Scores of students, faculty, people from the community, and artists’ families crowded into the Derthick Art Gallery on Friday evening for the opening of “Chimera,” an art show featuring diverse works by three Milligan instructors.
Art Brown, associate professor of graphic design; Karahann Kiser, assistant professor of interactive media design; and Adam Trabold, a Milligan alumnus and current artist-in-residence, mounted a 37-piece exhibit, displaying a wide range of styles and techniques.
“We All thought We’d Be Somone,” relief print from linocut and letterpress wood type, by Art Brown. 
Professor John Jackson considers one of Brown’s works. 
“Hollow Figures Travel to the Monument,” Artistic, by Adam Trabold. 
Sophmore Xzayvier Ford-Smith takes a moment to take in one of Kiser’s works during the crowded opening reception. 
“Fractured Self,” laser pyrography and ink on wood, by Karahann Kiser.
Brown’s industrial-modernist images were created with century-old hand letterpress printing, while several of Trabold’s sci-fi-worthy digital images were created with artificial intelligence software. Kiser drew inspiration from her native Appalachian hills, mixing a variety of traditional techniques and digital technology. One piece, “Fragile Children of the Air,” featured varicolored LED lights that respond to sound, including songs that Kiser sang during the opening reception.
“Chimera” is open Oct. 4–25 in the Derthick Art Gallery, free and open to the public during regular hours.
Headline artwork by Adam Trabold, “Hollow Figures Travel to the Monument.”