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Coming Up for Air


A Second Year MFA Exhibition

Promotional graphic for Coming Up for Air: A Second Year MFA Exhibition. The background is a detail from an etching in olive, tan, pink, and pale blue showing a hatched landscape with a body of water, a dark forested ridge, and tall pink columnar forms rising from the ground, with a framed rectangular object hanging in the upper left. White text over the image reads: Coming Up for Air, A Second Year MFA Exhibition, 5–7PM, AUG 21 2025, Gallery 1010, 100 S. Gay Street, Upper Balcony, gallery1010.utk.edu, Opening Reception Thursday 5–7PM, Open Hours Friday 5–7PM. The white Gallery 1010 logo appears in the upper right
Corner of a gallery with large windows overlooking a brick building and trees outside. A framed print in a gold-toned frame hangs at center on a white wall. To its right, two acrylic shelves each hold a pair of small blue-and-white bowls, and a pedestal below displays stacked bamboo steamer baskets. Two more pedestals in the foreground and middle ground hold clusters of small white and multicolored ceramic objects.
Installation view of white gallery walls under a row of black track lights, with exposed brick and ductwork above. At left, five small framed prints and drawings are hung in a line. At center, a large horizontal painting shows two figures standing in a warm orange-lit bedroom interior with a bed, lamp, and patterned textiles. To the right, a tall narrow black-and-white drawing hangs on its own, followed by two portrait paintings of figures in profile and a small work at the far right. Wide-plank wood floor in the foreground
Gallery interior with a video projected onto a white wall at right. The projected image is a pale, close-up view of a seated figure's bare legs and hands adjusting fabric. In the foreground at left, a black projector sits on a white pedestal with cables running down its side. Beyond it, the gallery opens onto a balcony area with pedestals, small framed works, glass doors, and an illuminated exit sign
Installation view of white gallery walls under a row of black track lights, with exposed brick and ductwork above. At left, five small framed prints and drawings are hung in a line. At center, a large horizontal painting shows two figures standing in a warm orange-lit bedroom interior with a bed, lamp, and patterned textiles. To the right, a tall narrow black-and-white drawing hangs on its own, followed by two portrait paintings of figures in profile and a small work at the far right. Wide-plank wood floor in the foreground.
Installation view of a gallery with dark hardwood floors, exposed ceiling pipes, and track lighting. At left, a freestanding wall is covered edge to edge in a repeating dark green wallpaper pattern with pale yellow, pink, and blue motifs; a flat screen and a small hanging work are mounted on the wall beside it. In the middle distance, a colorful garment-like sculpture stands on the floor next to a white pedestal and a projector on a low plinth. At right, a white partition wall holds two small framed works, with exposed brick visible behind

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