ON CAMPUS CREATIVE ENDEAVORS
Kirsten, or Broken Winged by Suzanne Glémot
Student’s work receives Award of Excellence in Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition. w
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uzanne Glémot pushed the boundaries of printmaking to communicate psychological-based content in her work, Kirsten, or Broken Winged. “Being able to create an image that is both beautiful in its simplicity and unsettling in subtle ways was very significant to my artistic process,” said Glémot, a May graduate. Glémot’s efforts earned a Juror’s Award of Excellence at the 2013 Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, which attracted 1,052 entries from 10 of Mississippi’s four-year colleges and universities. Juror Sarah Marshall, professor of art at the University of Alabama, selected 188 works—including Glémot’s print and art by Millsaps student Claire Aime—for exhibit at the Mississippi Arts Center in Jackson. Born in Paris, Glémot has lived abroad for most of her life, an experience she draws upon while creating works that comment on the universal human condition and the dichotomy between the diversity of cultures and human emotional unity. A studio art major and museum studies minor, Glémot considers art an integral way to experience life. “I
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love that art allows me to take in, think about, re-work, and ideally re-shape all and any parts of the world that I experience. I love the challenge of always trying to better communicate my meaning and intentions using a visual language that I construct for myself and others.” She has shared her knowledge of art history with youngsters at the Mississippi Children’s Museum during the “Meet Matisse” workshop she taught. Participants used paper shapes and glue to produce art just as Henri Matisse did. Glémot said she selected Millsaps because of its close student-faculty relationships. Also, the College’s friendly atmosphere was important because she was moving a long way from home in order to attend college, Glémot said. Glémot’s father, Pierre, is a 1988 graduate of Millsaps, and her mother Mary is an alumna of the College. She has worked as a Ford Teaching Fellow and chaired the Honor Council. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and president of Kappa Pi, the international honorary art fraternity. Glémot plans to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in painting. “Ultimately, I want to teach studio art at the collegiate level, which would allow me to stay in the world of academia, while also producing art of my own design…in my eyes, the best of both worlds.” In July Glémot will begin working as an admissions counselor at Millsaps. BY NELL LUTER FLOYD