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Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"

Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"

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Rick Shaefer, “Border Crossing"
Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”

Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”

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Rick Shaefer, “Land Crossing”
Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

Rick Shaefer, “Water Crossing”

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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
Tuesday, October 03
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Van Gogh to Playdough October: Thread BYU Museum of Art At Van Gogh to Playdough, art comes to life for young children!
Friday, January 12
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MOA Homeschool Tours: Sculpture BYU Museum of Art Join us for a special tour at the MOA for homeschool groups!
Friday, November 10
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MOA Homeschool Tours: Primal Forces BYU Museum of Art Join us for a special tour at the MOA for homeschool groups!
Friday, October 13
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
MOA Homeschool Tours: From the Vault BYU Museum of Art Join us for a special tour at the MOA for homeschool groups!
Friday, March 22
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Night at the Museums 2024 BYU Museums Visit all 5 BYU museums and solve challenges at each one on the same night and you’ll win a special prize!

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