"What's Dearest"
BFA Exhibition
VIEW THE EXHIBITION - 11/23/2026 - 12/09/2026
Swift Gallery ι Breidenstine Hall (3rd Floor)
Reception ι Tuesday December 1, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Artist Talk ι Tuesday December 1 at 7:00 pm
Gallery Hours ι Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
About the Exhibition ...
“What’s Dearest” is a body of work by Evangelia Karagiannis presenting what is most precious to her and how she cherishes those subjects throughout her works of art. Her work focuses on figure paintings, landscapes, and objects she admires. Karagiannis spends hours examining details and experimenting with color and subtleties to create pieces that truly capture the emotion and life of her subjects. The time and specificity behind making her paintings is part of the process; painting, editing, and reworking the image. Other themes in Karagiannis’s work examine anxiety of loss, slipping memories, time, religion, and personal relationships.
About the Artist ...
Evangelia Karagiannis, known as Eva, is a painter based in Lancaster and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She is currently working toward graduating in Spring 2027 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Science in Education at Millersville University. Her work often focuses on larger paintings of people, landscapes, and objects she admires. Recently studying plein-air painting, Eva went abroad in 2026 to Florence, Italy, through Santa Reparata International School of Art to expand her experience. Primarily known for her acrylic and oil paintings, she has exhibited multiple pieces in the Annual Student Juried Exhibition at Millersville University, held in the Sykes Gallery in 2024, 2025, and 2026, receiving both the juried Painting Award and the Robert Andriulli Scholarship for Excellence in Painting in 2025.
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University Holidays
Campus Closed- New Year’s Day - observed 01/01 (Thursday)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 01/19 (Monday)
- Memorial Day - 05/25 (Monday)
- Independence Day - 07/04 (Saturday)
- Labor Day - 09/07 (Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day - 11/26 (Thursday)
- Day after Thanksgiving Day - 11/27 (Friday)
- Christmas Day - 12/25 (Friday)
- 12/26 (Saturday) - 12/31 (Thursday)
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Directions & Parking
DIRECTIONS - GOOGLE MAPS
To Swift Gallery ... As you proceed down George Street. On the left, you will see the Sugar Bowl which will put you on Normal Avenue. At this turn, you will see a campus street sign for "Breidenstine Hall" (Department of Art & Design). Stop at the first Stop Sign and proceed straight. You will pass Biemesderfer Stadium and Chryst Field on your left hand side. A little further on the right you will see a square brick building with teal and white placards with the words "Art & Design". This is Breidenstine Hall, your destination of 46 E. Frederick Street. Sykes Gallery will be on the ground level of this building. Please address the department secretary in room 101 for access to the entrance for handicap accessibility.
To the Bus Parking Lot ... West Cottage Ave & North George St.
PARKING PERMITS
Daily campus parking permits are required before 4:00 pm and available at the campus Police Station in the Boyer Building on W. Frederick St. (behind the Library). These permits will only be valid for white, not yellow lined spaces. The station is open from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. (717) 871-4357.
Parking Permit Portal: www.millersville.edu/police/parking/index.php
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Contact Us ...
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN
Breidenstine Hall
46 East Frederick Street
Millersville, PA 17551Secretary ι Rose Tivoli
Main Office ι Room 101 - Ground Level
Hours ι Monday-Friday (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Email ι rose.tivoli@millersville.edu
Phone ι 717.871.7249
Fax ι 717.871.7929