M.F.A. Thesis Exhibitions in May at UNO St. Claude Gallery

Perceptions, a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by Natalie Tobacyk; and Uncanny Mirror of Available Darkness, a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition by Maria Levitsky; will open from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at the UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Ave. The gallery is split to show these two, one-person exhibits. Tobacyk's prints and sculpture explore the opposition of inner and outer; Levitsky's images, sculpture, and installation are based in the objectness and process of the medium of photography.  The shows run through June 2.  The gallery is open regularly 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday - Sunday.

UNO M.F.A. students and Instructor exhibiting at HomeSpace Gallery in St. Claude

Structure for Landscape: Exploring the Built Environment, curated by M.F.A. student Maria Levitsky, opens at 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 12, at HomeSpace Gallery, 1128 St. Roch Ave. The show features the work of M.F.A. candidates Daniel Kelly and Maria Levitsky and instructor Jeff Rinehart. In all, it is a multi-media group show featuring seven visual artists, two architects and one sound artist, who all play upon multiple facets of the built environment. From sound to color to structure, it is a game of memory, familiarity and strangeness in how we relate to buildings and structures that surround us. The gallery is open noon to 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday. The show is up through June 2.

Fine Arts Professors exhibiting in NOLA Now Part II: Abstraction

Professor Emeritus Doyle Gertjejansen and Professor Richard Johnson have been curated into the second part of a trilogy of shows at the Contemporary Arts Center at 900 Camp Street. "NOLA Now, Part II: Abstraction" features the work of these two artists who, throughout their long careers, have investigated the formal complexities of abstract compositions. The show is up through June 10.  The CAC is open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday - Sunday and charges $5 admission; free for CAC members.