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The Fine Arts department faculty spend countless hours working on putting up the art exhibition. Work from every student who has participated in either the first semester or trimester has a piece of work in the show.Hanging a show is just like making art because you are creating an installation and its extremely important where each piece goes.

Students from midde and upper school display their work in winter art show

Jonah Harrison, Staff Writer December 7, 2015
Winter Art Gallery opens, featuring artwork from students throughout the campus and of different mediums.
John Huss with his wife, Ruth Huss. We suddenly realized at the end of a year and a half that we had traveled to every single continent. Not trying to, it just happened, John Huss said.

Drake Gallery shows Huss in new context

Isabel Saavedra-Weis, Staff Writer November 6, 2015
John Huss talks about his photographs currently on display in the Drake Gallery until Nov. 24.
Wark describes the lively figures lining the interior of her ceramic artwork.

Wark contributes cheerful ceramics to Alum Art Show

Sophie Jaro, Opinons Editor September 20, 2015
Alumni/ae Artist Exhbition is on display in the Harry M. Drake Gallery from Sept. 11 - Oct. 9.
The Harry M. Drake gallery opened on April 24 2015.

Harry M. Drake Gallery hosts Senior Art Seminar artwork

Nina Zietlow, Staff Writer May 11, 2015
There are multiple pieces of artwork created by Senior Art Seminar students.
See Me presents digital artwork from student artists through the non-profit organization In Progress.  The exhibit will run until Apr. 24.

Multifaceted nature of cultural identity present in See Me

Nina Zietlow, Feature Editor April 13, 2015

See Me takes viewers on a journey through the lives, struggles, triumphs, of people of color living in Minnesota.  The exhibit, held in the Harry M. Drake gallery from Mar. 30 to Apr. 24, features work...

New Work features pottery by ceramics teacher, Daryn Lowman, and photos by Paul Benson, a middle school art teacher.

“New Work” exhibit opens at Harry M. Drake Gallery

Nina Zietlow, Feature Editor January 30, 2015
The latest installation in St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s Harry M. Drake Gallery features a sublime combination of vibrant surreal photography and raw earthy ceramics.
Senior Olivia Black poses with her art. “My art represents different gender roles within the fashion industry and how it affects the way women choose to dress,” Black said.

The Winter Art Show hits the Drake Gallery

Gitanjali Raman, Copy Editor December 7, 2014
Art students, grades 6-12 display first semester and trimester work in the Winter Student Show in the Harry M. Drake Gallery. The show opened Dec. 5, with snacks, smiles, and celebration.
Four St. Paul Academy and Summit School Alumni/ae have their work presented at the Harry M. Drake Gallery until Oct. 15.

Four SPA alums display captivating art in Drake Gallery

Nina Zietlow, Feature Editor October 11, 2014

Dramatic colors, bold patterns, and crisp shapes come together to create a awe inspiring and question inducing show that hints at a deeper political message. Through Oct. 15, the the Harry M. Drake gallery...

Freshman Muneil Rizvi observes a seniors painting in the Drake Gallery.

Seniors display their art at Drake Gallery for the last time

Clare Tipler, News Editor May 21, 2014

Art is a mode of self expression and stress relief. This spring, visual art from the senior Art Seminar class is being featured in the Drake Gallery, placing a special spotlight on the Class of 2014’s...

Upper School fine arts teacher Marty Nash stands with one of her pieces in the Harry M. Drake Gallery. Choosing the literal subject of bears was simply a means to continue my ongoing interest in like forms and the use of gesture within a confined and concentrated space, Nash said.

Drake Gallery features Upper School fine arts teacher Marty Nash’s bears

Eva Perez-Greene, InDepth Editor April 17, 2014

Upper School fine arts teacher Marty Nash imbues the art wing with her intense dedication to and passion for the visual arts. She is both an artist and teacher in the truest sense with her artistic intuition...

Upper School fine arts teacher Bob Jewett (center) hosts an artist reception on Jan. 30.

Gallery: Upper School fine arts teacher Bob Jewett opens Drake exhibit

Eva Perez-Greene, InDepth Editor January 31, 2014

Upper School fine arts teacher Bob Jewett's "An Artist-Teacher's Life at SPA 1973-2013" exhibition will be held in the Harry M. Drake Gallery until March 12. The opening reception was held on Jan. 30....

Sylvia Horwitz stands by her pictures in the Harry M. Drake Gallery at her show’s opening. “I was deeply moved and inspired by the Madres and Abuelas and wanted to make a visual
record of what I was experiencing,” Horwitz said.

Drake Gallery hosts thought-provoking show

Noor Qureishy, Staff Writer November 25, 2013

Yellow light, like artificial sunshine, spreads over the walls, enveloping lined faces, fists held in defiance, startled pigeons, pain, joy, desperation, anger, all in a sea of creamy gold. There...

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