Heart of the Matter:
2023 BFA Thesis Exhibition

On view May 2 – May 13
Katherine E. Nash Gallery

The Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota is proud to present Heart of the Matter, an exhibition showcasing the work of twenty artists about to complete their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Department of Art.

 Jeff Sandeen, Works In the Installation 

Sculpture

Disassembled, 2019, kitchen tools, inkjet print, wood, 24” x 80“

Knots, 2023, wood, string, 4” x 9” x  3/4”

Cotton Dreams, 2023, peg loom weaving, cotton sheet embedded with dreams, wood dowels ,pine, cotton cord, 48” x 72” x 4”

Tape Dreams, 1983-2023, peg loom weaving,4 hours of VHS tape of artist’s choreographic practice, wood, cotton cord, 48” x 72” x 4”

Photography

Assembled, 2019, kitchen tools, digital inkjet print, 13” x 19“

Woolen Mills, 2022, digital inkjet print, 19” x 13“

Tea Whisk, 2023, digital inkjet print, 13” x 19“

Spool, 2023, digital inkjet print,13” x 19“, $200

Tighten Loosen, 2022, digital inkjet print, 19” x 13“

Window Lamb, 2022, digital inkjet print, 19” x 13“

Robe, 2023, digital inkjet print, wood,17” x 72”

Artist Book

Gray Matters, 2022, 16 monochrome inkjet prints, hand made book with stitched linen thread Coptic binding, Cave paper cover, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”

Cast Objects 

Knife and Onion, 2021, aluminum

Lemon Press, 2023, aluminum

Shell Wing, 2022, aluminum 

Paint Brush, 2022, aluminum

Toast Boat, 2021, aluminum