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Vicksburg’s own Randy Jolly joins artwork exhibition in Arkansas
Vicksburg’s own Randy Jolly, will be among the notable artists featured in a new exhibition in Arkansas.
Jolly is among a group of artists from Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee who were invited to display their works in Pine Bluff through early next year.
The 2019 Irene Rosenzweig Biennnial Juried Exhibition will be on display at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas from Oct. 10 to Jan. 4.
His piece “Urban Warrior” is part of the Arkansas exhibition, according to a press release from Mississippi College. Jolly used acrylic, aerosol paint, print ink, cloth and pencils to craft his 49-inch by 36-inch piece.
Jolly is an art instructor at Mississippi College who specializes in clay and works with a strong mixed-media influence. He teaches design, painting and drawing classes on the Clinton campus. He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s degree in education at Mississippi College. He joined the MC faculty in 2008.
Jolly also serves as president of the Vicksburg Art Association and was named Art Educator of the Year in 2017 by the Mississippi Art Education Association’s museum division.
“I am excited to be included in this national juried show,” Jolly told Mississippi College University News. “It is a great honor to have my work selected. This opportunity gives my work a chance to be seen by an expanded audience.”
The late Irene Rosenzweig, a prominent Pine Bluff resident, was an accomplished scholar and educator. She tutored President Franklin Roosevelt’s family during their time in the White House. A benefactor of charities in and around Pine Bluff, Rosenzweig died in October 1997 at the age of 94.
The biennial art exhibition named in her honor supports the permanent collection of the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas.
Artwork in the exhibit includes paintings, drawings, original prints, fiber art, ceramics, sculpture and photography.
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