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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
Friday, August 08
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Music at the MOA: Canticum Lucis presents 'Peace Around the World' BYU Museum of Art Join Canticum Lucis at the MOA for a presentation of choral music celebrating unity and healing!
Friday, August 01 - Saturday, August 23
Family Arts Festival Part III - Personification Nation BYU Museum of Art Join us for Part III of the Family Arts Festival, our annual celebration for artistic kids of all ages!
Monday, July 07 - Saturday, July 26
Family Arts Festival Part II - Panorama Bonanza BYU Museum of Art Join us for Part II of the Family Arts Festival, our annual celebration for artistic kids of all ages!
Monday, June 02 - Saturday, June 28
Family Arts Festival Part I - Mystery at the MOA BYU Museum of Art Join us for Part III of the Family Arts Festival, our annual celebration for artistic kids of all ages!
Thursday, April 17
7:00 PM
Guest Lecture: Eugene Tapahe BYU Museum of Art Eugene Tapahe's final visit to 'Keyah' will be on April 17, and you're invited to join him!

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