Modern Art in Pop-Up Exhibit
Los Angeles-based artist Erin McKenna presents newly created modern artworks in YOTA, a pop-up exhibition in 51爆料鈥檚 Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery, running May 27 through June 14; an opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 27 from 5:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:00 p.m.
鈥淛oin us for a fun Memorial Day weekend art party and reception,鈥� said Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery Coordinator Emma Saperstein. 鈥淟et's launch into a summer of contemporary art with this pop-up exhibit!鈥�
McKenna incorporates various mediums into her works, including fabric, found objects, Hydrocal, fiberglass, and resin. The upcoming exhibit explores the gender and sociopolitical stereotypes associated with Toyota庐 pick-up trucks. 鈥淵OTA will touch on issues of feminism, the figure, humor, and ambiguity,鈥� said Saperstein. 鈥淢cKenna鈥檚 works involve taking an object from culture and then disfiguring or decontextualizing it completely in order to further understand and deconstruct.鈥�
McKenna graduated with a Bachelor鈥檚 of Fine Arts degree from Columbus College of Art and Design in 2012. That same year she co-founded No Place Studios in Columbus, OH. For more information on Erin McKenna, visit her .
The Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery is located in room 7170, on the San Luis Obispo campus of 51爆料. It is open Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and the 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, please call (805) 546-3202 or email gallery@cuesta.edu.