artist spotlight Archives

Artist Spotlight: Lights camera action

Mari Pressley

After joining her school’s theatre program during her junior year of high school, sophomore theatre major Carrington Wigfall was thrown into the world of theatre, forced to retain a whirlwind…

Artist Spotlight: Madeline Willard

Dean of Students Office/Publications

For every production at Winthrop’s student theatre department, there is always a good director present to help guide the show and bring their vision to life. The next show coming…

Artist Spotlight: Kasey Sears

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Kasey Sears once put puffy paint in her carpet. She was very young and got in all sorts of trouble for it. Her mother could handle the constant doodling and…

Artist Spotlight: Dave Frazier

Matt Thrift

Politics, art, culture and history have always been closely intertwined and influence one another in many ways. In particular, politics and art seem to intersect the most often. Dave Frazier,…

Artist Spotlight: Catalina Olvera

Dean of Students Office/Publications

A senior graphic design student at Winthrop University, was recently honored as the recipient of a scholarship from the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) following the organization’s Giving Gala…

Artist Spotlight: Samantha Ross

Dean of Students Office/Publications

For as long as she can remember, Samantha Ross has been making art. “I was always the art kid in school, whenever we had a project where we had to…

Artist Spotlight: Katelyn Arledge

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Winthrop Dance Theatre’s upcoming concert is a collection of works that have been choreographed by faculty and guest artists. It will include several styles and feature Winthrop Students. One of…

Artist spotlight and review: Jo Pastel

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Winthrop offers its students many opportunities to showcase their talent. One of those chances came on Oct. 18 when DSU held a student spotlight concert. An eclectic mix of student…

Artist Spotlight: Caleb Moody

Victoria Howard

The Winthrop Theatre and Dance Department continues their 2018-2019 season with “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” an unauthorized parody of the classic “Peanuts” characters. The show follows…

Artist Spotlight: CYAN

Savannah Scott

In the summer of 2016 two Winthrop alumni, Matthew Johnston and Joe Levi, moved in together. The two thought they would just be splitting rent, but the talented pair would…