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3/29/2022, 12:00pm

Student Artist Spotlight: Colby Page

By Gemma Laverty
Student Artist Spotlight: Colby Page
Gemma Laverty Asst. A&E Editor
Colby Page poses with his two metal sculptures.

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Colby Page is a sophomore art education major, with a focus in secondary education at Shippensburg University. He is the current sculpture intern and assistant under professor Steve Dolbin. Page is also working on a sculpture concept in hopes of the finished product being installed on campus grounds, to bring awareness to the attacks on Ukraine. 

Page’s hand-bent, welded and rusted metal sculptures follow themes of ocean pollution and how it is affecting aquatic and marine animals. 


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Page's sculpture, titled 'Barrier,' aims to educate its audience on how pollution is affecting fish in our oceans.


“Honestly, I have a lot of inspirations,” Page said. “I think nature is a huge one. I’m a kayaker and I love water.”

Page explained, “Two of my metal-working pieces are based on the pollution of water. I just feel like we need to protect our oceans better.” 

When asked about his favorite medium, Page came to a fast and confident conclusion. “[It] has to be sculpture. Metalworking is my favorite,” he said. He also has a love for sculptures made with different materials. 

“It’s so much fun to make something three-dimensional that you can look at from all angles,” Page said.


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'One Man's Trash' features a hermit crab, a species that is often forced to use small bottle caps and other pieces of trash in place of a shell.


Page enjoys the hands-on experience and relates it to his knowledge in construction. “All of my family members were construction workers, so I just have a background in building things. I take my artistic ability and combine it with my construction background [to make my sculptures],” he said. 

Page also acknowledges his earliest memory of making art. “I would make drawings for my mom. As a kid, I would spend a lot of time alone and just draw. I remember watching cartoons, like SpongeBob, and learning how to draw Plankton,” he said.

Page is currently making attempts to have two metal-work sculptures and a pencil drawing on display in the Kauffman Gallery for the 44th Annual SU Student Art Exhibition which will open April 23.

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