Aubrey Maurer: Strictly Unconventional
Aubrey Maurer: Strictly Unconventional
View the Exhibition: February 27 - March 24, 2023
SYKES GALLERY ι BREIDENSTINE HALL - 1st Floor
Exhibition | February 27 - March 24, 2023
Reception | February 27, 2023
Time | 5:30 - 7:00pm
Artist Talk | 6:00pm
Gallery Hours ι Standard business hours for Sykes Gallery are Monday - Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm. Hours are subject to vary in accordance with University established holidays (below) and the reception, gallery talks and/or awards ceremony.
About the Exhibition
I create abstract ceramic sculpture. My work is hand-built from fired red clay. I try to compose a fusion of organic and abstract elements to convey a solid physicality, as well as an earthy elegance. Each piece is one of a kind, inspired by my interest in nature, organic forms, and modernist design.
My sculptures express the beauty of nature and our innate kinship with our natural environment. Through abstraction, I translate my visions of natural shapes into organic forms to heighten the viewer's emotional connection with nature. Through my art, I highlight the beauty present in our environment and encourage viewers to consider their relationship and emotional connection with the natural world.
I mirror what is around me in nature, pushing the limits of creating organic sculpture—understanding what internal environments my pieces could hold. I trust that a viewer can appreciate the beauty of imperfection and see how these works are much like ourselves and nature, full of complexity, hidden depths, and surprises and discover the beauty within my work.
About the Artist
Aubrey Maurer is an artist splitting her time between Lancaster and Schuylkill Counties in Pennsylvania. Her work laces personal connections with fine arts to showcase natural surrounding from her home in Schyulkill County which provides unending inspiration. Her subjects are often organic in nature. She admires the subtle beauty of unknown and uncharted. By sculpting these places, she gives new meaning to them, allowing them to be seen in a different light.-
University Holidays
Campus Closed
- New Year’s Day - observed 01/02 (Monday)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 01/16 (Monday)
- Memorial Day - 05/29 (Monday)
- Independence Day - 07/04 (Tuesday)
- Labor Day - 09/04 (Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day - 11/23 (Thursday)
- Day after Thanksgiving Day - 11/24 (Friday)
- Christmas Day - 12/25 (Monday)
- 12/26 (Tuesday) - 12/29 (Friday)
- New Year’s Day (2024) - 01/01/24 (Monday)
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Directions & Parking
Directions - Google Maps
To the MU Police Station for a Parking Permit ... As you drive down N. George Street, on the right, you will see signage on a brick wall welcoming you to Millersville University. This is the intersection of N. George Street & W. Cottage Avenue. If you make a right, you will find the University Police Station . Please stop in to request a free daily parking pass from the attendant at the main desk. This parking pass will be valid for white lines spaces only.
To Sykes 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.
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Parking Permits
Daily campus parking permits are required before 4:00 pm and available at the campus Police Station in Lebanon House on 237 N. George St., Millersville, PA 17551. These permits will only be valid for white, not yellow lined spaces. The station is open from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. (717) 871-4357.