Friday Feature: John Edward Thompson
Happy (almost) St. Patrick’s Day! Why not celebrate with some green art? Above: John Edward Thompson, Forest Landscape with Figure, 1941, watercolor on paper, Gift of Jerad and Megan Harbaugh
Four by Four: Collector Series
The Myhren Gallery has developed strong relationships with a number of art collectors and often explores their holdings in dedicated exhibitions. Reflecting the growing spirit of collaboration in the regional art community, Four x Four brings together works from four important contemporary art collections, each of which contributes works by four living artists. Lenders are The Dikeou Collection, Baryn Futa, Made in China Gallery LLC and Wayne Yakes, M.D. The exhibition runs from April 5 – May 6, 2012. Above: An excerpt from William Lamson’s “A Line Describing the Sun.” [nggallery id=32]
Friday Feature: Vivian George
This seems fitting for a Spring-ish day… Vivian George, Valine, 2008, oil on panel, Nagel Hall Art Collection, Gift of Trish and Ralph Nagel
On the Flip Side
Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you… come get a new perspective on Lawrence Argent’s Drape 1 while you still can. The Faculty Triennial closes March 11.
Faculty Triennial Artist Talks
Artists and Faculty Members Rafael Fajardo, Sarah Gjertson and Catherine Chauvin recently dropped by the Gallery to participate in conversations about their work in the Faculty Triennial. Big thanks goes out to these three and attending Gallery visitors! Stay tuned to the blog for updates on more events like these. The Faculty Triennial closes on March 11.
Friday Feature: Romare Bearden
Editor’s Note: This here marks the start of beautiful friendship… between you and the University Art Collection! Tune in every Friday for a glimpse into our online archives. This week while perusing our art collection here at DU, this Romare Bearden collage caught my eye. Before I even realized it was a work by Bearden, I was struck by the colorful simplicity. Untitled (Martin Luther King collage) is representative of Bearden’s torn paper collage technique, but it also shows a slightly different feel with the smooth expanse of brightly colored sky and silhouetted figures in contrast to his more frequent...