Marietta College's Gallery 310 to feature Erika b Hess' artwork
'How Long Has it Been Since You've Been Outside' opens February 3rd
Marietta, Ohio (01/19/2022) — The Marietta College Art Department is pleased to present "HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU'VE BEEN OUTSIDE," a solo exhibition by Erika b Hess on display in Gallery 310.
The exhibition will be available for the public to view from Thursday, February 3rd through Thursday, April 14th. The College is hosting an artist's reception from 5:00-6:30 p.m., Friday, March 18th, at the Hermann Fine Arts Center. Hess will discuss the work in the exhibition from 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Hess is a painter, curator, and host of the podcast, "I Like Your Work." Hess' work includes paintings and drawings about gender, motherhood and the environment. She is represented by Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, Ohio, and her work has been exhibited nationally including in New York City, Brooklyn, Detroit, Los Angeles, Boston and Philadelphia.
Her work has been featured in various publications and she has served on panels such as Cleveland Institute of Art's "Feminism Now: Exposing the Truth," Boston University's "Building Collaborative Art Spaces," and she frequently lectures at colleges such as Wellesley University, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Missouri State University and Eastern Michigan University.
Gallery 310 is located on the third floor of the Hermann Fine Arts Center at Marietta College. Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. on Thursdays, or by appointment at gallery310@marietta.edu. Gallery 310 observes all Marietta College holidays and breaks.
Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For four consecutive years (2018-2021).
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