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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, October 02
2:00 PM
Guest Lecture with David and Jo Ann Seely BYU Museum of Art Join us for a guest lecture with Renaissance Art Historian Steven Bule.
Saturday, September 19
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – Relief Sculpture BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Saturday, September 05
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Open Studio – Relief Sculpture BYU Museum of Art Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
Wednesday, November 18
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM
'Thankful for Art': A Gallery Talk with the MOA Staff BYU Museum of Art Which artworks would our staff give awards to? Find out at this one-of-a-kind Gallery Talk!
Thursday, October 22
7:00 PM
Guest Lecture with Kirk Sharp BYU Museum of Art We're delighted to host Kirk Sharp, Executive Director of the Gordon Parks Museum, for a special lecture and the announcement of the winners of our Photography Competition.

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