The Arts at Edison State

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We’re excited to have the ceramic sculptures of Brandon Lowery on display in the Anne Vaccaro and David Myers Gallery until March 27! Stop by during normal campus hours to check out his exhibition, “Diamond in the Rough.”

Brandon was born and raised in Dayton. In 2016, he received his Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in ceramics from Miami University. His work drifts between hyperrealism to abstract anthropomorphic forms. Brandon mainly works in clay, but his sculptures utilize many mediums. His forms instill a feeling of discomfort but draw the viewer closer with fine details and chosen color palettes. This push and pull of uneasiness and discomfort mixed with the strangely beautiful goes hand in hand with Brandon’s concept of social anxiety, finding a sense of place, and questioning societal norms.

Learn more about Brandon: www.brandonlowery.com

ARTIST STATEMENT:

“Working intuitively with clay, I lean into its responsiveness and resistance. Marks left by the hand, shifts in form, and surface disruptions created during firing are not corrected but emphasized. These traces become metaphors for lived experience: erosion, adaptation, and endurance. The contrast between coarse, stone-like areas and softer, more fluid elements reflects the coexistence of strength and vulnerability within the body.

Color and material function symbolically rather than descriptively. The interplay between muted, raw surfaces and moments of heightened sheen or color and value emerges from imperfection. Like a diamond before refinement, the form resists polish, proposing that worth and presence exist prior to completion.

The sculpture occupies a space between the familiar and the ambiguous, inviting viewers to recognize emotional or bodily associations without resolving into a single narrative. ‘Diamond in the Rough’ asks how fragility, pressure, and incompleteness can shape identity and how transformation often reveals itself most clearly through what remains unfinished.”

The Edison State Art Department will feature the ceramic sculptures of Brandon Lowery during its March exhibition. The department will display the exhibit, “Diamond in the Rough,” in the Anne Vaccaro and David Myers Gallery at the Piqua Campus during normal campus hours from March 2 to March 27, 2026.

“‘Diamond in the Rough’ asks how fragility, pressure, and incompleteness can shape identity, and how transformation often reveals itself most clearly through what remains unfinished,” Lowery said of the exhibit.

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March Exhibit at Edison State to Feature Brandon Lowery The Edison State Community College Art Department will feature the ceramic sculptures of Brandon Lowery during its March exhibition. The department will display the exhibit, “Diamond in the Rough,” in the Anne Vaccaro and David Myers Gallery at the Piqua Campus during normal campus hours from Ma...

We’re excited to have artwork created by undergraduate students studying sculpture at the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati on display in the Anne Vaccaro and David Myers Gallery until December 4! Stop by during normal campus hours to check out “Communal.”

SHOW STATEMENT:

“All of us come from different walks of life, different events, dynamics and experiences that have formed the way we view ourselves and our sense of identity. In this show, the University of Cincinnati Sculpture Alliance presents our unique work together. Creating a non-verbal discussion between our respective pieces presented. Allowing the work to converse, without us present.”