Curated by C-SC faculty, the annual Senior Capstone Exhibition highlights each student’s individual creative direction and the culmination of their academic and artistic development.

“Our seniors have grown into confident, curious makers who are unafraid to explore new ideas. Uncharted Paths celebrates their creativity and their courage, with each piece offering a glimpse into where they’ve been and the exciting directions they’re ready to pursue,” said Jennifer Bock-Nelson, C-SC Assistant Professor of Studio Art.

The exhibition features work from the following seniors:

• Renee Allen, Davenport, Iowa — BA Art
• Damarai Allison, Hannibal, Missouri — BS Art Education
• Kelly Baccay, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines — BA Art
• Natori Flute, Chicago, Illinois — BFA Graphic Design
• Sara Gruenewald, Silex, Missouri — BFA Graphic Design
• Zoey Kiser, Macon, Missouri — BS Art Education / BFA Theatre
• Peyton Mast, Clayton, Illinois — BFA Graphic Design
• William Queen II, Kahoka, Missouri — BFA Graphic Design

The Mabee Art Gallery is open Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

“Welcoming Kevin back to campus for Homecoming makes this exhibition especially meaningful,” said Jennifer Bock-Nelson, assistant professor of studio art and director of the Mabee Art Gallery. “His work reflects not only his talent and dedication as an artist but also the strong foundation he built here as a student. It’s exciting for our students and community to see how a Culver-Stockton education can grow into a lifelong creative journey.”

Dingman, who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in art, has built a career rooted in photography, exploring a wide range of processes including bromoil, cyanotype, E-6, black-and-white, and digital. He said his work has consistently centered on the action and quality of light, reflecting his lifelong passion for capturing experiences through imagery.

His exhibition brings together a wide sampling of his career, featuring subjects and processes that span decades, alongside new prints from more recent work.

“This will be a show you’ll want to walk through more than once,” Dingman said. “I expect people will connect with different images in different ways, which is the nature of art.”

Returning to the Hill to exhibit in the Mabee Gallery, where he once worked as a student, is particularly meaningful for Dingman.

“It’s always nice to return where you started, to share your progress with those who knew you then, as well as a new audience who might see something different,” he said.

Dingman also offered advice for today’s Culver-Stockton art students: “When it comes to art, nothing is outdated, so be open to the old and established along with the new. That’s how breakthroughs are made.”

Kevin Dingman: A Retrospective runs from Saturday, Oct. 25 – Friday, Dec. 5. The Mabee Art Gallery, located in the Herrick Foundation Center on Culver-Stockton’s campus, is open Monday–Friday from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and entry is free and open to the public.

For more information about majoring in art at C-SC, visit /majors/art/.

CANTON, Mo. — The 2025 Faculty Biennial Exhibition at 91ֱ�� will feature works from faculty and emeritus artists across a range of disciplines, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital media, and fiber arts. The exhibition opens Thursday, Sept. 4 with a reception from 5:30–7:30 p.m. and an artist talk that starts at 6 p.m. The exhibition will be held at the Mabee Gallery on the main level of the Herrick Foundation Center and is set to close Friday, Oct. 17. 

“The exhibition underscores the depth and diversity of 91ֱ��’s faculty, highlighting their professional accomplishments and creative practices alongside their teaching,” noted Jennifer Bock-Nelson, director of the Mabee Gallery and assistant professor of studio art.

Debra Scoggins-Meyers, “I will love you till the cows come home” (encaustic)

Participating artists include:

• Jennifer Bock-Nelson, MFA in painting and drawing
• Jeffrey Johnson, assistant professor of graphic design, MFA in illustration and visual culture
• Dustin Pruitt, assistant professor of communication, MFA in digital filmmaking
• Carol Clay Mann, adjunct instructor, MFA in sculpture
• James Zimmerman, adjunct instructor, art educator at Hannibal High School and owner of CoolByke Bicycle Shop, Master’s in Education
• Brittany Welker, adjunct instructor, art educator at Canton High School, Master’s in Art Curriculum
• Debra Scoggin-Meyers, professor emeritus of art, MFA in painting and drawing, exhibiting artist at Alliance Art Gallery in Hannibal, Mo.

Featured works include Zimmerman’s “Smothered Hearts” (acrylic on canvas), Bock-Nelson’s “Winter” (watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil), Johnson’s “Gunchiss, The Warrior Who Died a Thousand Deaths” (ink and gouache), Pruitt’s “Beyond the Frame” (digital photograph with augmented reality integration), Scoggin-Meyers’s “I will love you till the cows come home” (encaustic), and Mann’s “Flight of a Million Tears” (fiber).

Bock-Nelson, whose work reflects on human presence in an age of overwhelming digital stimuli, said her pieces aim to preserve “invisible fragments of the changing world.”

Johnson described his drawings as a record of attention: “They say more than ‘I was here.’ They say, ‘I noticed.’ They say that I gave my time and attention to what was in front of me.’”

Pruitt’s contributions combine photography and augmented reality to highlight themes of memory and place. “Even when extended through augmented reality, these works remain fragments of time: gathered, layered with meaning, and preserved for the viewer to step into,” he said.

The Mabee Gallery hours are Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

The art show will run through October 20th during Mabee Art Gallery hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m., weekdays and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, contact art gallery curator Scott Arthur at sarthur@culver.edu.

The show features branding and advertisement for different companies, acrylic paintings, portraits, posters, and catalogs.

91ֱ�� is honored to have the works of these students showcased in the Mabee Art Gallery. The Art and Design Senior Capstone Show is a culmination of the students’ education and creative work through their college careers.