Three Wichita State Master’s of Fine Arts students will be displaying their solo thesis exhibitions in Harvester Arts and ShiftSpace gallery in the Lux building in downtown Wichita. The exhibits open April 3, and run through April 24. 

Sloane Dyer is a Kansas-based Choctaw artist who specializes in cut and mended paintings, and her upcoming exhibit is titled “Making, Mending, Becoming | Native Embodiment Through Reconstruction and Material Memory.” The exhibit is an exploration of her Native identity through the decolonization of the traditional structures of painting, according to her artist statement. 

Branden Lawless, who specializes in sculpture, received his bachelor’s from Kansas State and came to Wichita State for his MFA. In 2019, he also studied abroad at Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence, Italy. His exhibit, titled “Rat Bastard University: Home Sweet Home,” is a continuation of his satirical world that focuses on identity, love and the absurdity of life.

Madison Mullen is a multidisciplinary artist based in Wichita. Her works span across painting, ceramics, video and permanent installation. Mullen’s art explores the feminine experience and draws from internet depictions and historical representations of the feminine ideal. Her new exhibit, “Attention Icon,” aims to reveal the many contradictions between images and real-life experience.  

There will be a reception from 6-8 p.m. on April 3.  Exhibits can be viewed in the ShiftSpace gallery and Harvester Arts, which are both located at 120 E 1st St N, Wichita.