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Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"

Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"

July 28, 2022
Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"
Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”

Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”

July 28, 2022
Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”
Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

July 28, 2022
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
Wednesday, April 29 - Friday, May 01
Women's Conference Giveaway BYU Museum of Art Drop by the MOA Front Desk during Women's Conference for free postcards or prints!
Saturday, April 18
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – New Life BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Friday, May 01
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Music at the MOA: Sounds of Worship, Utah Churches in Concert BYU Museum of Art Join us for a special interfaith musical event at the MOA!
Wednesday, March 18
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Film Screening: The Innocents BYU Museum of Art The film 'The Innocents' is an 80 minute documentary film about the creation of a performance art piece of the same name by percussionists Allen Ott and John Lane.
Tuesday, November 03
Internship Application Deadline - Winter Semester 2026 BYU students are invited to apply for internships in curation, education, registration, and marketing!

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