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Two Installations in Vanderbilt's Space 204

Presented by Vanderbilt University at Vanderbilt University - Space 204

October 20-December 9, 2011

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Two captivating installations open Thursday, October 20, in Vanderbilt’s Space 204. Mara Sprafkin’s installation She Would Have Thought Twice, Possibly Three Times and Justin Farris Braun’s they see themselves from the inside will be on display through Friday, December 9. A public reception will be held Thursday, October 20, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

Space 204 is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Department of Art and located on the second floor of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Art Center, 25th Avenue South and Garland on the Vanderbilt University campus. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm, but will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25.

Sprafkin’s installation, She Would Have Thought Twice, Possibly Three Times, includes more than 1600 prints and drawings, large and small, new and older. Sprafkin’s reoccurring theme of femininity is further enhanced through the use of materials such as scrapbooking, fashion magazines and romance novels. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Sprafkin has exhibited her work throughout the US in solo and group shows, most recently the Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia. She received her MFA from Columbia University and her BA in Visual Arts from Bowdoin College.

The process of collecting and orchestrating fragments, materials and experiences is the basis for Justin Farris Braun’s installation they see themselves from the inside. In this large scale work, Braun contrasts drawings and backlit photographs with a larger installation of “entangled systems.” Exhibiting nationally and internationally, Braun’s work encompasses design, two and three dimensional drawings, photography, object making and installation. Born and raised in the Midwest, Braun received his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his MFA from The Ohio State University.

For more information, contact The Department of Art at (615) 343-7241.