The 2023-2024 Student Exhibition showcases artwork created by over 40 OSU-Mansfield students during the 2023-2024 academic year and will remain on display through Friday, September 6, 2024.
“In the cyanotypes you arrive in this world where darkness and light are blue and white.” – Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
The Cyanotype process is one of the earliest photographic processes, invented by John Herschel in 1842. It was popularized by Anna Atkins, an English botanist widely recognized as the first woman photographer, who harnessed the method to create camera-less impressions of biological specimens during the 19th century. Where Darkness and Light are Blue and White will feature the work of 7 contemporary artists who continue to utilize the process to explore the natural world. Participating artists are Amanda Le Kline, Westerville, OH; Cynthia MacCollum, New Canaan, CT; Jo Bind of Christchurch, New Zealand; Katherine Patterson, Glens Falls, NY; Marcus Newton, Binghamton, NY; Mary Pinto, New York, NY; and Nancy Munford, Copenhagen, Denmark. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Monday, September 16, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, and will remain on display through Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
In addition to the exhibition, we are hosting a cyanotype workshop on Thursday, September 5, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, led by Professor Kate Shannon from the Department of Art and Professor Gabe Karns from the School of Environment and Natural Resources. During the workshop, participants will learn about this historic photographic process, explore the campus woodlands, and create impressions of nature. Select cyanotypes created during the workshop will be featured in Where Darkness and Light are Blue and White. The workshop is free and open to the public. Click here to register
