Year: 2020

  • Senior Spotlight: Clifford McDonald

    Senior Spotlight: Clifford McDonald

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Clifford McDonald is a studio art major. After graduation, he hopes to begin a career in marketing and design, or possibly go into the military or police force. Art faculty member Stan Shetka has instructed Clifford in various sculpture…

  • Senior Spotlight: Alex Preston

    Senior Spotlight: Alex Preston

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Alex Preston is a music major and arts administration minor from Denver, CO. After graduation, he hopes to start a career that combines his passion for music composition, sound engineering, arts administration, and non-profit work. Preston played tenor saxophone…

  • Senior Spotlight: Coleden Wedge

    Senior Spotlight: Coleden Wedge

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Coleden Wedge is a music education major from Saint Bonifacius, Minn. Next fall he plans to student teach and then find an instrumental music education position before pursuing graduate school. Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Chair in Music…

  • Senior Spotlight: Nicole Meyer

    Senior Spotlight: Nicole Meyer

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community.  Nicole Meyer is a studio art and theatre honors major from St. Michael, Minn. Her job at Glacier National Park this summer has been cancelled due to the virus, so now she is hoping to land a job or…

  • Senior Spotlight: Mayra Gurrola-Calderon

    Senior Spotlight: Mayra Gurrola-Calderon

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Mayra Gurrola-Calderon is a theatre major from Saint Paul, Minn. After graduation, she wants to use her theatre skills to advocate for equitable access to the arts, especially for minority groups. Visiting Theatre Director Matt Trucano worked with Mayra…

  • Senior Spotlight: Jana Blomberg

    Senior Spotlight: Jana Blomberg

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community.  Jana Blomberg is a studio art major and mathematics minor from Plymouth, Minn. Next fall she is hoping to find a job and continue to create art. Associate Professor in Art and Art History Betsy Byers, says she has…

  • Senior Spotlight: Amelia Thompson

    Senior Spotlight: Amelia Thompson

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community.  Amelia Thompson is a studio art major from Rochester, Minn. Next fall she is hoping to find a job in landscape design that will allow her to be outdoors. Associate Professor in Art and Art History Kris Lowe says…

  • Senior Spotlight: Antoni Soroka

    Senior Spotlight: Antoni Soroka

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Antoni Soroka is a music major from Saint Peter, Minn. His future plans include pursuing a master’s degree in music composition. The Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra James Patrick Miller says he met Antoni as a…

  • Senior Spotlight: Ryan Huxford

    Senior Spotlight: Ryan Huxford

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Ryan Huxford is a theatre major with a minor in political science from Owatonna, Minn. After graduation, he plans on living and working in the Twin Cities area. Professor Emeritus Greg Aune and his wife Julie had the opportunity…

  • Senior Spotlight: Mary Nyhus

    Senior Spotlight: Mary Nyhus

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Mary Nyhus is a music major and gender, women, and sexuality studies minor from Winona, Minn. After graduation, she will be working while applying for graduate school. Professor Emeritus Greg Aune says Mary’s drive is something that stood out…