Feb 7, 2017 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – The Waynesburg University Department of Fine Arts has a new senior student’s art exhibit on display through Feb. 24 in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery.

The exhibit features work by senior art student Maggie Denniston.

A senior art exhibit is the equivalent of an art student’s capstone course, the culmination of his or her education and hard work. Denniston, who has chosen the pieces for this particular exhibit from her work during the past four years, tends to use symbolism to express personal feelings about her life and the world through her art.

“I hope (Denniston) will feel a deep sense of pride in the hard work she has put into the exhibit,” Andrew Heisey, assistant professor of art, said in a press release. “It is a great feeling to look back at your work over the past few years and to share that with people visiting the gallery.”

According to Heisey, senior exhibits teach students how to set up and display their work, run a gallery space, promote an event and talk about their work in verbal and written forms. Students also are required to create new pieces for their exhibit, which Heisey said tends to be their best work. The exhibit also serves as an educational experience for those who visit the gallery so they can see how an artist works in a variety of styles.

The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call the gallery at 724-852-3247.