Birdman, 20th
Century, stone, 11 x 8-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches, gift of Mrs. William T. Mulloy,
University of Wyoming Art Museum Collection, 1978.247.66
The Art Museum is looking forward to our new spring exhibitions! Join us to celebrate during the free public reception on Friday,
January 31, 6 – 8 p.m.
An awards ceremony
recognizing accomplishments in the
39th Annual Juried University of Wyoming
Student Exhibition will begin at 6:30 p.m. See below for a list and description of what exhibitions are opening. More information, including a link to the most recent newsletter, can be found on our
website.
A highlight of Art Museum programming
every year, the 39th Annual Juried University of Wyoming Student Exhibition
features work from UW students in a variety of media, including small metals,
ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, and graphic design.
A triennial exhibition, the UW Art
Department Faculty Exhibition showcases the creative work of the University of
Wyoming Art Department faculty.
Participating faculty include Kristen Bartel, Diana Baumbach, Ashley
Hope Carlisle, Peter Fine, Leah Hardy, Margaret Haydon, David Jones, Patrick
Kikut, Ricki Klages, Mark Ritchie, Bailey Russel, Doug Russell, and Shelby
Shadwell.
Bently Spang: On Fire is part of an ongoing series of works by artist Bently Spang (Northern
Cheyenne, b. 1960) that tell the story of the 2012 Ash Creek wildfire, a fire
that devastated his family’s ranch located on their ancestral homeland of the
Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana.
In this work, Spang seeks out the story of the fire from the perspective
of the trees he grew up with on his family’s land. He facilitates their voice through a series
of video-documented, performative rubbings on paper of the now charred trees. Spang is on campus for the spring semester as
the Eminent Artist in Residence in the American Indian Studies Program.
Ghastly Swamps and Ghost
Towns: American Gothic Landscapes from the Art Museum Collection showcases the
Art Museum’s collection of landscapes that exemplify a Gothic style or
mood. While many often think of the swamps and bayous of the
American South as being particularly Gothic in nature, this exhibit conveys the
variety of American places that can and have been depicted in a Gothic style
including several examples from the American West.
Ancestral Spirits: Easter Island Sculpture from the Art Museum Collection
presents
small sculptures that reflect the culture and capture the artistry of this
ancient island. These sculptures were
created as honorary pieces for ancestors, were used as items of personal
protection, or were created conjunction with cultural and religious practices.
Continuing the success of the pilot
program begun last year, the Art Museum will continue the Pat Guthrie Special
Exhibitions Teaching Gallery for the 2014 spring semester. The five
courses utilizing the teaching gallery this semester are: Art 3002 –
Mesoamerican Art & Architecture; History 4480/5480 – Modern US History:
1929-1960; History 1221 – US from 1865; Honors 2151 – Modern Japanese Society
and Culture; Anthropology 4020/5005 – Anthropology of Childhood.
