Artist Amy Hauber an avid gatherer of found objects

Like many artists, Amy Hauber never knows when and where inspiration will strike. Thus, she is an avid gatherer of found objects, hanging on to a diverse collection of items and waiting for that moment when a particular item’s purpose is revealed.

The results of Hauber’s efforts are currently on display at the State University of New York at Fredonia in the art gallery of Rockefeller Arts Center.

“They are things I like and find visually stimulating,” Hauber said of the items she collects and turns into art. “Some relate to stories I have written. Some relate to other aspects of my life.”

Hauber, an assistant professor of fine arts at St. Lawrence University, has created a solo exhibit of new works featuring a mixture of media including digital papercraft prints, sculpture, ceramics and digital video and installation. The exhibit features approximately 30 works.

One of the “found object” art works in the exhibit includes a Styrofoam hunting target in the shape of a deer. Hauber found it in the woods, filled with holes. The artist explained those holes were filled with bits of jewelry “to heal it and beautify it” and a new work of art was created.

Hauber’s work has been featured nationally at Western Exhibitions in Chicago. Her artistic interests include “digital culture and the construction of morality, identity and aesthetics in contemporary society.”

The SUNY Fredonia exhibit is on display through Nov. 19. Gallery hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.