Katherine Bratcher, Untitled (Heart teapot from Anatomical Feast), 2007-08, glazed stoneware, 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.25 inches (Ceramics Study Collection, 2008.6a/b). LCVA purchase. Bratcher was one of almost thirty seniors graduating from Longwood University’s Art Department in 2008 who participated in the annual Art Department Senior Exhibition. The LCVA purchased the teapot for its permanent collection.
Art Department Senior Exhibition 12 April – 10 May 2008 Lower Level Drawing inspiration from tattoos, music, pets, anatomy, astronomy, and more, art students graduating from Longwood University presented their third annual exhibition at the LCVA. Nearly thirty students showed work from a variety of disciplines and media, including graphic design, product design, architecture, film, functional ceramics, performance art, photography, portraiture, artists’ books, comic books, and others. Participating students were enrolled in visiting lecturer Nancy Shahani’s Senior Seminar, offered by Longwood’s Art Department. The projects varied from traditional portraiture to Katherine Bratcher’s functional yet sculptural ten-piece ceramic serving set based on organs of the body. Participating students included: Sara Anderson, Lynn Willette Attermeyer, Chris Balderson, Ashley Beazley, Katherine Bratcher, Crystal K. Condrey, Richard Costa, Clinton Crumpler, Laura Dedmond, Billie Shay Downing, Alexander Grabiec, Kristen Herndon, Sarah Irwin, Suzanne Jackson, Hannah Ketchum, James Richard Kilgore, Zoey Lewis, Jennifer Mayhew, Mike McAteer, Robert McGrath III, Laura Nodtvedt, Kristin Faith Novara, Holly Nunnally, Joshua O’Connor, Brian Polgar, Curtis Pilgrim, Melinda Schissler, Keiva Small, Clint Walsh, Katy Weaver, and Amanda Wiltshire.
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