3D Printing, Animation, Underwater Cameras: New Methods Inform Faculty Art Exhibition

Works in triennial exhibition tackle climate change, identity, misogyny and more.

By Jessica Weiss '05 | Maryland Today

Prints made from fragmented 3D-scans of underwater shipwrecks. A patchwork textile that visualizes unhealthy air quality due to wildfire smoke. And an immersive audiovisual installation that explores the intersection of nature and industry in Baltimore. 

Now through Dec. 6, the University of Maryland Art Gallery is showing a triennial exhibition of work by 15 faculty and adjunct faculty members in the Department of Art, in mediums ranging from traditional paint on canvas to animation. 

Faculty Exhibition 2024 highlights the ways in which the artists “embrace new and emerging technologies while simultaneously incorporating the time-honored traditions of making with the hand,” said Brandon Morse, chair of the department and a core faculty member in the immersive media design major. “As a faculty, we recognize the real strength of the artist lies in their ability to adapt and acquire or invent new methods to most effectively convey content.”

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