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SUMMARY:Susan Shafter- Stories: Connection and Reflection
DESCRIPTION:*hours vary by day \nOpening reception November 12\, 2026 from
  4:30pm-6:30pm. Exhibition runs November 12- December 17\, 2026.\n \n\nThe
  Coburn Art Gallery and Ashland University Department of Art and Design wil
 l be hosting “Reflections and Connections\,” a retrospective exhibition
  featuring Ashland artist Susan Shafer\, from Thursday\, Nov. 12\, through 
 Thursday\, Dec. 17. The exhibition kicks off with an opening reception Nov.
  12 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission is free\, and the gallery is open to the 
 public.\n\n\n \n\n\n“Reflections and Connections” draws from Shafer’
 s studio practice which spans more than 60 years in multiple mediums and vi
 sual traditions. Her art reflects her world\, both past and present\, throu
 gh visions and revisions\, and often includes figures\, elements from natur
 e and visual symbols. Shafer is drawn to materials that allow her to experi
 ment and make changes as she works\, including graphite\, charcoal\, pastel
 \, collage and paint. By layering\, erasing\, rearranging and reworking the
 se materials\, she can explore different ideas and let her work evolve thro
 ughout the creative process.\n\n\n \n\n\nShafer’s work has been featured
  in exhibitions throughout the United States\, including at the Cleveland M
 useum of Art\, the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus and the Butler Institute of
  American Art in Youngstown\, Ohio\, as well as galleries in Alabama\, Miss
 ouri and Virginia.\n\n\n \n\n\nShafer was an art educator in Ohio public s
 chools for many years\, including Ontario Local Schools in Mansfield\, Hill
 sdale Local Schools and South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools. She earned a b
 achelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University\, a bachelor of fine arts 
 from Ashland University and a master of arts from Miami University.\n\n\n 
 \n\n\nThe Coburn Gallery is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and noon-4 p.
 m. on weekends. For more information\, contact Cynthia Petry at cpetry@ashl
 and.edu or 419-289-5652.
LOCATION:The Coburn Art Gallery 
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DTEND:20261217T220000Z
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