Mary Jo DeMyer
Friday, August 17 – Sunday, October 7

Gallery Tour: Sunday, September 16 @ 2 pm Before FREE JCFA Showcase (Chorale, Wind, Percussion, Jazz) concert @ 3 pm

AVMA paints landscapes that exalt the warmth of the Mediterranean region, and the diverse contours of Europe and its colors: the reds, the oranges, the yellows, the purples and blues. AVMA received formal education in drawing and painting at an early age in Spain and France. But only later in his life, he returned to painting, experimenting with different painting styles, including expressionism, cubism and impressionism. He currently resides in Indianapolis and has taught sociology at Butler University since 1993.

Slawek
Friday, August 17 – Sunday, October 7

Gallery Tour: Sunday, September 30 @ 2 pm Before FREE Butler Symphony Orchestra concert @ 3 pm

Slawek understands the camera as a pen or pencil which we use to make fast notes. All that he does is, in fact, "draft notes with a camera." While classic photography is capturing a moment, his camera is trying to understand what Light is telling him. Slawek calls this process "reflections." Slawek was born in communist Poland and moved to the United States in the 1980s. His path has taken him from Manhattan to the Midwest, and he currently lives in Indianapolis.

Gallery Tour: Sunday, October 21 @ 2 pm Before FREE Wind Ensemble concert @ 3 pm

Butler Creates – An Alumni Art Exhibit will return for the third year. Butler Alumni artists were encouraged to submit their original artwork, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography or other forms to be considered. This year's show will begin October 9 and run through Butler's Homecoming, October 19 – 21, 2012.

Gavin Smith & Stuart Sayger Gallery Exhibit
Tuesday, October 23 – Wednesday, November 21

Gallery Tour: Sunday, November 11 @ 2 pm Before FREE Jazz concert @ 3 pm

Illustrator Gavin Smith creates a world in ink and images in his comic book Human City, as well as his other artwork for Blue Juice Comics and magazine, album and merchandise artwork. "Comics" are narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes. Despite their name, comic books are not necessarily humorous in tone: modern comic books tell stories in a variety of genres. Gavin, originally from Peru, IN, moved to Indianapolis after graduating in 2011 from Kupert School for Cartoon and Graphic Art in Dover, NJ. He describes himself as "Writer/Artist of Human City. I draw comics and talk way too much about Bruce Springsteen." Stuart Sayger is a self-taught artist from Indianapolis who works primarily in the comic book industry. His work is executed mostly in inks, gouache, and oil and chalk pastels. His clients include DC Comics, Microsoft, Upperdeck trading cards, and Warner Bros. Stuart drew the comic Bionicle for Lego toys for two years, which was the largest circulated comic in the world.

Interested in photography since childhood, Allan Yates' vision has grown and matured from meticulously executed formal landscapes to many man-made objects and urban scenes that yield interesting images. A door had been opened, and Allan stepped through it to see where it would lead. Allan photographs using manual focus mechanical film cameras in various formats. Allan last exhibited his work at Clowes during SPOTLIGHT 2012. Paul Lightfoot creates close-up photographs which resemble abstract paintings in many ways. His subject matter presents intriguing visual puzzles that are executed in vivid, bold colors with a minimum of Photoshop fine-tuning. He has recently published a book of his work titled, Visual Lingua Franca.

A direct expression of her innermost beliefs and experiences, the artwork of Patricia Gaines-Mills is full of emotion, history and knowledge about life, which in turn creates a journey that encompasses reality and thought. Patricia says, "My breath is my art." Patricia is both artist and teacher, exhibiting locally and internationally. She last exhibited her artwork at Clowes in 2007. Her preferred medium is acrylic, which she believes allows her true freedom of expression with the use of color, tone, texture and form.

Mona Jackson
Wednesday, January 9 – Saturday, February 2

Gallery Tour: Thursday, January 24 @ 6:30 pm Before FREE ticket required Common lecture @ 7:30 pm

Influenced by her love of Picasso and by a trip to Paris at the age of 14, Mona Jackson – daughter of beloved blues artist B.B. King – took up art as a career after a diagnosis of schizophrenia in 1985. Her choice of medium is crayon on found wood, giving her pieces an almost folk art quality. Mona received her artistic training by copying the masters out of art books from the library. She also studied sociology at Franklin College from 1970-74.

Terry Border
Tuesday, February 5 – Saturday, March 2

Gallery Tour: Sunday, February 24 @ 2 pm Before FREE Butler Symphony Orchestra and Choir concert @ 3 pm

Terry Border plays with shape, word-play, or our preconceived ideas about everyday objects to create photonarratives. He feels that the more fun he has creating an image, the more enjoyment others have viewing it. Born in South Carolina in 1965, Terry grew up in Indianapolis and currently resides in Greenwood, IN. He graduated from Ball State University with a BS degree in Fine Art Photography.

"Visions and Voices" The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Tuesday, March 5 – Sunday March 17

Gallery Tour: Sunday, March 17 @ 2 pm Before Award Ceremony @ 4 pm

The exhibition "Visions and Voices" is a sample of the winning entries of 7th – 12th graders from the Central and Southern Indiana Region. The Gold Key winners will be forwarded to the national level for adjudication. Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University in cooperation with the Hoosier Writing Project at IUPUI is host of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the fourth year.

SPOTLIGHT Art @ Clowes 2013
Tuesday, March 19 – Monday, April 22

Gallery Tour: Saturday, March 23 @ 2 pm Before FREE Butler Symphony Orchestra and Choir Requiem concert @ 3 pm

The exhibition complements the annual performing arts fundraiser, SPOTLIGHT to raise money for the Indiana AIDS Fund and HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Both artists have agreed to donate a portion of their sales to the fundraiser. The exhibition theme of Courage and Hope is relevant to all, and especially to those living with HIV and those who work to prevent the future spread of the disease. Philip O'Malley collaborates with the nuances and idiosyncrasies of both the materials and surface to engage in real and complicated conversations, and create unique visual experiences by revealing moments from these conversations. Philip studied Interior Design at the Purdue School of Engineering and earned a BFA degree from the Herron School of Art and Design. His last exhibit at Clowes was during SPOTLIGHT 2012. Vicky Shaffer White "loves lines!" Lines represent her trying to order the events in her life, and the layers represent the complexities and "color" the experience. Vicky has been painting over 25 years in Indianapolis. She received a BA degree in Fine Arts from the Herron School of Art and Design.

Tina Lynch Wilson
Wednesday, April 24 – Friday, May 17

Gallery Tour: Wednesday, April 24 @ 6 pm

Combining her interest in the simple depiction of the beauty of nature in Japanese art with the patterns and symbolism of Japan, Tina Lynch Wilson transforms the traditional space of calm green landscapes into flat, pattern-covered forms. She brings the familiar landscape to a world where the sky is patterned peonies and the waters reflect daisies. Tina teaches art to the students at Eagle Creek Elementary School. She has received her BFA degree from Western Michigan University, a BA degree in arts education from the Herron School of Fine Art and Design and a Masters of Education from Indiana Weslyan University.

Michael Brown
Tuesday, May 21 – Monday, July 1

Gallery Tour: Friday, May 24 @ 6 pm

Using the human figure to study light, motion and process, painter Michael Brown has recently included topical narrative imagery in his work. His studio medium for painting is oil on canvas. Born in 1972, Michael was raised in Fortville, IN and currently resides in Indianapolis. He studied at the Herron School of Art and Design with a focus on illustration and at Ball State University he studied painting.