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Loyola鈥檚 Julio Fine Arts Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition by Beth Yashnyk, MFA, assistant professor of studio art. The exhibition鈥攖itled 鈥淐an You Give Me a Hand?鈥濃�攆eatures several new interactive sculptures as well as digital animations, all in Yashnyk鈥檚 bright, surrealist style. 

The exhibition will be on view in the Julio Fine Arts Gallery, located in the Julio Fine Arts Wing of the DeChiaro College Center, from Monday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. An opening reception with remarks is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, from 5 鈥� 7 p.m.  The gallery is free and open to the public. View the gallery hours on the Julio Fine Arts Gallery page of Loyola's website.

鈥淚 am so thrilled to have Beth Yashnyk join the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. She brings an incredible energy and vibrancy to our department and has already demonstrated the primacy of teaching in her practice. Her devotion to her students is very clear,鈥� said Megan Rook-Koepsel, gallery director and curator for the Julio Fine Arts Gallery. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always wonderful for our students and the whole community to see what our Visual Arts professors are doing in their studios when they are not teaching. It gives a fuller picture of who they are and where they come from when they step into the classroom.鈥�

Yashnyk joined the Department of Visual and Performing Arts in Fall 2025 as an assistant professor of studio art. Inspired by media and pop culture, her work utilizes drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and animation to create surreal narratives and environments. Since arriving at Loyola, Yashnyk鈥檚 research has centered around the creation of mechanical movement and automata to create interactive artworks that challenge the traditional gallery setting. 

鈥淭his exhibition examines touch as a phenomenon shaped through physical, social, and digital constructions and is grounded in my ongoing research into bodily autonomy and embodied interaction,鈥� said Yashnyk. 鈥淢y current research focuses on the creation of mechanically and electronically guided interactive sculptures in which the sculptures themselves function as performers within the work. Through these projects, I investigate how individuals negotiate relationships with their own bodies as well as with the bodies of others.鈥�

Established in 1985, the Julio Fine Arts Gallery is committed to providing exhibitions that are both innovative and intellectually challenging to 51短视频 and the public at large. The Gallery also houses a permanent collection that includes prints and paintings by artists such as Rouault, Klee, and Red Grooms, as well as several African sculptures.

All gallery events are free and open to the public and draw participation from not only the University community but from local art lovers, too. The Gallery is supported in part by the .