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Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"

Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"

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Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"
Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”

Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”

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Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”
Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

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Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

Refugee Trilogy is a suite of large-scale charcoal drawings that is a reaction to the ongoing immigration crisis unfolding across the globe and reflects the three thematic scenes that began to distill for me the journeys taken by refugees everywhere. The three triptychs, each measuring 96 x 166 inches, are in a chronology suggested by news reports.

The three works employ the vernacular of the Baroque (primarily incorporating various figurative elements of a wide assortment of Rubens’ paintings) to express this contemporary debacle in a language both familiar and historical: reminding us of the tenacious persistence of this epic human tragedy.”

– Rick Shaefer, artist of Refugee Trilogy

This project made possible in part by grants from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the CT Artist Fellowship Program.

Date / Time Title Location Info
Saturday, May 18
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – Mosaic BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Saturday, May 04
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – Mosaic BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Thursday, May 02
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Van Gogh to Playdough May: Senses BYU Museum of Art At Van Gogh to Playdough, art comes alive for young children!
Wednesday, May 01
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Women's Conference Gallery Talk BYU Museum of Art Join us for a free tour throughout the MOA celebrating the critical role women have played throughout art history.
Monday, April 15
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Music at the MOA: Kinnect Dance Presents 'Earth in Motion' BYU Museum of Art Join the BYU Kinnect Dance Company at the MOA for a 45-minute show for all ages that will bring together the world of dance with the wonders of our planet Earth!

Visit the following exhibitions presented at the BYU Museum of Art in conjunction with Rick Shaefer: The Refugee Trilogy

Dana Gluckstein—DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition

Adrian Paci: Albanian Stories

May 18 – September 29, 2018