UT to Host Monica Cook as 2017 Studio-F Visiting Artist Feb. 6–17

The University of Tampa community as well as the public will have a unique opportunity to see artist Monica Cook at work when she comes to campus for UT’s STUDIO-f visiting artist program Feb. 6–17.

In addition, Cook’s sculpture, “Buttercup,” will be on display as part of the ongoing Electronics Alive IX exhibition. “Buttercup” is the inspiration for her intended STUDIO-f project, along with her film, Milk Tooth. Cook will give a Gallery Talk in the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, and there will be an open house and gallery reception at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, with an opportunity to meet the artist.

Born in Dalton, GA, in 1974, Cook earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996. She completed the School of Visual Arts Studio Residency Program in New York City in 2005 and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Residency Program in Maine in 2012.

Cook has held solo exhibitions in Savannah, GA, Atlanta and New York City, including a series of exhibitions at Postmasters Gallery, most recently Milk. She has exhibited works in group exhibitions internationally in Turkey, Germany, Denmark, Croatia, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Israel and the Netherlands, as well as across the U.S. from New York to Texas to California.

STUDIO-f is an innovative visiting artist program that introduces nationally and internationally known artists to University students and the Tampa Bay community. Since 1990, participants have included such prominent artists as Louisa Chase, Sam Messer, Ed Paschke and Audrey Flack. While on campus at STUDIO-f, each artist works in collaboration with a master printer for a period of 10 days to create a series of unique monotype prints.

The gallery is located on campus at the R.K. Bailey Art Studios, 310 N. Blvd. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, contact Jocelyn Boigenzahn, gallery director, at jboigenzahn@ut.edu or (813) 253-6217.

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