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APRIL 6�13, 2022
MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
EOU features senior art students in ‘Sum and Substance’
Go! staff
L
A GRANDE — The Nightingale Gallery
at Eastern Oregon University pres-
ents “Sum and Substance,” the senior
capstone exhibit of Sophia Aimone, Kim
Baum and Dalton Mauzay.
The exhibit runs through April 29.
The gallery is located inside Loso Hall
on the EOU campus. It is open Monday
through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more
information, visit eou.edu/art or follow
the Nightingale Gallery on Facebook and
Instagram.
“Sum and Substance” is the culmina-
tion of each artist’s academic journey
toward developing their unique artistic
voice as well as their own art practice,
said Cory Peeke, gallery director.
“The exhibition will be the embodiment
of the essential discoveries that the art-
ists have made along the way by show-
casing their most meaningful works,”
Peeke said.
Abstract painter Aimone was born and
raised in Central Oregon and is pursuing
a degree in art. Aimone is the recipient
of EOU art scholarships, including the
George Nightingale Scholarship and the
Joseph Dickerson Memorial Award.
Aimone’s art practice explores the
interactions humans have through their
EOU/Contributed image
“Reciprocity,” latex paint on wood, by Sophia Aimone
daily lives and the interconnectedness
that occurs as a result. Her work refl ects
upon the complexity of emotions that
come with trying to connect with others.
“Sophia’s paintings depict a web of
anthropomorphized characters that
wander around the surface, entangling
themselves as they go,” Peeke said. “She
paints in a super fl at style with clinical
precision and primarily uses a pastel
color palette.”
Baum is a lifelong resident of La
Grande, who plans to complete a degree
in art with a minor in Theater Arts in June.
Baum employs handicrafts associated
with domesticity and femininity, such as
sewing, embroidery, quilting and crochet
in her art practice.
She builds abstract soft sculptures of
wool felt, assorted fabrics, wire, Poly-fi l
and found objects.
“At fi rst glance, Kimberly’s work invites
curiosity and wonder with pleasing color
palettes, toy-like forms and the softness
of materials,” Peeke said. “However, mir-
roring the religious environment of her
early life, the work becomes complicated
and unsettling upon closer inspection.
Kimberly’s sculptures are physical repre-
sentations of her feelings surrounding the
years she spent mired in toxic theology.”
Abstract artist Mauzay was born and
raised in Cheney, Washington. Mauzay
is pursuing a degree in art at EOU. In his
most recent works he has embraced
working in an expressive manner to dis-
sect the human condition.
Mauzay makes abstract nonrepresen-
tational paintings. He primarily works with
acrylic paint and collage materials like
tape, wood, or cardboard.
“His spontaneous way of creation cre-
ates intricate layers of paint, and colors,
that invite the viewer to look more thor-
oughly,” Peeke said. “The various textures
are used to enhance this experience and
hopefully evoke a state of refl ection on
one’s reaction to the painting.”
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