Work of art in Tree branches and sticks, twine, by artist Maria Villanueva as part of a 2021 MFA Exhibition, entitled "Legend Systems: An Escape to a Hidden Land, ” in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the campus of the University of North Texas on March 1-5, 2021. MFA Exhibition, view from the stairs in the atrium.

Work of art in Soil, plants, trash, vines by artist Maria Villanueva as part of a 2021 MFA Exhibition, entitled "Legend Systems: An Escape to a Hidden Land, ” in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the campus of the University of North Texas on March 1-5, 2021. MFA Exhibition, view from the stairs in the atrium.

Work of art performance by artist Morgan Grasham as part of her 2020 exhibition, entitled "Memory Beast".

Work of art in driftwood, aquarium plants, 3d prints, bronze by artist Russell Anderson as part of his 2021 exhibition, entitled "Modified Aesthetics on an Inner Space".

Work of art in vinyl, laser cut cardboard, acrylic by artist Morgan Grasham as part of her 2020 exhibition, entitled "Memory Beast".

Work of art performance, projected film, CNC routed wood, by artist Morgan Grasham as part of her 2020 exhibition, entitled "Memory Beast".

Work of art (still image), by artist Morgan Grasham as part of her 2020 exhibition, entitled "Memory Beast".

Work of art on Acrylic Plastic, Wood, Acrylic Paint, and Metal Zippe by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Installation view of work of art on Acrylic Plastic, and Latex Paint by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Installation view of one of the Fig sculptures on Acrylic Plastic, Latex Paint by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Detail view of work of art on Acrylic Plastic, Wood, Acrylic Paint, and Metal Zippe by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Memory Beast was a series of experiments in multispecies collaborative storytelling. A new tool was created, a memory beast, a holotype representing our ideas of specific species, based on memories and drawings collected in participatory research. The fabricated memory beasts, placed next to their biological counterparts, made visible the conflation of living species with personal memory and cultural imagery. Using this new tool, implanted with sonic recordings of cows, the beginnings of an interspecies pidgin language was developed. Memory Beast imagined and enacted new pathways to finite flourishing on a wounded earth, planting story seeds for alternative realities.

Brief Artist Statement by Maria Villanueva as part of a 2021 MFA Exhibition, entitled "Legend Systems: an escape to a hidden land” in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the campus of the University of North Texas on March 1-5, 2021.

Work of art on Acrylic Plastic, Metal Rack, LED UV Lights, and Plastic by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Brief Artist Statement by Russell Anderson as part of a 2021 MFA Exhibition, entitled "Modified Aesthetics on an Inner Space” in the Cora Stafford Gallery on the campus of the University of North Texas on March 29-April 9, 2021.

Detail view of work of art on Steel, Acrylic Plastic, Fabric, and Filament by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Detailed view of work of art on Acrylic Plastic, Metal Rack, LED UV Lights, and Plastic by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Work of art on Steel, Acrylic Plastic, Fabric, and Filament by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Work of art using wood decorated with metal rods by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Detail view of work of art on poplar, acrylic plastic, and aluminum rivets by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

Work of art on poplar, acrylic plastic, and aluminum rivets by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.

My artwork dialogues with three topics: climate change’s economic and societal impact, plant genetic engineering advances, and art’s influence on scientific creativity and innovation. These intersect in my focus on the mystery and promise of plant genetic research and the creative innovation needed to advance this research. I manipulate, massage, and mix contemporary mediums and traditional sculpture, fiber and painting mediums. My sculptures often have translucent elements that interact vividly with visible and UV light spectrums. Undulation and emergence figure prominently in my artwork as metaphors of the active living organism coming forth from the genetically altered primordial soup.

Work of art on Acrylic Plastic, Poplar, Charred Wooden Spheres, F by artist Joshua Bryant as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Keep it Between You and Me and the Neighbors" in the Cora Stafford Gallery South, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX 76201, from March 23rd to 26th, 2022.

Detail view of work of art on Acrylic Plastic, Poplar, Charred Wooden Spheres, F by artist Philip F. Samson as part of a 2022 MFA exhibition, entitled "Confluence" in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building Atrium on the main campus of the University of North Texas from April 4 to April 14, 2022.