The BFA Graduating Seniors Exhibition at Southeast Missouri State University is the culmination of artistic experience taking form in a presentation format.

"It's that next level going from what you're making in the studio to thinking about how it's going to be presented to the public," Justin Miller, the painting specialist and the exhibitions coordinator at Southeast, said. "That's just as important."

Southeast concluded its second to last instillation of thesis exhibits at 5 p.m. Dec. 4 at the River Campus Art Gallery. Southeast student Millicent Ward, Tyler Price and Samantha Schaefer submitted projects covering themes on situational intensity, dysfunctional families and fairy tales, respectively.

Price designed his presentation with paintings that have appended pieces hanging directly in front of them to give more of a three dimensional look.

"That's exactly what I wanted to go with was this layered effect," Price said. " This kind of 'Don't judge a book by its cover, but see the cover' [idea]."

Ward, a digital artist, also manipulated perspective by showcasing situations from the first person. She depicted seeing a doctor and nurse as they were applying an oxygen mask to the fourth wall in one of her pieces.

"You can't truly understand someone unless you've spent a while in his or her shoes," Ward said in her artist statement. "In other words, empathy can be much easier if you would just try to see life from the perspective of someone else."

Schaefer presented her artwork in the corner of a room adorned with her characters hanging from the ceiling and the walls, complete with a matching rug and rocking chair. Schaefer, a graphic artist, centered her work around a book that she created with a central character, Meredith.

"It's actually been a really good experience because I have always wanted to do a children's book," Schaefer said. "And I have a couple prospects on possibly getting it published and everything, so it's really exciting."