Faculty Club exhibit displays
local artist’s colorful works
Pete Schneider
for tfm Oregon Q&fy i nwstki
For University students nnd faculty fed up with
tho dreary Eugene winter, campus art exhibits pre
sen! an excellent opportunity to escape the rain
and add a little sunshine to your day.
Currently showing through {an 28 at the Collier
House Faculty Club ts the art of Nancv I.ova a
University fine arts graduate A popular artist on
campus. Leva's two previous exhibits at the Fac
ulty Club averaged more than 80 visitors per day
Love's vibrantly < olorful pamtuu
subtle impressionistic style in a wav that makes
the images jump off the canvas, vet remain sooth
ing to the eye. The bright and c hoary depictions of
tulips, irises and sunflowers seem to make each
room of the exhibit glow like a fresh spring morn
ing.
"I think that the (Collier Mouse) is a jierfis t place
on campus to display my work bet ause there is a
lot of room for people to walk around and see it
all," said i.ova. who graduated from the Universi
tv in 1985 and is currently working at the Knight
Library. "It s really a neat place and a good experi
ence for me."
I.oya has been painting for as long as she can
remember, with her first public exhibit taking
place when she won a contest in grade school. As
with most aspiring artists, to her, painting is not
just a hobby, but a passion. Often, she at quires
such hursts of creativity, she can complete largo
scale works in a few short days.
"I get totally involved nnd have total concentra
tion when I'm painting." I.ova said "Usually ! fin
ish my paintings in one or two days bet ause 1
don't like something that goes on and on I just like
to keep working until I finish so that I can start on
something new "
The exhibit at the Faculty Club is a display of
I.ova's most recent work, dating back to the late
80s, but most of the prints were completed with
in the Inst two years Although the majority of
l.oya's works are acrylic, she likes to experiment
MATAi ! M *i'.. M» •• • ... ,
Marilyn Bradetich, who works In the music depart
ment, enjoys lunch with Rosemarie Cook, who
works In the math department, while surrounded by
Nancy Loyas paintings
with water colors, including two of her most inter
esting paintings. "Red Zinnias" and Iris Mirage
Still a young artist, she continues to search for
her own style
"1 look to find a style that is all my own." Loya
said. "I just try to 1»» myself in my paintings "
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Four hundred guests were
transported to six different
regions in Japan when the
Japanese Student Organlza
tion presented its thin! annu
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Ballroom Saturday night
This tear’s (hum#, titled
"Journey." took guests on an
eye-opening, step-by-step
tour of Hokkaido, Chubu,
Kanto. Kansas, Chugoku and
kyusvu The one-and-a-half
hour program was filled with
traditional folk tales, treating
drums, sword-wtolding nin
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assassms, the Japanese Stu
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American professor Ur.
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