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Joseph Lappie: Always Towards the Space and Moment
January 17-March 7, 2015
Galleries A and B
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 29; Artist Talk at 5:00 p.m.

"Islands are simultaneously protected and isolated by the waters that surround them. These circular paintings are like miniature islands that encompass the life of an imagined female character and her small world. The circle, saturated color, and pattern allow me to explore metaphors for isolation and belonging, boundaries and openness, hope and hopelessness, home and homeland."

A series of characters inspired by the travelogue of Pliny the Elder (as presented in the Nuremberg Chronicles) march in a procession throughout their various terrains. Each figure exerts their own identity through the memories they expulse or the animal that they relate to (or feel they may be). While they are all alone throughout this march, they are also always, and connectively, together.

Joseph Lappie received his BFA in Painting and Graphic Design from Ball State University and his MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. He is currently an Assistant Professor at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa where he is developing and expanding their Book Arts Undergraduate degree. In his spare time Joseph runs the Bakery Gallery, a space devoted to Artist's Books, Printmaking, Works on Paper and Textual Art.

Joseph Lappie, How It Feels To Lose, 2013, birch plywood, ink and gouache, 14-1/2 x 15-1/2 in. Image courtesy of the artist.

Ian F. Thomas: Specifically
February 6-March 14, 2015
Gallery C
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015; Artist talk at 5:00 p.m.

In 1876, Heinrich Schliemann, a German businessman and pioneer in the field of archaeology, discovered a gold funereal mask in Mycenae that he would identify as the Mask of Agamemnon. Modern archaeological research, however, suggests the mask was created before the life of the legendary Greek leader Agamemnon. Schliemann's misidentification is the impetus for this investigative exhibition, which explores how the notions of "facts" can shift and be altered over time. The concepts of ambiguity, authorship, and attribution will also be considered in this thought-provoking installation.

Ian F. Thomas is an installation artist formally trained in ceramics. He earned a BFA from Slippery Rock University (Slippery Rock, PA), and a MFA from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX). He also studied at The Academy of Fine Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia. Thomas currently teaches 3-D foundations, printmaking, ceramics, and drawing at Slippery Rock University. In 2009, Thomas founded the Culture Laboratory Collective, a group of 12 artists from across the country who all work with ideas of social cohesion without conforming their own personal aesthetics.

Prints and Drawings from the University Art Gallery Permanent Collection
March 14-April 18, 2015
Galleries A and B
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015;
Gallery Director Talk at 5:00 p.m.

This exhibition features work from the University Art Gallery's permanent collection. The engravings, etchings and lithographs were selected to highlight important artists, print studios and programs, and processes. Artists include Félix-Hilaire Buhot, Albrecht Dürer, Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and Rembrandt van Rijn. Prints by Keith Achepohl, Jiří Anderle, Harvey Breverman, Warrington Colescott, Jennifer Dickson, David F. Driesbach, and Gabor Peterdi are also featured. The exhibition includes a small selection of drawings that relate in subject matter to the prints.

Five prints in the exhibition were recently treated at The Conservation Center in Chicago. Sponsors include Jonathan and Anita Ahl and Gil Belles. Contributions received through the Friends of the Gallery and the Art Gallery Enhancement Fund were also used to support this initiative.

Richard Lindner, Man's Best Friend, from the portfolio After Noon, 1969, lithograph, 28 x 21-1/2 in. Collection of @ 2026 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Art Gallery. Gift of Dr. Samuel S. Mandel, 1987.5

Department of Art Juried Student Exhibition
April 18-May 13, 2015
Gallery C
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28

This annual exhibition showcases student work produced in ceramics, drawing, graphic design, metalwork, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculptures courses.

2014 Department of Art Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Ellen Bukvich
April 25-May 13, 2015
Galleries A and B
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 pm Tuesday, April 28, Artist Talk at 5:00 p.m.

Tanisha Wisslead's Spring 2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Elizabeth Dunn: Apartment 3
April 25-May 2, 2015
Galleries A and B
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30; Artist Talk at 5:00 p.m.

Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Abbie Nelson
May 7-16, 2015
Galleries A and B
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7; Artist Talk at 5:00 p.m.

Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Josh Niles: My Reasons For
May 7-16, 2015
Galleries A and B
Opening Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7; Artist Talk at 5:00 p.m.
The artist will present work inspired by daily life.

Josh Niles, Coffee?, watercolor, 2015.

Gallery 810 at Corbin and Olson Halls
Through May 30, 2015

Sponsored by University Housing and Dining Services for Student Services and the College of Fine Arts and Communication

Gallery 810 is an innovative arts space that explores the relationship between visual art and creative writing. This unique gallery was made possible by University Housing and Dining Services for Student Services, the University Art Gallery, the Department of Art, and the Department of English & Journalism.