Milwaukee artist Michael Davidson delivers the opening lecture Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. for the latest exhibition at Lawrence University’s Wriston Art Center galleries. A reception with the artist follows the address. The exhibition runs through Nov. 25.
Davidson’s exhibit, “Michael Davidson: Territories,” features abstract sketches and paintings that challenge viewers to become engaged with the physical process of painting. Using both gestural strokes and wide swaths of color, Davidson evokes both atmospheric landscapes and the dance-like movements of an artist obsessively engaged in the act of painting. Davidson’s exhibit will be shown in the Kohler gallery.
Virginia-based photographer Paul Thulin presents “Recent Work,” an exhibit featuring various darkroom and digital processes. Shown in the Hoffmaster gallery, “Recent Work” presents surreal landscapes and haunted dreams that play between reality and hallucination. Thulin is the director of graduate studies in the department of photography and film at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has won numerous awards and honors for his work, including a 2000-2001 Fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
“Exhibitionism,” featuring works from the Wriston’s own permanent collection, will be on display in the Leech gallery. The exhibit presents art in a variety of unconventional ways, provoking thoughts about how the usual ways of hanging work in art museums can both clarify and complicate the meaning and historical context of the art.
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 on Mondays. For more information, call 920-832-6621.
