APPLETON, WIS. — Three new exhibitions are coming to Lawrence University’s Wriston Art Center in March. The exhibits open on Saturday, March 24 in the Leech, Hoffmaster, and Kohler galleries. An opening lecture and reception by Julie Anand is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 5 in the Wriston Auditorium. The exhibits will be on display through May 6.
Fin, Fur, and Feathers in the Permanent Collection, an exhibition selected by Lawrence junior Katherine Elchert, will be featured in the Leech Gallery. All the works exhibited in this show are from the permanent collection and feature a variety of images of plants and animals spanning a number of decades.
The Kohler Gallery features photography by Julie Anand and Damon Sauer. Much photography depends on the idea of discrete things in nature, objects and individuals defined by shapes and fixed contour. Photographers Anand and Sauer investigate the edges of individuals and relationships. The artists cut aluminum sheets into shapes derived from tracings of couples embracing and interacting. Hung on the wall, the pieces at first appear to be abstract but further study reveals hands, hair, and arms interlocking. Challenging not only the boundaries between photography and sculpture but also the boundaries of individuals and personal space the artists critique the notion of fixity of self and of objects and make subtle reference to scientific photography, phrenology, and other familiar forms of documentation.
School Days Cafeteria Plan is scheduled for exhibition in the Hoffmaster Gallery. For this exhibit, 24 artists and educators were invited to create a print depicting one of his or her most vivid experiences as a student or teacher. The resulting works range from humorous to poignant. Organized by Benjamin Rinehart, assistant professor of art at Lawrence, School Days offers a wide variety of printmaking technique styles.
Gallery hours are 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon-4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The galleries are closed on Monday.
Contact: Andrea Ebeling, Public Relations Assistant, 920-832-6585 or andrea.ebeling@lawrence.edu
