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Gallery of Art and Design

217 Clark Street Art Center Room 215B
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660.543.4498





past_exhibitions

Past Exhibitions & Lectures

Hack: Stories From a Chicago Cab

Dmitry Samarov: View from a Chicago Cab

Mr. Samarov, an artist and painter trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is an astute observer of human nature. He records those observations in his debut book Hack: Stories From a Chicago Cab and on canvas.

The exhibition will open in the Main Gallery on January 23, 2013 and run through February 15, 2013. Samarov will read from Hack and discuss his art work on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at an opening reception.

Exhibition Opening Reception:
Main Gallery
Saturday, January 26, 2013, 4 - 6 p.m.

 

Tanja Hollander - Daryl Fort
"Daryl Fort, Portland, ME, 2010"

Tanya Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend?

Photographer Tanja Alexia Hollander examines the social dynamics of the world of Facebook friendships in the Outer Gallery with her exhibit Tanja Alexia Hollander: Are You Really My Friend? Hollander is interested in how we define friendship and who we let into our private, yet very public online lives. Through a series of portraits of her Facebook friends in their homes, she creates an exploration of American culture, relationships, economy and class and society networking as it relates to community building.

A native of St. Louis, Hollander earned a degree in photography and feminist studies from Hampshire College and currently resides in Maine. Are You Really My Friend? recently was exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art. Her work has been exhibited nationally at galleries in New York City and Boston, and has twice has been selected for the Portland Museum of Art Biennial, winning a purchase prize in 2007. In 2009 she was chosen for a month-long residency at the La Napoule art foundation in La Napoule, France.

The exhibition is open in the Main Gallery, January 23, 2013 through February 15, 2013.

Hollander will be on campus at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 to discuss her work in the Outer Gallery.

 

John Lynch: A Life of Art and Design

John Lynch: A Life of Art and Design

The exhibit of Lynch’s varied works will celebrate the establishment of the John W. Lynch Memorial Scholarship Fund through the UCM Foundation. An opening reception for the exhibit is planned for 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 in UCM’s Gallery 115, just across the hall from the Main Gallery on the UCM campus. The exhibition is on view from January 23, 2013 through February 15, 2013.

After his service in Vietnam, Lynch earned a bachelor’s degree from UCM began his career as a commercial and freelance artist. He joined the UCM faculty in 1984 and earned his MFA degree from Syracuse University. He taught, mentored and inspired his students throughout his 28 year career, gaining the reputation as a tough teacher who also prepared his students well for successful careers.

 

ceramics

INNOVATION CREATION
CERAMICS INVITATIONAL
August 23 - September 28, 2012
UCM Gallery of Art & Design
Visiting Artist Workshop with Martha Grover, September 25 - 26
Lecture by Martha Grover, UCM Gallery of Art & Design,
September 25, 3:30 p.m.
Lecture by Misty Gamble and Joyce Jablonski, Union Ballroom 240, September 27, 7 p.m.

KEITH CARTER
INNOVATION CREATION
August 23 - September 28, 2012
UCM Gallery 115

 

University of Central Missouri Faculty Exhibition John Louder
"Fall Into Spring" oil on canvas by John Louder, 55x72 inches


The Gallery of Art & Design is pleased to present the annual exhibition of work by the current and Emeriti Faculty of the Department of Art & Design at the University of Central Missouri. A platform to showcase their professional practices outside their university duties, the Annual Faculty Exhibition features a diverse array of artistic mediums including painting, sculpture, textiles, and ceramics. This year's exhibition will include works by four new faculty members: Anthony Acock (Graphic Design), Mark Farris (Print Making), Justin Shaw (3-D), and Eric Stykel (Graphic Design).

Exhibition Opening Reception:
Main Gallery and Gallery 115
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 4 - 6 p.m.

All gallery events are free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact the gallery office @ 660.543.4498.

 

 

Richard Luerhman

Dr. Richard Luehrman - Recent Work

Recent work by Professor Emeritus Dr. Richard Luehrman including new landscape paintings and sketchbook drawings, thoughts and poems from his "Sunday Images" series.

Exhibition Opening Reception:
Outer Gallery
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 4 - 6 p.m.

 

Yvonne Wakabayashi
Ky Dickens
Liam O'Brien
Akiko Jackson
Magda Gluszek
Richie Gleason
Jeff Pike
Marydorsey Wanless
Cindy Tower
No More Hiroshimas - Hiroshima Peace Museum
When Janey Comes Marching Home: Portraits of Women Combat Veterans
Whoop Dee Doo
Phil "Sike Style" Shafer
Mark Bischel
Opposites Attract - Kim Luther & Joe Wullner
Wunderkammer - Terry Ownby
Lisa Iglesias / Las Hermanas Iglesias
Davin Watne
Joey Borovicka
Grant Miller
Tula Pink
Undercrowded - Joey Borovicka, Sam King, Kristin Musgnug, Stephanie Price
Playful Things - Magda Gluszek, Sharon Shapiro, Christina Vantzou, Sarah Knobel
DESIGN CHICAGO 2010 - Rotofugi, Perkins+Will, Studio 1a.m., Project H Design, Craighton Berman
The Convergence Project - Jamie Thome - Vespine Gallery
Marie Jose de la Macorra
Neva Wood
2-D or not 2-D(Danish Artists Flirt with Space)
Zlatko Cosic
Armin Muhsam
Anne Austin Pearce
Joyce Jablonski
Selections from the Knoll Collection (Gehry, Saarinen, Bertioa, Noguchi, and Risom)
May Tveit
Dr. Richard Luehrman
Jane Barrow
David Ngirailemesang
An Historical Look at Visaul Communication (Selections from the Society of Illustrators)
American Democracy Project:
Raise Your Voice!
Adding Insult to Imagery
Selections from the Hallmark Cards Inc. Collection
Christina Willey
A. Patrick Irue Collection of Historic African Art
Robert Colescott
JJ Higgins
Mid-Missouri Artists
Johnny Naugahyde
Greater Missouri Invitational
John Hess