Emporia State University seniors Sydney Hickman and Michael Kidwell debuted their collaborative Bachelor of Fine Arts senior exhibition, "All That Remains," at the Eppink Art Gallery. The show features a dialogue between Hickman’s quilt-inspired ceramics and mosaics, which explore domesticity and femininity, and Kidwell’s nature-oriented paintings and wood displays that reflect on his Kansas upbringing and identity.
This exhibition highlights the culmination of undergraduate artistic development and the significance of peer mentorship within a university setting. By blending themes of inherited traditions, domestic labor, and environmental connection, the artists demonstrate how personal history and regional identity continue to shape the creative output of emerging artists in the Midwest.