MANSFIELD – The work of Sam van Strien, a Master of Fine Arts candidate within Ohio State’s Department of Art, will be showcased March 23 through April 1 at The Pearl Conard Art Gallery at The Ohio State University at Mansfield.

A reception will be conducted from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 25. Strien began in art education in London at Byam Shaw School of Art and he later received his BFA at Central Saint Martins. During his undergraduate studies, he participated in an exchange at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and took part in exhibitions in Oslo and London, at Fotogalleriet and Schwartz Gallery.

Upon completing his BFA he was included in the Clyde & Co 2014 Art Awards and shortlisted for the Works in Print 2014 Arts Graduate Prize for his drawing work. For more information about the artist visit dsvanstrien.com.

Pearl Conard Gallery is located in 145 Ovalwood Hall at The Ohio State University at Mansfield.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 2 p.m. (NOTE: gallery is staffed by student workers, so hours may shift). Check out the gallery’s website at https://u.osu.edu/pcagallery/

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