Aughinbaugh Art Gallery exhibit at Messiah College to feature the work of Daniel Finch and David Kasparek
November 11th, 2011
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Nov. 11, 2011) —The Aughinbaugh Art Gallery at Messiah College will display the artwork of Daniel Finch and David Kasparek in the exhibit “Transition/Transmission” from Dec. 2 to Jan. 15. All are invited to attend an informal reception where the artists will discuss their work on Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. in the Aughinbaugh Art Gallery, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center. The museum is free and open to the public during normal gallery hours; the gallery will be closed Dec. 16 to Jan. 3 for Winter Recess.
The “Transition/Transmission” exhibit presents the spirited artwork of two established Messiah College department of visual arts professors, Finch and Kasparek. The exhibit will feature a combination of large-scale oil paintings, mixed-media constructions, printmaking and a massive sculptural form. Much of the imagery represents the artists’ influential boyhood experiences and interests with artistic themes such as memory, pop culture, generational identity, American punk, BMX/skate culture, the formation of masculine identity, film and more.
About the artists
Daniel Finch is an associate professor of visual art at Messiah College. Finch received a bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentration in two-dimensional studies from Augusta State University. He later attended University of Georgia (UGA) where he received a master of fine arts in the field of painting and drawing. After graduation Finch taught at UGA as an adjunct professor before coming to Messiah. Finch’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally including collections in Italy and France. His work has been featured on the cover of the national publication New American Paintings.
David Kasparek received his master of graphic design degree from North Carolina State University after earning a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University. His work has appeared in national and international publications such as Print Magazine, Typography 3: Global Vision, an annual publication featuring international excellence in type design. Kasparek has exhibited his artwork across the nation in displays from Pennsylvania to California. He is now an associate professor of graphic design at Messiah College teaching classes on typography, the union of type and image, visual literacy and multimedia design.
About Aughinbaugh Art Gallery
Located on the lower level of the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on Messiah College’s Grantham campus, the M. Louise Aughinbaugh Art Gallery exhibits the work of internationally recognized artists from around the world, as well as faculty and students. Gallery programming supplements classroom instruction by bringing practicing artists to campus to demonstrate techniques in classes and by organizing special evening lectures and afternoon gallery talks. The gallery also functions as a hands-on teaching laboratory for students in the college’s course on museum studies. Aughinbaugh Art Gallery is open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.
