Exhibitions

GENERATION NEXT: TEACHING THE FUTURE- AN EXHIBIT OF PROFESSOR MIKE HOLSOMBACK AND HIS STUDENTS (PAST AND PRESENT)

AVA: Association for Visual Arts / 30 Frazier Ave. January 11, 2023 - February 17, 2023

Mike Holsomback
Damien Crisp
Amy Davenport
Holly Donaldson
Matthew Dutton
Shawn Hiser
Jerett Offett
Eric Keller
Brad Reagan
Mark Bradley-Shoup
Grace Wright
Hillary McWilliams Roden
Vivian Acuff
Dorsey Thompson
Crystal Smith Gordon
Sarah Reagan
Hannah Hall
Ashton Clutter

Professor Mike Holsomback is a well-known artist and art department faculty member at Chattanooga State Community College. For over three decades he has been teaching drawing and painting to the future generations of artists in the Chattanooga area. The young men and women included in this exhibition are all accomplished professional artists who have been mentored by professor Holsomback to various degrees. Many have achieved advanced degrees becoming teachers themselves. All continue to work in the region and illuminate and enlighten the world with their artwork. This exhibit highlights a collection of work from Holsomback himself as well as select works from many well known former students and recent classroom work from current students at Chattanooga State.