Modernist Prints 1900-1955
October 1 - November 21, 1999

Drawn from the collections of Syracuse University and Lawrence University, this exhibition examines Modernism's eclecticism through American and European prints created in the first half of the twentieth century. Many important artists from the era are represented, including Picasso, Kandinsky, Rouault, and Marin.

Opening lecture: "The Modernist Chameleon: European and American Art, 1900-1955" by Anne Grevstad-Nordbrock, instructor in art history, Friday, October 1, 1999, 6 p.m., Wriston Auditorium
Opening reception: Friday, October 1, 1999, 7 - 9 p.m.
Workshop: "Identifying and Appreciating Print Media" with associate professor of art Helen Klebesadel, Tuesday, October 26, 7-9 p.m., Wriston Auditorium

Claiming Title
January 21 - March 12, 2000

In an attempt to look beyond the often nostalgic vision of indigenous experience, this exhibition stresses the dynamic nature of contemporary Aboriginal art. Featuring work by urban and traditional Australian Aboriginal artists, this show explores patterns of land stewardship, new legal definitions of Aboriginal land rights, the role of art in maintaining custodial ties to place, and the use of art in raising awareness of lands threatened by environmental degradation.

Opening lecture: Laurel Bradley, director of exhibitions and curator, Carleton College, Friday, January 21, 2000, 6 p.m., Wriston Auditorium
Opening reception: Friday, January 21, 2000, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Video presentation: "Nice Colored Girls" and "Heaven," films by Australian artist Tracey Moffatt, Wednesday, February 16, 2000, 8 p.m., Wriston Auditorium

Kwality Art Show
April 7 - May 14, 2000

An exhibition of recent work by Yumi Janairo Roth, sculptor and assistant professor of art at Lawrence University. Although the early proponents of abstraction sought purity in form and universal aesthetics, Roth undermines this quest for universalism by exploring the banality of art and the arbitrary nature of personal taste. She employs abstraction as a means to reveal how we, as a society, make decisions about art. Roth's questioning of traditional hierarchies between materials and processes elevates the "mundane" and diminishes the "valuable," thereby creating an ironic inversion of the viewer's visual expectations.

Artist's talk: Yumi Janairo Roth, Friday, April 7, 2000, 6:30 p.m., Wriston Auditorium
Opening reception: Friday, April 7, 2000, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Senior Art Exhibition
May 26 - August 5, 2000

A presentation of work in a variety of media by Lawrence University's senior art majors.

Opening reception: Friday, May 26, 2000, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Call 920-832-6621 for more information.