AUGSBURG COLLEGE Recollections Alumni Juried Exhibition <strong>2011</strong> August 5 – October 22, <strong>2011</strong> Gage Family Art Gallery & Christensen Center Art Gallery This exhibition features the artwork <strong>of</strong> Augsburg’s alumni in both galleries. Twenty-three artists display over thirty pieces <strong>of</strong> artwork in the following media: ceramics, painting, drawing, multi-media, sculpture, photography, book arts, fiber arts and printmaking. The exhibition was juried by Diane Mullin, Associate Curator at the Weisman Art Museum. Closing Reception: Friday, October 21, 5-7 p.m. www.augsburg.edu/galleries The Horizon Line: Continuity and Change Megan Huskey, Eric A. Johnson, Eric Menzhuber, Sheila Moar, Jodi Reeb-Myers, and Getachew Irko Yadette September 6 – October 21, <strong>2011</strong> UNIVERSIT Y OF ST.THOMAS The artists in this exhibit use line, the most basic element <strong>of</strong> art and design, to illustrate transition, change, and development. The horizon line appears to be solid but the moment you move – in any direction – the line is altered. The artists are striving towards their own “horizon line,” the ever-changing expression <strong>of</strong> the most basic <strong>of</strong> all ideas. www.stthomas.edu/arthistory/exhibitions
K ATHERINE E. N ASH G ALLERY, U OF M Li Huasheng The Great Celestial Abstraction: Chinese Art in the 21st Century September 6 – October 15, <strong>2011</strong> The Great Celestial Abstraction: Chinese Art in the 21st Century provides a survey <strong>of</strong> contemporary abstract painting in China, a practice and set <strong>of</strong> perspectives that engage historical, theoretical, and technical concerns. The exhibition was curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, organized by the China Art Academy with support from the San Chuan Gallery, Beijing and first presented in April 2010 at the National Art Museum <strong>of</strong> China, Beijing. The presentation at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery was developed as part <strong>of</strong> the International Exchange program with the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Art, the Beijing Film Academy, and the Beijing Central Academy <strong>of</strong> Fine Art. Co-sponsored by the College <strong>of</strong> Liberal Arts, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the Institute for Global Studies. Artists included in the exhibition: Lei Hong, Liang Quan, Li Huasheng, Li Xiangyang, Liu Gang, Liu Xuguang, Ma Kelu, Meng Luding, Tan Ping, Xu Hongming, Yu Youhan, Zhang Hao, Zhang Jianjun, Zhang Yu, Zhou Yangming. All in all, the Chinese abstract artist creates a border between art and life, a hinge for the social gaze which can swing back and forth with constant, delicate movement between the inertia <strong>of</strong> daily life and the intensity <strong>of</strong> the aesthetic domain. This is the new Chinese art, a form <strong>of</strong> art in joyful movement. —Achille Bonito Oliva nash.umn.edu Jon Anderson, Construction (No. 5) Curse or Calling? September 15 – December 18, <strong>2011</strong> Olson Gallery Artists: Jon Anderson, Doris Hutton Auxier, Joan Bohlig, Sandra Bowden, Michael Buesking, Guy Chase, Shin-Hee Chin, Richard Cummings, Gary Denmon, Martha Failinger, Bruce Herman, Kathy Hettinga, Ryan Jackson, Edward Knippers, Lisa Line, Erica Mapp, Ronnie McClure, David McCoy, Sheryl McRoberts, Karyn R. Millet, Deborah Risa Mrantz, Shannon Newby, Dennis Santella, Kenneth Steinbach, Amanda Thompson, Ryan Thompson, Lauren Tilden, Alan Vales, Mark Phillip Venema, and GF Sam Wagner Curse or Calling?, an exhibition sponsored by Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA), brings together the work <strong>of</strong> 31 artists and 37 artworks from 13 states across North America. This exhibition explores a delightful range <strong>of</strong> responses to the initial “call for work” and <strong>of</strong>fers the viewer meaningful encounters with a truly germane topic: the meaning and purpose <strong>of</strong> work. Juried by Joel Zwart, Gallery Director and Curator at Calvin College. a CIVA traveling exhibition Caroyn Swiszcz, Plaza #1 - Bakery Thriftshop Artist Talk with Karen Brummund: Thursday, October 13, 5 p.m., Johnson Gallery, 2nd floor, CC Building Opening reception in the Johnson Gallery following the talk BE THEL UNIVERSIT Y Karen Brummund & Carolyn Swiszcz September 29 – December 18, <strong>2011</strong> Artist Talk with Carolyn Swiszcz: Tuesday, November 8, at 5 p.m. in the Johnson Gallery, 2nd floor, CC Building This exhibition includes the work <strong>of</strong> two artists exploring architecture and its direct and indirect influence on culture and community. Karen Brummund’s large scale projects transform the surfaces <strong>of</strong> the environment. Her works include drawings and video works that have documented the large scale time-based drawing installations she has created in numerous cities around the world. Carolyn Swiszcz’s colorful series <strong>of</strong> works on paper from 2005 and 2006 were made with the loose idea <strong>of</strong> an unending panorama. Each work was inspired by a real-life sign or commercial enterprise whose actual site may not have been that compelling. www.bethel.edu/galleries
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