APPLETON, WIS. — Art found in natural and everyday objects and the history of art education at Lawrence University will be explored in a new exhibition at Lawrence’s Wriston Art Center Galleries. The exhibition runs March 21 – May 4.
Chicago artist Brad Killam will deliver the exhibition’s opening lecture Friday, April 4 at 6 p.m. A reception will follow the address, which is free and open to the public.
Killam’s installation of sculptures made from objects found outside the art studio will be exhibited in both the Hoffmaster and Kohler galleries. His works focus on finding the aesthetic qualities of art in ordinary materials and studying the transformation of a functional object into something that causes viewers to regard it as artistically interesting.
A graduate of Illinois State University and the University of Illinois-Chicago, where he earned his master’s of fine arts degree, Killam has exhibited internationally and been the recipient of grants from several art foundations, including the Danish Contemporary Art Foundation. He currently is an assistant professor of art at the College of DuPage in suburban Chicago.
The Leech Gallery will feature a research presentation by senior Katherine Elchert that traces the history and development of Lawrence’s art education program from the time of the Milwaukee Downer College art program to the present. An art history and history double major, Elchert’s exhibition is her senior project for the history department.
Wriston Art Center hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday from noon – 4 p.m. The gallery is closed Mondays. For more information, call 920-832-6621 or visit http://www.lawrence.edu/news/wriston/.
