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Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad ’08) makes all the world a stage
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.

Kudzu and Heavy Metal
The work of photographer Pamela Pecchio
Driving down I-81 with heavy metal on the stereo, Pamela Pecchio envisioned a new series of photographs

Rebuilding History … With Cardboard and Paint
Student art exhibit draws inspiration from Brooks Hall Natural History Museum
Mammoth Undertaking: Students reimagine Brooks Hall menagerie.
Unleashing Their Inner Warriors
Sculptors use clay against adversaries
Studio art professor William Bennett’s January Term course hosted nearly a dozen U.Va. students who brought their own ideas of adversity into the classroom
Bookmarked: Please Touch the Artwork
“UVaM” brings art to the Apple App Store
iPad users can turn, magnify and further explore 19 objects from the U.Va. Art Museum’s collection as if the artifacts were in their hands. At
Worth Thousands of Words
Art Museum opens four new exhibits of oldies and goodies
The U.Va. Art Museum introduced four new exhibitions on Jan. 20.
“Master Printmakers” is a collection of 16th-century Italian Renaissance prints, based on
Drawing From Nature
Mountain Lake Biological Station inspires art
Students carried five-gallon buckets that held their art supplies through the hardwood forest of the Appalachian Mountains. When they found something to draw, they turned the buckets over and
Take a Ride on the Wild Side
U.Va. sculptors build interactive art
Art doesn’t just hang on a wall. Art professor Bill Bennett—with help from members of the local sculpture community, including Edward Miller and Joseph Schepps—transformed an
Painting Away the Blues
Student wins prize with colorful art
Gloomy weather spurred Rebecca Lewis to undertake a project that is now a bright spot among her artistic endeavors.
An acrylic painting of a path winding through
Street Art Meets Fine Art
Reko Rennie paints the walls of Kluge-Ruhe
Reko Rennie Photo by Tom Cogill
Artist Reko Rennie spray-painted the Berlin Wall and the streets of Melbourne, Shanghai and Paris before he came to Charlottesville. For two weeks
Artful Transformation
Moore statue, more offerings
Installing a Henry Moore sculpture outside the Art Museum Photo by Jane Haley
On Rugby Road, a large Henry Moore statue dominates the entrance to the U.Va. Art
Mind’s Eye
Nir Avissar’s photography documents military life in Israel
Nir Avissar’s photography documents military life in Israel
Painting a Farewell
Celebrating the career of art professor Richard Crozier
Richard Crozier
An exhibition of paintings by Richard Crozier, who has taught drawing and painting courses at the McIntire Department of Art since 1974, was on display at U.Va.
When the Image Is the Word
The art of Corwin Levi
See how Corwin Levi (Law ‘05) transformed his law school notes into art
A sign on the window outside Corwin Levi’s summer studio reads “Please don’t tap the
View From a Garden
Student’s painting of University Chapel wins prize
A lover of outdoor spaces and peaceful places, Olivia Kiers (Col ’12) often retreats to the garden behind Pavilion I to study, write poetry, let her thoughts wander and let
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Wrapped in Mystery
A guide to U.Va.'s student societies.

Theater as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Set designer Lisi Stoessel (Col '06, Grad '08) creates fantastical places.

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U.Va. athletes play vital role in Team USA’s path to No. 1

Jefferson’s Secret Bible
In the twilight of his life, Jefferson began exploring his faith and deepening his understanding of the Bible and Christianity.

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Lady Gaga's lofty goal and a Foundation stacked with experts well-suited to help achieve it.

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