Student Artists in Residence Show April 28–May 9

Raelene Olson

Each year, the Bud and Betty Micheels' Student Artist in Residence grant is awarded to two students exploring the relationship between art and technology. This year's recipients, Raelene Olson and Jeremiah Kremer, will display their residency work in the Library's first floor lobby from April 28 to May 9. A piece from each artist's series will be selected to remain in the library as part of the Student Artist in Residence collection.

The show will begin with an opening event on Tuesday, April 28 from 4 to 6 pm with the artists on hand to discuss their work. The 2015-16 grant winners will be announced at the opening as well, and refreshments will be provided.


Jeremiah Kremer

Raelene Olson: "My work seeks to bring back the connection between film and workers through personal adornment. In jewelry adornments during the Victorian era, hair was used to honor and remember the deceased. Victorian hair jewelry inspired me to manipulate film to make modern-style brooches as a remembrance of past technology." (excerpted from Raelene's artist statement)

Jeremiah Kremer: "This series explores the relationship of art and technology from the perspective of a twenty-something Luddite. These two are interconnected; major advances in one area lead to similar advances in the other, providing artists with new tools with which to create and allow the realm of art itself to grow. I explore this relationship with my medium of choice, the woodblock print." (excerpted from Jeremiah's artist statement)