Barb Weinert-McBee, Spangler Nature Preserve, woodcut print.

Barb, a beloved Wright State BFA graduate and retired employee, once again has offered a stunning piece for our ArtsGala auction bidders! Framed and matted, this beautiful, multi-colored wood relief print in green, orange, black, and grey inks, shows a sunset landscape scene from the Spangler Nature Preserve that is sure to brighten any home.

Size with frame: 19" wide x 16" high x 1" deep

The drawing by WSU Associate Professor of Art, Jeremy Long, is a transcription of Giovanni Bellini's "Saint Francis in the desert." The original painting by Bellini is a visual testimony to the role and meaning of Saint Francis in history. In short, this is a painting about Saint Francis, rather than of Saint Francis. The transcription is an attempt to understand the unified form and structure of this wonderful artwork.

Graphite on paper. 2007.

20 1/4" wide x 17 1/2" high x 1 1/2" deep

This piece, Untitled, 2016 is a relief cast in plaster by WSU Professor of Art, Stefan Chinov. It is an abstract wall piece with references to the Constructivist and Minimalist sculpture movements of the early and mid-20th century. The piece was first cast in a rubber mold taken from a clay original. It was altered, sanded, polished, and finished with casein, a milk based emulsion traditionally used since ancient times, which penetrates and seals the surface (casein is what gives it a distinctive off-white tone).

As in constructivists and minimalist works, the piece's form is an integral part of its meaning. Its physical characteristics and its actual presence are the qualities that determine not only its formal identity, but also its value.

7 1/2" wide, 7 1/2" high, 3" deep

Microplastic #27, Soap and Glory Facial Scrub by Wright State University Associate Professor of Art, Ben Montague, is a 2020 Archival Inkjet print, edition 1/9.

This image is part of a series that explores the issue of microplastics in the environment. Microplastics are defined as plastics smaller than 5mm. These are generally created by non-recycled plastics gradually breaking down into tiny fragments which enter our watersheds and, eventually, our food system. Microplastic #27 documents microbeads used as an expholiant in a facial scrub. Microplastics are now being found in shellfish, bottled water and even in peoples' blood.

Size with frame: 16" wide x 16" high x 1" deep