Well-versed in all print processes, Seals will come to MTSU for one week to conduct a workshop, provide an artist lecture, and show original fine prints from her collection. She intends to spend her time on campus creating a commemorative work to country singer George Jones a.k.a. "Possum," who died earlier this year. Focusing on screen printing and sculptural elements Seals’ body of work focuses on low-brow American culture, aiming to reveal the absurdity and paradoxical nature of Southern culture.
Of her work Seals states, “The characters featured in my images … explore issues of excess and over-indulgence in American culture, [and] are part of a very specific narrative. I am greatly influenced by stories and cultural situations of the South and am particularly ?interested in the social roles assigned to Southern women.”
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All MTSU Department of Art and Todd Art Gallery exhibits, receptions, and lectures are free and open to the public.
For more on Seals work visit: http://www.katyseals.com/.