September 26 – November 26, 2014
Leech Gallery: Migrant Mother, W.P.A. Prints, and the Dust Bowl Era
Dorothea Lange’s iconic photograph Migrant Mother, Nipomo CA will be the center of an exhibition surveying artworks from the U.S. Works Progress Administration and the Dust Bowl era.
Hoffmaster Gallery: Nathan Vernau, Scraps & Debris
Nathan Vernau’s brilliantly colored mixed-media compositions draw on a range of recognizable but also obscure symbols: cinder blocks, letters and envelopes, balloons, picture frames, and hearts. This exhibition features new work by the Chicago-based, Wisconsin-born artist.
Kohler Gallery: BA Harrington, Chest on Chest
BA Harrington’s furniture-based sculptural practice merges training in traditional cabinetmaking with academic training as a contemporary artist. The exhibition will explore themes of gender, history, craft, and family.
January 16 – March 15, 2015
Leech Gallery: Wisconsin Wolf Stories
Projects created by students in Professor Jodi Sedlock’s environmental studies symposium: Art and Biodiversity Conservation. Projects by L. Ames, B. Boelter, S. Connahvichnah, J. DeMotts, M. Felzan, G. Figueroa, A. Foley, C. Francis, A. Geleske, B. Hoster, M. Ives, K. Ling, D. Pasquesi, L. Rosenberg, S. Salansky, A. Seizovic, S. Shah, K. Stuckey, G. Wilke, and AJ Williams
Hoffmaster Gallery: Sarah Gross, Continental Drift
Uihelin Fellow of Studio Art Sarah Gross uses repetition and pattern to create an installation that references architecture and ceramic history. Her hand-made brick/tile hybrids hover above the gallery floor, creating interlacing paths for the eye to track.
Kohler Gallery: Jason Yi, Terraform
In his large-scale, site-specific sculptures and installations, Jason S. Yi transforms everyday materials into massive architectural and topographic forms.
April 3 – May 3
Leech Gallery: Through Alice's Eyes: An Exhibition in Honor of Alice King Case
Long-time Lawrence University studio art Professor Alice King Case passed away in December 2013. This memorial exhibition will offer a chance to remember Professor Case through her artwork.
Hoffmaster Gallery: Martin Brief, Amazon God
Martin Brief is interested in language, almost to the point of obsessiveness, digging deeper and deeper into the meaning of words in his artwork until he has reached the very limits of expression.
Kohler Gallery: The Pursuit of Knowledge & Understanding: Recent Acquisitions in an Interdisciplinary Context
New additions to the Wriston Art Galleries' collection, set in relation to the liberal arts: Science, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
May 22 – July 5
Senior Art Major Exhibition
This annual exhibition features the work of Lawrence University’s senior studio art majors.
July 15 – August 16
Wriston Summer Exhibition Series
The Wriston Summer Exhibition Series is an annual exhibition in the Wriston Art Center Galleries intended to engage the Fox Valley community in a conversation about artworks and artists of the Midwest.
