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Metamorphosis: Ļć½¶Ö±²„student art exhibition raises awareness for mental health

Contact: Mary Pollitz

STARKVILLE, Miss.ā€”From first-year psychology majors to doctoral candidates and graduates, Mississippi State students and alumni across campus aim to spark conversation and raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention through a university-wide art exhibition.

ā€œMetamorphosis: From Pain to Possibilitiesā€ features a range of artistic mediumsā€”photography, canvas paintings, posters and origamiā€”created by Ļć½¶Ö±²„students. Hosted by the Office for Student Well-Being, the collection will be in the Colvard Student Union Art Gallery Sept. 20-Oct. 2, with a public reception on Monday [Sept. 22], 2-4 p.m.

By hometown, student exhibitors include:

BOONEVILLEā€”Zuri Tye, senior social work major

EUPORAā€”Jesse Newton, fashion design and merchandising graduate

JACKSONā€”Meredith Hawkins, freshman art major

JENSEN BEACH, Floridaā€”Kristina Schoenthaler, doctoral student in applied psychology

MADISONā€”Emeree Moncrief, junior fashion design and merchandising major

MERIDIANā€”Rachel Thaggard, senior communication major

OLIVE BRANCHā€”Kathryn Felder, junior art major

OXFORDā€”Dontavius Webb, student affairs and higher education graduate student

PERKINSTONā€”Kyla Lynch, freshman psychology major

PHILADELPHIAā€”Trillany Sims, sophomore accounting major

RIDGELANDā€”Jonathan Warnock, freshman undeclared

STARKVILLEā€”Sharel Charry Ocampo, masterā€™s student in foreign language

TRUSSVILLE, Alabamaā€”Veronica Walker, freshman biological sciences major

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