West Hartford, CT artist Kasey Ramirez will have her solo exhibition, “Remnants,” on display through Feb. 18, at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery.

A virtual reception for the artist will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. The Zoom link can be requested by emailing TA-Hennings@wiu.

Born in New Brunswick, NJ, Ramirez received an MFA in printmaking from Indiana University, and a BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is now an assistant professor and head of printmaking at the Hartford Art School.

Her work has been exhibited at the International Print Center New York, The Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland, OH, 21C Museum Hotel in Bentonville, AR, Rosewood Arts Centre Gallery in Kettering, OH, and the Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ. She is a recipient of an Artists 360 Grant from the Mid America Art Alliance, for which she is pursuing research on climate change and related hazard mitigation efforts in order to inform her ongoing series.

Ramirez has been an artist in residence at the Collar Works Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency in Granville, NY, the Vermont Studio Center, as well as the Guanlan Printmaking Base in Shenzhen, China.

The WIU exhibit is open free to the public. Visitors are expected to be vaccinated and masks are required.

For more information about the WIU Art Gallery, visit wiu.edu/artgallery.

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