ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University's Art Department and Art Galleries are currently presenting a second round of spring senior exhibitions, on view through Thursday, May 8, in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery and Gallery X on the NSU campus in Aberdeen.

The exhibitions — April Olson's Multiplicity of Her, Diane Mamgue Tassa's Beneath Patterns and Rico Imus's Banyuhay — feature three graduating seniors whose work explores identity, transformation and cultural memory through a range of mediums and personal perspectives.

Banyuhay, a Filipino term for metamorphosis and change, centers on Rico Imus's exploration of transformation as a constant and necessary part of survival. Shaped by his early experiences growing up in an orphanage and finding stability in nature, particularly through observing insects, Imus translates personal growth into sculpture that resists a sense of completion. Working primarily with paper, he highlights its fragility and strength as a mirror for human resilience.

Multiplicity of Her explores the many forms of self that exist within each woman. April Olson works across photography, digital collage and projection, drawing influence from artists Frida Kahlo and Nadia Waheed. Her work reflects an internal struggle with identity and celebrates the beauty that comes from accepting and embracing every version of oneself.

Beneath Patterns investigates how visual patterns function as a language of identity, memory and cultural storytelling. Diane Mamgue Tassa draws inspiration from African textiles to explore how patterns move beyond decoration to become systems that shape how identity is seen, expressed and protected. Working through photography, digital layering and mixed media, her compositions merge the body with patterned environments and reflect the tension between visibility and concealment. Influenced by artists Bisa Butler and Thandiwe Muriu, Tassa's work emphasizes presence, dignity and visual harmony.

A public reception for all three exhibitions will take place Friday, May 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Galleries, located at 1200 S. Jay St., Aberdeen.

The galleries are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Art Department Coordinator Professor Epiphany Knedler at epiphany.knedler@northern.edu.