McMaster exhibit highlights works by USC graphic design professor

McMaster Gallery will feature "common thread," an exhibition of handcrafted book arts by Stephanie Nace, a USC assistant professor of graphic design in the art department, through Nov. 15. The works combine digital type and vintage wood printing press type.

An opening reception, which will be open to the public, with the artist will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 19.

Nace received a BA with a concentration in graphic design at Pennsylvania State University in 1999. She continued her education at Kent State University, where she earned an MFA with a concentration in visual communication design in 2001. After graduation, she taught at American University. In 2002, she came to USC, where she has taught for the past two years.

Her work has appeared in both national an international publications. The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, Calif., recently accepted her poster, “In memory of Charles Schulz, “into its permanent collection. The poster also was published in Graphis Posters 2002, which is distributed internationally.

Besides teaching at USC, Nace and her husband own Froglegs Studios. Her most current work has been for Accutime NYC, where she designs both watches and product packaging. Last spring, she finished a catalogue design for Southern Images of Faith, Family, and Friends: The Art of Jonathan Green, which was exhibited at the Burrough-Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach.

She has taken on a new project for the Burroughs-Chapin Library. The project includes designing a logo for the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel with the theme: Hurricane Hazel, Transforming the Grand Strand. Along with the logo and exhibit signage, Stephanie also will be involved in creating motion graphics for the DVD under the same title.

McMaster Gallery in USC’s Department of Art is located at 1615 Senate St., Gallery hours are 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday and 1–4 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, contact Mana Hewitt, gallery director, at 7-7480 or mana@sc.edu.

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