Works by artists Espie Woods and Carrie A. Dyer, recent graduates of East Tennessee State University, are on display through May 1 in the ARC (Advisement Resources Career) Center on the second level of the D.P. Culp University Center.
Woods, who holds a B.F.A. from ETSU and was an artist in residence at the university in the summer of 2005, is an interdisciplinary artist whose works include video, fibers, painting, photography and sculpture that “focus on the concepts of time, place and memory, and the perceptions associated with each. Her work is a study of how we become who we are.”
Growing up in Texas has played a large role in Woods’ art, but the culture and history of Appalachia has influenced her, as well.
Woods, who currently lives and works in both Tennessee and Texas, has participated in exhibitions throughout the Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia region and the nation. Her recent exhibit at The Main Art Center, Kingsport, titled “Open Range,” showcased her Tornado Series and another series of paintings dealing with the topography of Texas from an aerial view.
Dyer uses a variety of media, including video, painting, photography, sculpture, design, fibers and inflatables. Her work deals with the “psychological effects of isolation, connection, tension and suspension.”
She completed her B.F.A. at ETSU in the summer of 2004. As an undergraduate, she worked for two years in Greeneville as a designer at Plus Mark, a subsidiary of American Greetings. She also participated in an art study tour of London and Greece.
Dyer entered The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in the fall of 2004 and plans to graduate this summer with her M.F.A. While there, she has served as art director and illustrator at Fnews magazine and participated in a group show during the summer of 2005.
The ARC Center is open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and the public may visit to view these works free of charge. Visitors are asked to stop by the Public Safety building at the main entrance to the ETSU campus off University Parkway to obtain a parking permit.
For more information or for special assistance for those with disabilities, call Dr. Caroline Jackson at 439-4098.

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