Back To Abnormal

Back to Abnormal is an art exhibition featuring a diverse collection of works from BFA Thesis students enrolled in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University. Each student will be exhibiting one work at the Texas State Galleries, and their body of thesis work on the exhibition website.

The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled us to communicate differently in our everyday interactions but also through artwork. Constraints on studio culture require that we make artwork differently, while limitations on the gallery experience demand that these artworks then be presented in alternative ways. This “new normal” makes expectations almost impossible, leaving us uneasy; but, in searching to define other modes of interaction, new modes of decorum have also emerged. Each student featured in Back to Abnormal will present one piece of work “in the flesh,” a preview for their full body of work, available online only and coupled with a statement providing further insight into their practice. 

The exhibition at Texas State Galleries will be open from April 26–May 14 for those wishing to experience the artworks in person. As of May 7, the entirety of Spring 2021 BFA thesis work will be available virtually and in perpetuity at online.