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“Daddy’s leg”, by Jody Servon, 28 inches by 40 inches, ultrachrome photograph, 2008. “Saved,” photographs by Jody Servon, will be on exhibit from Jan. 27 through March 7 at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University.
Large color photographs of objects once belonging to the artist Jody Servon’s deceased loved ones will be on exhibit from Tuesday, Jan. 27, through Saturday, March 7, at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University.
Servon will speak about her work at 4 p.m. Jan. 27 in Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center, with a reception and gallery talk to follow in the museum.
“Saved” comprises 40 images of objects – each photographed on a white background – such as a wooden shoetree, a cast-iron skillet, 
the veins of a scapula and a woven dog collar. At right is “Momma’s toys,” 19 inches by 26 inches, ultrachrome photograph, 2008.
“These stark images isolate the objects and give them an entirely different dynamic,” said Martin DeWitt, director of the Fine Art Museum. “They really convey the power of the relationships Jody Servon had with each of these individuals.”
Servon’s work includes photographs, sculptures, drawings, video and installations. A previous show collected more than 120 “art pieces” that Servon bought on the Internet auction site eBay for $10 or less. She has logged solo and group exhibitions and screenings throughout the United States and Canada and has received numerous prizes, including two from the North Carolina Arts Council. Her work is in collections including the Library of Congress in Washington and the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Ariz.
Servon lives and works in Blowing Rock and Greensboro. She received her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Rutgers University and master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Arizona. She is an assistant professor and director of the Catherine J. Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University in Boone.
Fine Art Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays; and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, contact Martin DeWitt, Fine Art Museum director, at (828) 227-2553 or mdewitt@wcu.edu.
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