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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
Monday, January 27
7:15 PM - 7:45 PM
FHE Tour BYU Museum of Art Join us Mondays at 7:15 for a special FHE tour or to explore on your own with your family or FHE group.
Wednesday, April 09 - Friday, April 11
Print Study Room: 19th Century & Modernism BYU Museum of Art Witness 19th-century and modernist works from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Wednesday, March 12 - Friday, March 14
Print Study Room: Japanese Woodblock Prints BYU Museum of Art Iconic Japanese woodblock prints are on view from 10 AM - 4 PM.
Wednesday, February 19 - Friday, February 21
Print Study Room: Rembrandt BYU Museum of Art Witness Rembrandt's iconic works from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Wednesday, January 29 - Friday, January 31
Print Study Room: Dürer BYU Museum of Art Witness Albrecht Dürer's iconic works from 10 AM - 4 PM.

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