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MILLIGAN, Tenn. (Feb. 6, 2025) — Milligan University welcomes mixed-media visual artist Jocelyn Mathewes for the university’s Artist Lecture Series on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in the McGlothlin-Street Theatre in the Gregory Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Milligan’s Artist Lecture Series highlights those at the forefront of the flourishing art scene in Johnson City, Tennessee, and will include two lectures this spring. The series is sponsored by the Milligan Arts Council.
“It’s exciting to have Jocelyn Mathewes on campus as a part of our lecture series this spring,” said Art Brown, chair of the Milligan Arts Council and associate professor of graphic design. “It’s important for our students to learn about Jocelyn’s creative process and the concepts behind her artwork. It’s also important to learn about her talent for connecting people. She has been organizing and hosting meet-ups and other events that have helped our region’s artists to connect, collaborate and communicate.”
Mathewes’ interdisciplinary art documents the psychology and embodied experience of the unrepeatable moment. Her works have been exhibited in galleries, museums and community spaces all over the United States. She has participated in residencies with the Artist Residency in Motherhood (ARiM), Makers Circle and Stay Home Gallery.
In 2020, Mathewes founded and continues to curate the EAT/ART space, an alternative pop-up gallery which celebrates hyper-local artists and food. She also organizes artist meet-ups to foster regional growth, collaboration and innovation. She lives with her family in East Tennessee and earned her bachelor’s degree in studio art and English literature from Messiah College.
The Milligan Arts Council provides quality arts programming for the university’s community and the region, supports the liberal arts curriculum of the university, and encourages others to enrich their lives through the arts. For more information on Milligan’s art events, visit www.milligan.edu/arts.