2018 Pre[serve] Art Exhibition

This collection includes works from the second installment of Pre[serve], an art exhibition featuring works created by students and alumni that were inspired by personal experiences within the Sawmill Slough Preserve, a 382-acre natural area on the UNF campus.

The 2018 exhibition featured 35 works of art from 27 different students and alumni. The works were displayed at the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery from March 29, through April 27, 2018.

• First place: Mark Lester, “Sapling Reliquary,” using medium: wheel thrown and altered stoneware and porcelain, recycling water pump, nichrome wire, twine, maple sapling, potting soil, water
• Second place: Ricder Ricardo, “Sanctuary,” using medium: watercolor painting with carving and mix media
• Third place: Julia McBride, “T. versicolor,” with medium: Papier-mâché and acrylic on canvas
• Honorable mention: Laura Schween, “Intertwined (Remnants from the Preserve Nature Walk and Collaborative System Drawing Session with Andrea Frank, January 19, 2018),” using oil on panel.
• UNF Photography Club Awards: Megan Johnson and Lauren O'Quinn

In addition to this collection, there is also an online Story Map that provides a tour through the Sawmill Slough Preserve showing the “point of inspiration” where the artists were inspired to create their works. Click here to explore the map.

Pre[serve] is an academic collaboration between the Environmental Center, Department of Art and Design, Gallery of Art and Lufrano Intercultural Gallery. Support for this program was provided by the Cummer Family Foundation.