Cycles of life exhibit

To learn more about the seven-part narrative of the Cycle of Life check out the gallery below. In order to safely accommodate the tremendous weight of the work, an array of structural interventions to the Ann and Steve Bailey Hall was necessary, including the addition of dozens of support beams.

Art museum exhibits

Jolley created three massive metal plinths—each weighing 1, pounds and anchored onto the wall approximately 11 feet above the floor—to serve as a structural foundation. We are grateful to campaign chair Stuart Worden and the hundreds of donors who have made this significant investment at this critical juncture in our history.

Department of the Treasury. As a youth, he moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and in began his art training at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee, studying under noted glass artist Michael Taylor. After receiving his B. Since establishing his studio in Knoxville, in , Jolley has participated in over 65 solo museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the United States and in Australia, Europe, Israel, and Japan.

Jolley has also been honored with a variety of awards, commissions, and invitational workshops in the United States and abroad. In , he was invited to create a body of new work at the Berengo Studio in Murano, Italy. For more information on the artist, visit www. Cycle of Life: Within the Power of Dreams and the Wonder of Infinity is one of the largest figurative glass-and-steel assemblages in the world.