Another Other

Our biennial Roderick MacKillop Memorial Alumni Art Exhibition returns with a multidimensional show of ceramic and fiber. Sara Catapano (BFA ‘12) builds voluptuous ceramic sculptures that land somewhere between earthly flora and otherworldly organisms. Jen Clay (BFA ‘10) uses vibrant prints and expressive stitching to create fiber-based works that seem to suspend and project from another far frontier. When shown together, the beautiful contrast between the artists’ chosen materials is encapsulated by a flair for the extraterrestrial. We thank the Roderick MacKillop Memorial Alumni Art Exhibition Endowment for supporting this exhibition.

The Roderick MacKillop Memorial Alumni Art Exhibition: Rod MacKillop was a beloved painting professor from 1973 until his retirement in 2003. In 1988, he initiated a juried art exhibition of alumni work at the University, a practice that has continued biannually in the galleries of Rowe Arts building. In June 2017, the MacKillop family established three endowments at UNC Charlotte in his memory to fund student scholarships and the recurring alumni exhibition.