MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Schnormeier Gallery is proud to present "one another," a solo exhibition by Laura Stevenson. This exhibit will be on display in the gallery through Feb. 26.
"one another" explores images and ideas that often go unseen in cultures, the news and our daily lives. Stevenson’s exhibition addresses barriers that contribute to people avoiding engagement with strangers, neighbors or people who may not be like them, ultimately feeding the “us-versus-them” mentality. Through dense, superimposed imagery and changing colored light, Stevenson visually contemplates what it could look like to move toward common ground with each other despite perceived differences in our increasingly polarized society.
Stevenson is an assistant professor of art at Taylor University. During the summer of 2018, she traveled to China as a part of a fellowship sponsored by the Nagel Institute of Calvin University. Her experience in China has informed this current body of artwork.
The Schnormeier Gallery is located at 221 S. Main St. in Mount Vernon, on the first floor of MVNU’s Buchwald Center. It is open from 1-5 p.m Monday through Friday. For more information, contact the Schnormeier gallery at artgallery@mvnu.edu.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional-age students, graduate students and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio; MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to more than 2,100 students from 42 states and nine foreign countries.
