Over the next few months we are offering a glimpse into the creative process of the Art Department’s graduating master of fine arts candidates, who are presenting their final thesis exhibitions throughout the spring semester. These exhibitions represent the culmination of years of dedicated study and artistic exploration, showcasing our students’ diverse talents and innovative approaches to art-making.

Teralyn Brown is printmaking artist who works primarily in etching. “I’m interested in how everyday scenes of messiness can be honest examples of life and the human experience,” she shares. “Over the past five years, I’ve been creating work inspired by found compositions of abandoned roadside furniture, primarily chairs.”

Brown continues: “Having developed an understanding of chairs within cultural contexts, design, history, and my own mind, they take on deeper meaning within the prints I create.”

Brown’s final thesis exhibition, “Overgrown,” will be on view at the Tandem Press Apex Gallery from April 14 to May 9. A reception, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Friday, May 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., coinciding with Tandem’s Friday Jazz Series.

As the Tandem Press 2024-25 studio project assistant, Brown said she is grateful to be able to showcase her work in Tandem’s Apex Gallery. “It’s an honor to display my work within a space that has fostered the creation of incredible professional prints with well-known artists,” she shares. “I’m also excited to meet a new audience of people who otherwise may not have found my work. People who are into printmaking are usually REALLY into printmaking, so it’s fun to have the space reflect that passion.”

Brown shared some insights about one of her featured prints, “Overgrown,” which will be part of her exhibition. Following is an edited Q&A: