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Ebel Art Gallery to Feature Christian Artists by Layci Froese
Ebel Gallery in the Shari Flaming Center for the
“Kelly is originally from Texas, but completed her
Arts exhibits work of various artists and different
master’s degree at K-State and developed a strong
types of art media with the community. The range
connection to the area land and ecology, specifically
has included photography, quilts, printmaking,
the tallgrass prairie region of the Flint Hills that
mixed-media drawing, watercolors, ceramics and
stretches through several nearby counties including
design work.
the eastern edge of Marion County,” said Hamm.
“Art galleries can sometimes feel intimidating if
“Her work pays close attention to a landscape that
people feel pressure to have a certain experience
many people overlook or are unaware of, but that
in them or have some sort of expertise. But as
is actually an incredibly unique feature right in our
a department, we really encourage the Tabor
backyard.”
community to feel at home in the gallery and engage
In April, the gallery will feature a Senior Portfolio
with the work based on their own experiences,” said
Show of work from graduating Art & Design majors.
Derek Hamm, associate professor of graphic design.
In the future, the gallery will also exhibit Tabor art
Currently, the exhibit features Kelly Yarbrough, a mixed-media artist based in Manhattan, Kan.
professor A.R. Ebel and a group exhibition from Christians in the visual arts titled “Matter & Spirit” of which Prof. Shin-hee Chin was a part.
Featured piece by Kelly Yarbrough
