West Jefferson Resident Presents Capstone at Senior Art Exhibition

2016 Mar 31

ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland University senior Emma Daugherty will present her capstone art piece at the 2016 Senior Art Exhibition, which features the capstone pieces of all graduating art majors.

The Exhibition, which opens on Thursday, April 7, will have an opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Coburn Art Gallery located in the Center for the Arts on AU's campus. The senior art awards will be announced at 5 p.m. at the reception. This year's senior art exhibition at Ashland University will run from April 7 to May 14.

"While the 2016 Senior Art Exhibition provides the capstone experience for graduating art majors, it represents more than just students' studio art experiences," said Cynthia Petry, director of the Coburn Gallery. "For these students of the liberal arts, the exhibition is the culmination of their undergraduate careers at Ashland University."

Daugherty, from West Jefferson, Ohio, will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Art-Graphic Design. She is the daughter of Leo and Theresa Daugherty, and is a 2012 graduate of Jonathan Alder High School.

In addition to her involvement in the art department, she is involved in varsity athletics, running on both the cross country team and track and field team. Her honors include being named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team, member of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, receiving the Digital Art Award in Ashland's Juried Student Exhibition in 2015 and being nominated for the AICUO Award for Excellence in Visual Arts in 2016.

Along with the Senior Exhibition at Ashland University, a selection of her work will also be displayed at the May Gallery Hop in the Short North Art District of Columbus on May 7 from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Marcia Evans Gallery.

Upon graduation, Daugherty hopes to pursue a job as a graphic designer at a Columbus, Ohio, agency.

For more information about the Senior Art Exhibition, go to: http://coburngallery.blogspot.com/.

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2016, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students. ###