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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
Thursday, December 31
New Year's Closure The Museum will be closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Thursday, December 24
Christmas Closure The Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Wednesday, November 25
4:00 PM
Thanksgiving Closure The Museum will close early at 4 PM on Wednesday, November 25, remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, and close early at 6 PM on Friday, November 27.
Monday, March 15
Internship Application Deadline - Spring/Summer Terms 2027 BYU students are invited to apply for internships in curation, education, registration, and marketing!
Thursday, July 02
Opening Day: 'Homeward to the Prairie I Come' BYU Museum of Art Be among the first to see this collection of photography by Gordon Parks.

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