UF’s University Gallery opened a new exhibit Tuesday featuring the work of New York artist Elena Sisto.
The artwork collection, called “Between Silver Light and Orange Shadow,” is about becoming an artist and being of college age, said Amy Vigilante, director of the University Galleries at UF.
”It’s young and fresh,” she said.
The portraits feature artists, including many of Sisto’s own students, Vigilante said.
Sisto plans to visit UF at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Fine Arts Building B, where she’ll discuss her career. Sisto’s exhibit will run through Feb. 1, Vigilante said.
Two of UF’s other galleries, the Focus Gallery and the Grinter Gallery, will also open new exhibits this week. All three galleries will be open to the public Friday for a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Vigilante said.
Grinter’s display, called “Traces of Ink and Brush,” shows works of calligraphy, she said.
The Focus Gallery, which opens today, features ceramics made by the UF group HOT Clay, said exhibit curator Danielle Bowman, a 23-year-old second-year museum studies graduate student.
The exhibit is about the end of the world, she said.
“It’s a student-run show,” Bowman said. “There’s a variety of artists that are involved, which means that it’s a variety of work involved.”
