Faculty to explore tradition of artists inspiring artists

Multiple Grand Valley faculty members will discuss the tradition of artists inspiring the work of other artists, during a special presentation of “Artists Quoting Artists.”

“Artists Quoting Artists”
Tuesday, February 24 from 10-11:30 a.m.
Art Gallery, room 1121, Performing Arts Center, Allendale Campus

Faculty scheduled to present include Ellen Adams, assistant professor in the Frederik Meijer Honors College and Virginia Jenkins, Art and Design Department chair. Jenkins will also lead participants in a special project where they will have the opportunity to create their own work of art.

This event is presented in conjunction with the special exhibition, “Veracity, Distortion, Reduction: Visual Explorations by Ed Wong-Ligda,” showcasing 15 oil-on-canvas paintings created by Wong-Ligda during his time at Grand Valley. He will be retiring from the university in April.

Wong-Ligda’s professional painting career dates back to the early 1970s; he came to Grand Valley in 1996 when he was hired to develop and coordinate the Art and Design Department’s illustration emphasis. Two years later, he became the coordinator and primary instructor of Illustration.

 “Veracity, Distortion, Reduction” is on display in the Art Gallery through March 20.

Wong-Ligda completed his undergraduate work in advertising design and illustration at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and received a MFA in painting from the University of Tulsa.

For more information about “Artists Quoting Artists,” visit www.gvsu.edu/artgallery.

For more information about Wong-Ligda, visit www.edwong-ligda.com.