UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Campus information: (919) 962-2211 Location Student Recreation Center, Lobby Artist Mary Ann Mears Biography Mary Ann Mears has a B.A. degree from Mount Holyoke College and an M.A. degree from New York University. She has completed numerous public and corporate art commissions, including works for the City of Baltimore and the State of Connecticut percent for art programs. Title, date Sky Dancing, 1994 Artwork, media Mobile, painted aluminum

Project Description Hanging from the overhead support beams of the Recreation Center lobby are five eight-foot aluminum figures. Suspended from cables, each figure is composed of bright colors that interact with various geometric shapes that suggest many athletic activities. The figures and shapes rotate gently, giving the composition a dynamic quality. Pre-selection panel Lopé Max Diaz, associate professor, NCSU School of Design; Mark Leach, curator of Contemporary Art, Mint Museum; Beth Grabowski, assistant professor, UNC-CH Art Department; Teresa Crossland, architect, Department of Campus Planning; Norma DeCamp Burns, Burnstudio Architects.