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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
Saturday, March 15
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – Landscapes BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Saturday, March 01
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – Landscapes BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Friday, February 21
2:00 PM
Music at the MOA: Suzannah Rose in Recital BYU Museum of Art Join us for a 50-minute program by BYU Music student Suzannah Rose.
Saturday, February 01 - Friday, February 28
BYU Black History Key Figures Scavenger Hunt BYU Museum of Art Join the campus wide scavenger hunt to get to know some of the women and men who helped shape both our campus and the world!
Thursday, February 06
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Guest Lecture: Vera Iliatova BYU Museum of Art You're invited to a special lecture with artist Vera Iliatova!

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