McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Whether she’s painting, teaching or putting on an art exhibit, Heather Kelley embodies Heather Ryan Kelley, assistant profes- sor of art at McNeese State University, has had much of her artwork put on dis- play at various galleries around Louisiana and in surrounding areas. Her work is con- tained in numerous private collections as well as in the Aaron Hastings Gallery of New Orleans and the Ruth Wiseman Gal- lery of Dallas. Her handling of different media has of- ten been described as ‘‘fresh, spontane- ous, and very painterly,’ and her imagery has been termed ‘‘magic and dreamlike”’ according to Dr. Bill Bryant, head of the department of visual arts at Northwestern State University. “As an image-maker | would most liken her. to the magic-realists,’’ added Bryant. One of Kelley’s shows was at the New a Orleans Contemporary Art Center’s Annu- al “Art for Art's Sake’’ Exhibiton. “Art for Art's Sake”’ is the annual open- ing of the fall exhibition season in New Orleans. Kelley’s work, ‘‘Rarefied Gas” is an oil painting dealing with scientific machinery and metaphors. Bold color is utilized as well as a paint surface that varies from thin wash to an impasto build-up of pig- ment. Kelley also exhibited her work in “All Dada Eve,’’ sponsored by McNeese’s art department. The international mail-art show was in display in the Student Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Building. Over 150 works from 87 participating artists were included. The works came from across the United States as well as from France, Australia, Canada, and Bel- gium, said Kelley, the show's curator. ‘Mail, or correspondence art, is a phe- nomenon of the last 20 years, in which artists correspond with each other, pro- ducing small, personal works of art,”’ Kelly explained. A special feature of the exhibition was Kelley’s 15-foot mural, entitled ‘‘All Dada Eve,’’ executed in acrylic and mixed-me- dia on canvas. The canvas has life-sized figures on such famous individuals as Marilyn Mon roe, Albert Einstein, Houdini, and Thomas Edison standing in a night scene. The work is painted very much in the spirit of Dadaism, complete with tricks, costumes, and fantasy. Heather Ryan Kelley, Associate Professor of Art, puts the finishing touches on her mural! entitled “All Dada Eve.’ People 331

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Wri - Zim Wright, Christopher J. — Lake Charles, So. Wright, Denise R. — Sulphur, So. Wright, Elaine — Lake Charles, So. Wright, Jodi — Lake Charles, Jr. Wright, Kyle L. — Lumberton, TX, Fr. Wright, Marcelette — Lake Charles, Fr. Wu, Daisy H. — Taiwan, Fr. Wyatt, Marialisa M. — Lake Charles, Fr. Wyche, Christopher T. — Tyler, TX, ur. Yandle, Charles A. — Lake Charles, Fr. Yandle, Stephanie R. — Lake Charles, So. Yap, Quee T. — Malaysia Fr. Yeates, Donna D. — Moss Bluff, Fr. Yelverton, Nancy C. — Lake Charles, So. Yepez, Ginger K. — Lumberton, TX, Fr. Yoder, Perry D. — Lake Charles, Jr. Young, Christopher R. — Merryville, Fr. Young, Joan M. — Lake Charles, So. Young, Catherine J. — Lake Charles, Fr. Young, John D. — Lake Charles, So. Young, Kelley L. — Lake Charles, Fr. Young, Kimberly A. — Sulphur, Jr. Young, Laci F. — Westlake, Jr. Young, Paul J. — Lake Charles, So. Young, Robert R. — Lake Charles, Jr. Young, Russell S. — Sulphur, Fr. Young, Stephanie L. — Franklin, Fr. Young, Susan K. — Lake Charles, Jr. Young, Tony R. — Lafayette, Fr. Young, Tracy V. — Westlake Fr. Young, Troy V. — Oberlin, So. Zaleski, Scott M. — Houston, TX, Fr. Zampini, Brian K. — Bridge City, TX, Fr. Zaunbrecher, Linda C. — Vinton, Fr. Zaunbrecher, Roger P. — Lake Arthur, Fr. Zaunbrecher, Russel F. — Lake Arthur, Fr. Zaunbrecher, Susan M. — Gueydan, So. Ziegler, Allen R. — Belle Chasse, Jr. Ziegler, Mark S. — Belle Chasse, Fr. Zimmerman, Richard G. — Lake Charles, So. 330 Underclassmen

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Sete Closing We've Got What It Takes The opening of new buildings and the landscaping and reconstruction of the grounds are examples of the physical changes around the campus. However, these physical changes are not the only ones that have taken place at the university. When McNeese was first launched as a junior col- lege, it was equipped to handle only a small number of programs. Today McNeese offers its students a wide variety of programs ranging from nursing to engineering to business. In 1985 McNeese opened the New Business Eco- nomic Center featuring the latest computers and teaching materials available, plus the administrative offices and conference facilities. With construction beginning on the third floor of the Engineering, Nurs- ing, and Technology Building, the technology and Continued