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January 2, 2008
Purdue Galleries exhibits small prints, art of suburbia
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In January, Purdue Galleries will open a pair of exhibitions that present contemporary small printmaking from North American artists and examine the identity of modern American suburbia.
Galleries' biennial "Sixty Square Inches" competitive exhibition of small-scale contemporary printmaking will be on display from Jan. 7 to Feb. 17 in the Stewart Center Gallery. This year's exhibit will provide the 16th review of North American graphic artists working in an intimate format. Works in the exhibit are limited to 60 square inches in image size."These small works are beautiful, and they present the
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Each Sixty Square Inches exhibition is a tribute to Purdue professor emeritus and local artist Robert Browning Reed, who originated the biennial in 1977 and continued to support it throughout his lifetime. This year's exhibit is dedicated to his recent passing, Martin said.
"The Galleries are committed to the practice of acquiring new works from each competition and building the collection of contemporary North American printmaking while helping to support the community of modern artists," he said. "Including this year's purchases, the Galleries have acquired 180 artworks from the biennial for the collection. These acquisitions fuel the ongoing educational outreach program and participatory exhibits."
Janet Ballweg from Bowling Green State University in
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A hands-on printmaking activity will be available in Stewart Center Gallery for visiting classes and groups. As a printmaker himself, Martin said he looks forward to sharing the process with people of all ages.
"The printmaking activity has been popular with classes for years," he said. "Using wood blocks and water-based ink, visiting groups can experiment with basic printmaking processes and create their own small artworks."
"Insights into Suburbia" will be presented Jan. 7 to Feb.
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This exhibit features contemporary artworks by 27 women artists who live and work in all regions of the United States. The artworks convey physical, social and cultural perceptions about modern American suburbia, Martin said.
Included are paintings, drawings, photographs and mixed media works that explore the facts and myths of the suburban experience. This juried exhibition is co-sponsored by the National Association of Women Artists, which, founded in 1889, is the oldest professional women's fine arts organization in the United States, and the Opalka Gallery of The Sage Colleges, New York. Esther Thyssen, associate professor of art history at The Sage Colleges, and Penny Dell, exhibition chair at National Association of Women Artists, organized the exhibition.
From 5-7 p.m. Jan. 10, the Galleries will present receptions the Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Purdue Memorial Union and the Stewart Center Gallery.
The Robert L. Ringel Gallery and the Stewart Center Gallery are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday; and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. For class or group visits, contact Mary Ann Anderson from Purdue Galleries, at (765) 496-7899. All Purdue Galleries exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Source: Craig Martin, (765) 494-3061, cdmartin@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
Photos:
From Sixty Square Inches:
Carrie Lingscheit, "A Sickness Much like Vertigo," etching, engraving and mezzotint. (Courtesy of the artist)
Monika Meler, Untitled, relief print and drawing. (Courtesy of the artist)
From Insights into Suburbia:
Willie Marlowe, "House with Exposed Interior," acrylic on canvas, 2006. (Courtesy of the artist)
Harriet Regina Marion, "Richville," mixed media, 2007. (Courtesy of the artist)
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