Ocean and North Americ. The land and clouds appear raised. The Earth is surrounded by a pale halo. In the background is the starry universe, pink on the left side and blue on the right. A photograph by Clare Tallamy of mushrooms growing on the side of a tree. The mushrooms on the left and right edges of the image are blurry and the mushrooms in the center are in focus. A photo by Amber Williams of two Canada geese and one mallard at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond A digital drawing of a cockatiel with a brown and grey body and a yellow head against a light green background.

Pictured above:
1) Light Is a Painter by Sara Saghafi Moghaddam, a graduate student in architecture and design; photography. 2) Sustenance by Emma Mollner, a junior in human development; photography. 3) Ordonnance by Rupabali Samanta, a first year in clinical neuroscience; photography. 4) Good morning, Dhaka by Md Hasan Shahriar, a graudate student in computer science; photography. 5) Into the Mystical Woods by Michelle Shin, a senior in industrial design; digital drawing. 6) Tears of Glaciers by Rachael Snodgrass, a junior in biological sciences; photography. 7) Earth's Dreaming by Ben Socha, a senior in fine arts and creative technology; 3D digital rendering. 8) Hidden Fairy Friends by Clare Tallamy, a junior in environmental science; photography. 9) Quiet Reflection by Amber Williams, a junior in sports media and analytics; photography. 10) Tiel by Devin Wynne, a sophomore in animal and poultry sciences; digital drawing.

A black and white MICRON pen drawing by Noora AlAmiri of mandalas of different shapes and sizes. A photograph by Abigail Alisesky of a young woman with long blonde hair leaning against a tree. She is wearing a dark long sleeved sweater and looking at the camera. Behind her are green leaves and the ridge of a mountain. A photograph by Travis Carr of a young white couple holding hands and looking at each other. They stand in an asphalt parking lot with the sunrise behind them. There is light cloud cover. The woman, on the left, wears a blush pink sweater, jeans, and tan booties, and has shoulder length light brown hair. The man, on the right, wears glasses, a dark vest, a plaid button down flannel shirt, jeans, and sneakers. A digital drawing by Sarah Fox in the style of a vintage sewing pattern. Blue text and imagery is overlaid on a tea-brown background. Up top, text reads "Thanksgiving Day: A Pattern for Thanksgiving Success." Below that are sketches of a turkey, mid-meal nap supplies, gravy boat, sweatpants, silverware, and pie. At the bottom are descriptions to correspond with each sketch. A black and white photograph taken on the Virginia Tech campus by Arkael Kernizan of freshly cut grass, trees, the edge of a parking lot, and a building in the background. The image is slightly out of focus, as if the photographer was moving while it was taken. A marker sketch by Connell Kou of Penn Badgley, a white man with medium length dark brown and beard. The man is looking down and his right hand is raised near his face. A work done in soft pastels on pastel paper by Aritra Majumdar of a schooner with several large sails and masts sailing on rough seas. The sun is also visible, but through a thick cover of clouds. The sky is done in yellows, oranges, and reds, while the water is done in blues, greens, purples, and some pinks. A drawing done in conte pencils by Kaitlyn McNutt of several medals for various achievements, like a 1960 Passaic County, New Jersey Coaches Association and a Big North Conference. A black and white digital drawing by Sai Krishna Pavan Suryatej Meda of an Asian girl with long black hair sitting on a bike, one leg is standing on the ground, the other is propped up on a pedal. She looks coyly back to her right and flips hair over her right shoulder. She wears a light colored shirt and dark bike shorts and gloves. A photograph by Kathryn Nei of moss growing on tree bark.

Pictured above:
1) Hidden in the Dark by Noora AlAmiri, a senior in chemical engineering; MICRON pen. 2) In the Shadows by Abigail Alisesky, a first year in neuroscience; photography. 3) You and the Sunset by Travis Carr, a senior in theatre; photography. 4) Pattern for Thanksgiving Success by Sarah Fox, a sophomore in computer engineering; digital drawing. 5) Just a lil sum by Arkael Kernizan, a junior in computational modeling and data analytics; photography. 6) Lust by Connell Kou, a sophomore in chemical engineering; marker. 7) Ship at Sea by Aritra Majumdar, a graduate student in computer science and applications; soft pastels on pastel paper. 8) Solidified Validation by Kaitlyn McNutt, a first year in biological sciences; conte pencils on a board. 9) Life is a journey, travel it well by Sai Krishna Pavan Suryatej Meda, a graduate student in computer science; digital drawing. 10) Creeping by Kathryn Nei, a junior in computer science; photography.

A photograph by Caroline Orlowski of a rock jetty partially submerged in water in the foreground, a river in the background with a sail boat with its sails lowered, a green shoreline in the far distance, and blue sky. An acrylic painting by Annie Potter of a young woman with long blonde hair and brown eyes in front of a blue background. The painting is figurative and uses blocks or sections of color to provide detail A photograph by Jessica Russell of a young brown woman with curly shoulder length dark hair parted in the middle. She wears a black and white houndstooth blazer and red button down shirt tucked into a mustard colored skirt or pants with gold metal buttons. She props her chin on her left hand and gazes towards the camera. A photograph by Sean Stroud of a gently winding mountain road. A small white SUV is traveling in the right lane towards the camera. Tall pine trees are scattered along the sides of the road. In the background is a tall mountain ridge, and the sun peeks above the mountains, either at sunrise or sunset, and filters through the boughs of a large pine tree. The sky is a clear light pinky blue. A photograph by Megan Van-Spanje of two white men holding the same knife to cut a round white cake together. The man on the left has short brown hair, sporty dark sunglasses, a blue checkered button down shirt, and dark pants. The man on the right has a shaved head, long brown beard, sporty sunglasses with red-orange lenses propped on top of his head, and wears a dark blazer, dark button down shirt, and dark pants. They cut the cake on a table with a white tablecloth set outside. Behind them is green grass and green trees. A watercolor and colored pencil work by Izzy Vasquez of an American marten, a reddish-brown weasel with a dark tail, light rounded ears, and big dark eyes. The marten is perched in a tree with a snowy white-grey background. A digital drawing by Lahjae White-Patterson of three white women with purple-blue hair wearing dresses of varying shades of purple against a yellow background, and framed in an ornate black illustrated on a periwinkle background.frame A watercolor painting by Marina Yingling of a bouquet of delicate pink flowers. A digital drawing by Claire Yuan of a boxer dog intensely watching a snail on a spiky flower. The colors are muted, with most of the work in a dark beige. The boxer has white patches on its nose, feet, and around it's neck. A grey circle is behind the dog's face and the snail and flower it's on.

Pictured above:
1) Wave Break by Caroline Orlowski, a sophomore in interior design; photography. 2) Lydia by Annie Potter, a first year in architecture; acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. 3) The Autumnal Look by Jessica Russell, a sophomore in communication science and social inquiry; photography. 4) The Long Way Home by Sean Stroud, a senior in wildlife conservation; photography. 5) Family Cake by Megan Van-Spanje, a graduate student in forest management; photography. 6) The American Marten by Izzy Vasquez, a junior in creative technology; watercolor, colored pencil, and birch bark on paper. 7) Bluebell Trio by Lahjae White-Patterson, a junior in creative technology; digital drawing. 8) Bloom by Marina Yingling, a first year in English pre-law and sociology; watercolor. 9) How we met by Claire Yuan, a graduate student in molecular and cellular science; digital drawing.

Physical Works

An octagonal ceramic form, painted or glazed half white and half light blue. The two pieces sit with the insides facing out on a wooden table. A graphite drawing on white paper of two koi fish with their tails intertwined, and a bed of rocks between their bodies. The fish bodies form the chair arms and back, while the pebbles form the seat. Nearby are two lilly pads. A watercolor painting by Madison Betts of Nomis leptocephalus, a fish with one blue fin and five yellow fins, yellowy brown scales, a blue face, and a nobbed head. A black and white pencil and MICRON pen drawing by Iris Castro of several notable buildings and structures in Washington, D.C., people skateboarding, a woman with dark hair wearing a black face mask, a black and white buffalo check coat, and long wide-legged pants. The images are separate but overlapping, like a collage. Badhan Das' "A Pebble's Disturbance Catching Eyes in a Tranquil Sunset" is an acrylic painting on canvas. In the foreground is a body of water, rings expanding from where a pebble was thrown into the water. A few rocks are visible and the surface reflects a pinky-orange sunset. In the background, the sun is just beginning to lower beyond the horizon, and a mountain with a few pine trees is visible to the right. An acrylic painting by Rodney Godfrey Jr. of a nude Black man with medium length dreads and beard curled up in the fetal position. His head is towards the bottom of the frame with his back facing out. Leading towards him is a ribbon of images which seems to disappear into his stomach. The background is pinky orange. Bow Hillen's "Exposed Memories," a series of color photographs laid out in circles on a black background. Each image is of a landscape, plants, or other natural subject matter. A sepia-toned drawing done in black pen and Sharpie by Riley Leathem of an old Black woman wearing a large straw hat and resting her chin in her hand. Her face is heavily lined and she gazes forward. A charcoal, graphite, and colored pencil drawing by Riley Leathem of a white baby in a white onesie, holding a red rattle. A series of square ballpoint pen drawings by Egor Lukiyanov depicting exterior views of buildings and interview views of rooms. A series of square ballpoint pen drawings by Egor Lukiyanov depicting exterior views of buildings and interview views of rooms.

Pictured above:
1) Octopus' Garden by Mary Arevalo, a junior in industrial design; slipcast ceramics. 2) Koi Fish Chair by Ava-Grace Carll, a sophomore (major undecided); graphite pencil on paper. 3) The Gracious Host by Madison Betts, a graduate student in fishereis and wildlife science; watercolor. 4) The Walk by Iris Castro, a sophomore in creative technologies; pencil and MIRCON pen on paper. 5) A Pebble's Disturbance Catching Eyes in a Tranquil Sunset by Badhan Das, a graduate student in computer science; acrylic paint on canvas. 6) Dieu est maison by Rodney Godfrey Jr., a senior in studio art; acrylic and paper on canvas. 7) Exposed Memories by Bow Hillen, a graduate student in entomology; photography. 8) Boredom by Riley Leathem, a senior in biochemistry and clinical neuroscience; black pen and Sharpie. 9) Emma by Riley Leathem, a senior in biochemistry and clinical neuroscience; charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, and white ink pen. 10) Home by Egor Lukiyanov, a sophomore in computer science; ballpoint pen on paper. 11) Fall in Lake by Behnaz Rezvani, a graduate student in computer engineering; oil pastel on mixed media paper.

A black and white pen on paper drawing by Natalie Smith of the torso of a young woman. She wears high waisted jeans, black belt, and tucked in concert T-shirt. The edges of her long dark hair are visible hanging down over her left shoulder. She grasps her belt with both hands, and she is wearing rings on her fingers and hair ties on her right wrist. A black and white graphite drawing by Maclean Toman of a city street. A single stoplight arches over the road, and multilevel buildings line the street. Cars are parked along the sides of the street and traffic moves through the area. A sculptural piece made of bamboo by Namita Desai. The bamboo shoots look like a game of pick up sticks. The sculpture sits on green grass in the photo. An oil painting by Liam Wallace depicting a large tree in the foreground, several more trees in the midground, and a mountain peak in the background. The mountain peak is a soft grey; the sky the pink and orange colors of sunset, and the trees are dark. RJ Weaver's laser scanned computational digital design and 3D printed body armor. A gold-colored 3D-printed necklace and face armor are modeled on a black mannequin head. The pieces are sculptural and ridged. The necklace sits away from the neck and comes up on the right and left sides, almost in peaks. The face piece nestles over the nose using a bridge like what is used in glasses, and hooks over the ears.

Pictured above:
1) Heavy Metal by Natalie Smith, a senior in criminology and psychology; pen on paper. 2) Streetview by Maclean Toman, a senior in architecture; graphite drawing. 3) Retooling Bamboo Tectonics by Namita Desai, a senior in architecture; Dendrocalamus strictus and kreg screws. 4) char by Liam Wallace, a sophomore in ocean engineering; oil paint on canvas. 5) BioTech Couture | Body Architecture by RJ Weaver, a senior in industrial design; laser scanning, computational digital design, and 3D printing.

An acrylic painting by Shreya Balaji. The base color is off-white, and an oval is painted in the center with a thick black border. Inside is an American southwestern landscape, with two mountains, one in the midground, and one in the background. The sky is shown at sunrise or sunset and is painted in pinks, yellows, and purples. Towards the front, outside of the oval, is a tall green cactus growing out of a mound of earth. A graphic marker collage by Maria Behnke. Four large rectangles made up of 16 smaller rectangles. Each small rectangle is made up of two of four types of striped triangles: varying pink stripes; varying blue and purple stripes; varying orange and yellow stripes; and purple, blue, and red stripes. The triangles are blocked so that the very center is a small diamond shape, which is repeated larger and larger to the edges. An triptych of acrylic paintings by Anne K. G. Bazilwich. The works form a backwards L shape when grouped together a depict a garden at night with wandering dirt paths, stone walls and bridges, flowering trees and shrubs, a stone well with a moss-covered top, lots of lush greenery, a gentle waterfall, and the orange moon peeking behind a tree on a hill and the cloud cover of the night. An acrylic painting on a metal cutout by Summer Carlson. The shape is a sun inside a metal circle. A face is painted on the sun with big brown eyes and full eyelashes, multicolored eye shadow, a wide green nose, and full pink lips. On the forehead is a third eye with a green pupil, which seems to be looking up. Two crescent moon shapes flank the third eye. On the right cheek is a red octopus grasping a ball with ying yang koi fish in its tentacles. On the other cheek is another ball with ying yang koi fish and, below that, what sort of looks like rivers flowing to a lake from above. Within the lake section are orangey pink clouds. Near the chin area are two hands resembling Michelangelo's "The Creation of Man," but one hand is holding a smoking blunt. A colored pencil, marker, and gouache work by Kate Coli of a young Black man in a blue-green T shirt with short natural hair. He is winking and exposing his teeth. He has a large gap between his front two teeth. An abstract acrylic painting by Yoni Comhaire that features varying tones of brown and grey, as well as some hits of dusty blue, light pink, and off-white. A wheel-thrown ceramic bowl with crackle texture by Eric Cueva. The bottom part of the bowl is off white, and the top part of the bowl is deeper brown and a medium-toned beige. A collage by Marina Eichenberger. In the foreground, on the right side, is an image of a white man with medium length dark brown hair climbing a rockface. On the left are various mountain scenes: an erupting volcano, ice-capped mountain ranges, ridges from the American southwest, and more. The starry night sky is visible behind them all. A graphite drawing of a white woman, left looking intentionally unfinished. The paper is a light beige color. An acrylic and oil painting by Anderson Huband. The view is from behind a bar, looking out towards the customers. Sitting at the bar, from left, is a man with a wide evil grin and a missing tooth holding a cigarette, and a green Frankenstein-like person in a lilac and purple striped shirt. Standing behind him is the grim reaper with a scythe over his shoulder. A rock band plays behind the evil smile man, with a crowd of green people in a mosh pit behind the Frankenstein-like person. Under the bar is a line of bottles, a stool with a red seat, a spiderweb, and a pale naked demonic being crouched down and peeking with one eye. An acrylic paint and charcoal work by Natasha Iannuzzi. The background is abstract with blocks of color, pale yellow, light orange, and pale mauve. Green vines and leaves are scattered overtop at random intervals. In the foreground are three horizontal rectangles, each featuring charcoal drawings of parts of the artist's face. The rectangles are offset from the midline, the top and bottom ones are slightly to the left, and the middle one is slightly to the right. The top rectangle features a woman's light colored eyes, full eyelashes, manicured brows, and dark hair pulled back. The second rectangle features the woman's nose with a round septum piercing, and her right ear, with a small hoop earring with a small gem at the bottom of the hoop. The earring appears to rest on the frame of the rectangle and extends a bit beyond the frame. The bottom rectangle features a woman's full lips and chin. A tabletop sculpture piece by Matthew Kallicharan. The base is a small metal-looking box with legs. On the front of the base is a silver cylinder with a looping pattern cut out over a square of pinks, blues, and purples. On top of that is a clear support piece, onto which are attached small marble and glass tiles. These are placed vertically with a random overlapping pattern. A metal Virginia Tech athletics logo is attached near the top. At the base of this tile tower are materials that look like small flowers, bushes, and butterflies.

Pictured above:
1) Half-Light by Shreya Balaji, a sophomore in computer engineering; acrylic paint on canvas. 2) Tectonic by Maria Behnke, a junior in graphic design; marker and collage. 3) Gathering Dreams: Follow the Stairs Around the Crooked Tree by Anne K. G. Bazilwich, a doctoral alum and graduate student in veterinary medicine and education; acrylic on canvas. 4) Daydreamer by Summer Carlsen, a senior in psychology; acrylic on metal cutout. 5) Danny Caesar by Kate Coli, a first-year in fashion mechandising and design and marketing management; colored pencil, marker, and gouache on paper. 6) Awash by Yoni Comahire, a fifth year in architecture; acrylic paint on canvas. 7) A Gift for Mary by Eric Cueva, a senior in electrical engineering; wheel-thrown ceramic bowl with crackle texture. 8) Upward by Marina Eichenberger, a sophomore in human nutrition, foods, and exercise; collage. 9) Muddled by Hani Fleenor, a junior in English; graphite. 10) What I Found at the Bottom of a Bottle by Anderson Huband, a junior in studio art; acrylic and oil paint on stretched canvas. 11) Finding Myself by Natasha Iannuzzi, a junior in animal science; acrylic paint and charcoal on canvas paper. 12) The Peace Tower Demo by Matthew Kallicharan, a research student in electrical engineering; sculptural piece.

An oil self-portrait by Rodney Kimbangu, a caramel-colored Black man with a short afro and a green shirt. He wears an easy smile and cradles his face between both hands. An oil painting by Alyssa Kennett of Canna leaves, which fill nearly the entire frame. The leaves are dark green, light green, a purpley-grey. A gourd turned into a birdhouse painted with acrylic paint by Alexis Lawson. The gourd is painted a burnt umber base, and on top of that is a blue bird looking towards the birdhouse opening, with a reddish brown chest and white feathers towards where its feet would be. It is perched on a brown picket fence connected with metal wire. Behind the fence and the bird is green grass with some white flowers and a small green tree. A surreal watercolor by Alice Lin of a large cash register in a blue sky with scattered clouds. The drawer is open, and an assortment of Chinese foods are in the slots, especially baked goods that the artist's mom makes. A man in a striped button down shirt, red beanie, blue face mask, and medium length brown hair looks at Tony Lin's art piece, "Ovoid Light." The sculptural piece is made of LEDs and sanded acrylic. The work is a circular shape, like with glowing colored lights. The outer edge is magenta, the center ring is hot pink, and the middle is a pinky orange. The colors fade into each other a bit, so there aren't specific rings. An acrylic painting of two or three pairs of ripped jeans piled, as if dropped on the floor after being removed. The pair on top is a lighter wash, and the one or two pairs on the bottom are a darker wash. The ligher pair is cuffed at the ankles and the ripped edges are frayed. The background of the work is a bright yellow. A crayon sculpture by Saranne Mendez in the likeness of her smiling grandmother. From top to bottom, the colors fade from dark blue to light blue to light purple to dark purple to pink to tan and beige to yellow to light green to darker green. A mixed media sculptural assemblage made from paper, acrylic, and spray paints by Braden Perryman. The papers are cut out into curved abstract shapes and taped together. The papers are spray painted all sorts of different colors. The work appears to have been photographed on a concrete surface. An oil painting by Rachael Quan of overlapping paper clutter, including envelope linings.. An acrylic painting by Zack Risdon. The top part looks like a dark sky, with black fading down to a dark grey as the sky meets the horizon. The ground is lined dirt, like something has made scratches in the ground all over the visible area. Towards the left of the canvas is a grey-brown fencepost or piece of wood that is sticking up from the ground. There is a circle missing from the top of the board, and a light source is casting a shadow of the board and the hole behind it. In the distance, on the horizon line, is the small silhouette of another board or fence post in the distance.

Pictured in the gallery above:
1) Self-Portrait by Rodney Kimbangu, a graduate student in creative technolgies; oil painting. 2) Canna Leaves by Alyssa Kennett, a sophomore in graphic design; oil on canvas. 3) The Blue Bird of Spring by Alexis Lawson, a senior in hospitality and tourism management; acrylic paint on a gourd. 4) Cashed Cuisine by Alice Lin, a first-year in architecture; watercolor. 5) Ovoid Light by Tony Lin, a senior in architecture; addressable LEDs, Arduino Nano, sanded acrylic, and power supply. 6) Removed by Lauren McDonald, a junior in creative technologies; acrylic paint on canvas. 7) Abuela by Saranne Mendez, a senior in animal and poultry sciences; crayon sculpture. 8) left on read by Braden Perryman, a graduate student in landscape architecture; mixed media sculptural assemblage. 9) Clutter by Rachael Quan, a sophomore in graphic design; oil paint on canvas. 10) Turnberg by Zack Ridson, a junior in industrial design; acrylic paint on canvas.

An intaglio print by Alexander Russo. The canvas is bordered with white and separated into two square sections. The print at the top is black and white and depicts a boy loading something onto a flat bed trailer hooked to a white pickup truck, with a city skyline in the background. In the bottom print is a smaller yellow square inside the off-white border. Within the yellow space is the outline of the print above, but this version points to specific areas of the print and labels them. An acrylic painting with magazine scraps by Abi Starr. On the left side are a lot of what appear to be male hands reaching towards one lone female hand with red fingernails on the right side. She holds pepper spray and sprays out clippings from magazines with lots of words like "work," "skin," "community," "determined," etc. coming out of the pepper spray. At the top are magazine clipped letters spelling out "Persist." A detail of an oil and silver leaf painting by Gwendolyn Swannell of a white woman with light red hair looking forlorn, her face resting in her right hand as she gazes down to a swirling white and grey object. Behind her are peppermint candies, blue and white striped fabric, and other objects. A series of what look like calendar pages, each featuring a different Ethiopian person. The top two-thirds of the image showcases two of the pages larger, and below that are four smaller pages. Each page employs color blocking behind the image and calendar section. The images featured clockwise from top left: A person in a red, black, and white outfit with matching head covering looks to the left. Behind them is a yellow circle and two large green leaves. The person seems to be loosely wrapped in a large red ribbon. In the background is a large green field looking towards the horizon. The sky transitions from pink to navy blue, as if at sunset. In the next image, a woman wearing a purple dress, watch, and gold headpiece sits in front of a grand building with a hyena in her lap. In the next image, a woman wearing all white sits in front of a waterfall with a rainbow arching over her head. In the next, a person wears white fabric draped over their shoulders with an ornate headdress, featuring a large white feathre and shells or rocks on the person's face. In the next, a woman wears a brown striped dress, beaded necklaces, and a red flower tucked behind her ear. Behind her is a blue bird, a small light blue circle, and some large light green banana leaves. In the last image, a woman smiles towards the camera wearing a checker print vest over a white shirt. Behind her is a camel. An abstract paiting by Jack Wasielewski made from bubble wrap, plaster, acrylic paint, and spray paint. The work is primarily plaster-colored and heavily textured. In the center is the bubble wrap, the outline of which is spray painted hot pink. The bubble wrap itself is orange, and has been painted over in some places with white paint so some of the original color still peeks through. Two fabriacted oversized plaster chess pieces on a wooden table in the studio where they were created. The one in the foreground is shorter and white with a rounded top. The one in the background is taller, red, and knocked on its side, as if defeated during play. An acrylic painting by Shaw Young of two young brown men. The one on the left stands in basketball shorts and a grey tank top in bare feet. His head is obscured. On the right is a man sitting in grey basketball shorts and a green T shirt with long dark hair partly covering his face. He eats from a white bowl.

Pictured above:
1) a boy gathering up all his things from all the places by Alexander Russo, a graduate student in architecture; intaglio print. 2) One in Every Three by Abi Starr, a first-year in marketing and music technology; acrylic on canvas with magazine scraps. 3) Sympathy by Gwendolyn Swannell, a first-year in neuroscience; oil paint and silver leaf. 4) 13 Months of Sunshine by Henos Tadesse, a graduate student in chemical engineering; digital work on poster. 5) untitled by Jack Wasielewski, a senior in architecture; bubble wrap, plaster, acrylic paint, and spray paint on insulation foam. 6) Death of the King by Katie Weyrich, a junior in graphic design; plaster. 7) Rotting in Neglect by Shaw Young, a sophomore in business information technology; acrylic on canvas.

Selected works will be exhibited in the Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery and Sherwood Payne Quillen ‘71 Reception Gallery from Thursday, December 2-Saturday, December 18, 2021, and shared via Moss Arts Center social media channels.