The Marietta College Art Department has begun its exhibition season with the exhibit "Geoff Schenkel and the Art of REsolve Studios," which continues through Oct. 8.
Schenkel is adept at combining three-dimensional work, sculpture and painting, said Jolene Powell, Marietta College McCoy associate professor of art and art department chair.
"A lot of people know his mural work from town, and may not be aware of his sculptural work," she said.
Schenkel's murals can be seen at the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre on Putnam Street and the Ely Chapman Education Foundation on Scammel Street.
Currently, Schenkel is working on a mural in the ballroom of the Lafayette Hotel.
"The mural (at the hotel) has a neutral theme with an emphasis on a setting, a generalized landscape with hints of river and rolling hills," said Schenkel. "It references our general geography but doesn't speak to any specific location."
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If you go
What: "Geoff Schenkel and the Art of REsolve Studios" exhibition.
When: Opened Sept. 7, runs though Oct. 8.
Where: Marietta College's Hermann Fine Arts Center, corner of Fourth and Butler streets, gallery on third floor.
An artist's lecture by Schenkel will be held at the gallery at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
A catered reception will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 28.
Cost: Exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 10 p.m. Gallery is handicapped accessible.
"Geoff Schenkel and the Art of REsolve Studios" will feature about 40 pieces, Schenkel said.
Exhibit pieces relate to the "sculptural laboratory" that Schenkel and fellow artists at REstore Studio are developing in the studio's outside sculpture garden.
"This exhibit is a way of demonstrating care for a place using unconventional artistic methods," Schenkel noted.
Pieces in the exhibit showcase a variety of art mediums including sculpture, painting, mixed-medium work, drawings and found-object construction.
The found objects used in several pieces include fabric, weathered wood, copper, screws, nuts, bolts and pieces of broken tile.
The "Geoff Schenkel and the Art of REsolve Studios" exhibition is open to the public for viewing in the third-floor gallery of Marietta College's Hermann Fine Arts Center, on the corner of Fourth and Butler streets.
Marietta College will host an artist's lecture by Schenkel at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
A catered reception will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 28.
Schenkel earned his fine arts degree at Marietta College. He apprenticed in San Francisco with master muralist Susan Cervantes and with fine arts artist Elaine Badgley. He is an active member of Marietta's Riverside Artists.
Schenkel's REsolve Studios on Marietta's west side houses a painting studio, laboratory, workshop and library.
