JANUARY 08, 2009 (MIAMI) - The Aesthetics and Values class from the Honors College at Florida International University is curating a group exhibition at the Dorsch Gallery in Miami's Wynwood Art District. The exhibition, titled "Shapeshifted," will open on Saturday, January 17, 2008 at 3:00 pm.

The gallery invited the class to change and enhance the installation of the previous exhibition called "Shapeshifter," which presented artworks that used disguise or the shifting of states and forms. The class will explore if curation itself can affect one's perception of an art piece . The exhibition includes work in varied media formats by Jenny Brillhart, Elisabeth Condon, Robin Griffiths, Richard Haden, Michelle Hailey, m lafille, Martin Murphy, Ralph Provisero, John Sanchez and Kyle Trowbridge.

The Aesthetics and Values class from the Honors College at FIU is taught by John Bailly. Students are Samantha Banal, Robert Cascella, Stella Concepcion, Linda De La Paz, Noel Deckert, Moises Enghelberg, Ernesto Fernandez, Gisell Fiat, Monica Font, Adriano Froes, Gabriela Garcia, Dahiana Gil, Thomas Johnson, Yesica Laver, Linda Lee, Michael Lopez, Jacqueline Lorenzo, Linda Martin, Priscila Mojica, Ana-Sofia Navarrete, Rozina Partabi, Jairo Pava, Melissa Pita, Gaudry Puechavy, Mariana Restrepo, Sergio Rioseco, Miryam Rodriguez, Ashley Rousseau, Nalisa Saati, Frances Sanchez, and Alejandro Stein.

The collaborative project is the first off-campus curation venture for this Honors College class and continues the Dorsch Gallery's tradition of art-making that fosters aesthetic and conceptual creativity with its artists and guest curators and critical discourse with its visitors.

The Dorsch Gallery is located at 151 NW 24 Street, Miami, FL. For more information, see http://www.dorschgallery.com. Visit the Honors College Aesthethics and Values Class Exhibition website at http://hon.fiu.edu/~av

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CONTACT:    Juan Carlos Espinosa, The Honors College
(305-348-4100), espinosj@fiu.edu