CLU art professors to exhibit variety of works
Show will include painting, photography and sculpture
Eight California Lutheran University art professors will exhibit their varied works from Jan. 16 through Feb. 16.
Barry J. Burns of Westlake, Kristi Colell of Camarillo, Lynn Creighton of Ventura, Larkin Higgins of Los Angeles, Michael Pearce of Granada Hills, Terry Spehar-Fahey of Moorpark, Brian Stethem of Fillmore and John V. Storojev of Westlake Village will present digital art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture in Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture. A reception for the Art Department Faculty Show will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26.
Burns is an illustrator, painter and sculptor. His works include large abstracts as well as highly detailed photo-real paintings containing hundreds of miniature portraits.
Colell, who earned her master’s in visual arts from Pius XII Institute in Italy and now teaches printmaking, will have woodcuts, etchings and watercolors in the exhibit.
Creighton is a sculptor whose bronze and ceramic works focus on women learning to celebrate their lives from a deep inner connection to the creator.
As both an artist and writer, Higgins explores the connections between text and images. Her artworks include paintings, installations and two- and three-dimensional poetry.
Pearce is an oil painter and installation designer. His paintings are in a wide range of collections, from that of Snoop Dogg to the San Fernando Valley Historical Society.
Spehar-Fahey teaches drawing, watercolor and visual arts in education. With a master’s in business administration, she has held various teaching and corporate positions.
Stethem, a 1984 CLU alumnus with a master’s from CalArts, is a fine art photographer whose works have been featured in many galleries, museums and collections.
Storojev was born in China, raised in a Russian-speaking home and educated in the United States. His featured sculptures include “Russian Firebird” and “Egyptian Pearl.”
Admission is free. The gallery, located in Soiland Humanities Center, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, please call Pearce at (805) 493-3316 or visit http://www.callutheran.edu/kwan_fong/.