2008 EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco: A Children’s Book from Concept to Completion
On loan from the Muskegon Museum of Art
Monday, January 7 – Friday, February 1, 2008
Original studies and final illustrations from the book My Ol' Man by author and illustrator, Patricia Polacco's. The book tells the story of the artist's father, William Barber, who was a fun-loving, flimflamming, traveling salesman and capture her colorful memories of summers spent in Lansing, Michigan. This collection of works demonstrates Polacco's ability to weave engaging personal narratives from words and art, from concept to completion.
Shifting Scale: Sarah Lindley and Norwood Viviano
Thursday, February 14 – Friday, March 28, 2008
For over ten years, Sarah Lindley and Norwood Viviano have explored related themes within their studio practices while working in a shared studio. “Shifting Scale” brings two bodies of work, Poppenhuis Rendering by Lindley and First Generation Artifacts by Viviano, into the same exhibition space for the first time. These bodies of work, based on Dutch Cabinet Houses and Italian American heirlooms, highlight a transformation of image and material, raising questions of gender, class, handwork and the legacy of collections.
Function or Submarine: New Work by Hoon Lee
Friday, August 22 - Friday, September 26
The GVSU Art Gallery begins a new season with an exhibit that pays tribute to both traditional and modern techniques in ceramics. Artists have been creating ceramics in Korea since about 6000 BC. This exhibit includes ceramic art based on celadon from the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) and buncheong from the Choseon Dynasty (1392-1910), as well as modern techniques.
Lee has been coordinator of the ceramics program since coming to Grand Valley's Department of Art & Design in 2004. The Korean-born artist works primarily at performance-based installations, though his vast interest and experience in ceramics play a role in many of his projects.
Of the many pieces created for the exhibit, one non-ceramic piece rises above the others. Hanging from the ceiling of the exhibit is a 12-foot submarine skeleton Lee fashioned from thin strips of banboo, in part as a tribute to the bamboo tools used in ceramics. "A submarine is a special type of container whose shape resembles the traditional bottles of early Korean ceramics," said Lee. "I thought it would also be a fun way to make reference to the many pieces of ceramics on the sea floor from sunken ships that imported Korean ceramics to Japan centuries ago."
West Wall Gallery:
Fall 2008
This is the first of a planned series of small exhibitons showcasing the work of local artists to be featured in the Eberhard Center, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Caroline Fehsenfeld is a noted regional artist whose work reflects views of the streets and neighborhoods of Grand Rapids and surrounding rural areas. Fehsenfeld is often called a "painters painter." Through her rich palette and textures, she explores various relationships of abstracted shapes, realism and her own enthusiasm for life.
This exhibit was on display in Winter 2009 in the Faculy/Staff Dining Gallery in the Kirkhof Center, Allendale Campus. It was presented with the support of LaFontsee Gallery.
Fall Arts Celebration 2008:
Tuesday, October 7 - Friday, October 31
"Seperation as Together: Soonjung Hong and Eunmee Lee, Korean Ceramists at GVSU." Renowned Korean artists present work created during the first GVSU International Ceramic Workshop during this premiere exhibiton.
Lee enjoys rough and large installation work, whereas Hong likes very delicate work. Though different in their styles, they live and work together in Heyri, a cultural village in the Paju province of their native Korea. Both of these artists enjoy an international reputation for their fine craftsmanship and blending of ancient techniques with new and innovative methods.
BFA Exhibition: Spectre
Monday, November10 - Friday, November 14
Ruby Miller, Sculpter and Jacquelyn Kroll, Illustrator
School of Communications Photography Senior Thesis: Shoots and Ladders
Monday, November 17 - Thursday, November 20
Exhibition participants: Jessica Angus, Virginia S. Hineline, Hilary Bergren, Emily Glockzin, Malin Towne, Mary Kate Jennings, Katie Hamilton, Lynn Tenbrink, Mattea Sportel, Chelsea Hoover, Kyle Pallasch, Jessica Furrow, Jacqueline Moinet, Danielle Elliot, Cacia Thompson, Tripp Fay, Jenn Petersen, and Ryan Essenmacher.
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