CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Ste. Genevieve woman is one of three student artists participating in an exhibition at the Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Maria Marzuco is a sophomore family studies major with a minor in art. She says she loves to create, is outgoing and energetic, and enjoys adventure and the outdoors.
The exhibit, entitled “Sonder,” also features Kate Cooper and Cameron Queen.
It is available for viewing through Friday, Nov. 5 at The Nest Gallery in the Seminary Building at Southeast’s River Campus.
The exhibition is currently on display on the first floor of the Seminary Building, behind the River Campus Gallery.
An opening reception for “Sonder” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5. Face coverings are required.
“Sonder” is the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and as complex as your own; the works in this exhibition reflect this notion. With every person one encounters, a new story, experience and character emerge — each one uniquely different yet inherently familiar.
Everyone experiences cycles of growth, love, pain, loss, joy, regret and hope at different times in their lives. Having the ability to communicate these moments through art making not only provides the opportunity to express oneself, but to also see the world through the eyes of another.
Cooper is a freshman fine arts major. She was raised on a small farm outside of Bloomfield, Missouri, and her love of the outdoors and the honest simplicity of the rural lifestyle fuel her fetishes of achromatic art and realism.
Queen is a senior art education major from De Soto, Missouri. The focus of her artistry revolves around “loss.”
The Nest Gallery is located on the first floor of the Seminary Building and is an intimate exhibition space reserved for Southeast students interested in group exhibitions. Hours of operation are from 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. All gallery exhibitions, events and talks are free and open to the public.