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New Artifacts: Works by Brent Kee Young and Sungsoo KimOct 20, 2012 - Apr 7, 2013, Judith Bear Isroff GalleryNew Artifacts pairs works by Cleveland Institute of Art professor and department head Brent Kee Young with works by Sungsoo Kim, an adjunct professor at Cleveland Institute of Art and Kent State University. While Young and Kim employ diverging glassmaking techniques, they share an interest in rediscovering familiar forms, both classical and ordinary, resulting in timeless works of intrigue. More info...Related Link: [ New Artifacts: Works by Brent Kee Young and Sungsoo Kim Press Release ] |
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Adolph Gottlieb: SculptorOct 27, 2012 - Feb 17, 2013, Karl and Bertl Arnstein GalleriesA first-generation abstract expressionist painter, Adolph Gottlieb, whose art was central to the development of mid-twentieth century painting in America, was among only three of his colleagues to create both two- and three-dimensional works. Gottlieb’s sculpture is little-known and has rarely been seen in the United States. More info...Related Link: [ Adolph Gottlieb: Sculptor Press Release ] |
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The Anniversary Show: Commemorative Art Through the YearsJul 21, 2012 - Feb 3, 2013, The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation GalleryAs part of the ongoing celebration of the museum’s 90th anniversary the Corbin Gallery features an exhibition of works commissioned over several decades. The museum has a long history of commissioning artworks by local artists including paintings, photographs, print design, jewelry and pottery to commemorate milestones, anniversaries and special events. More info... |
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Robert Stivers: Veiled ImageJul 28, 2012 - Jan 20, 2013, Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell GalleryThe Akron Art Museum is once again pleased to organize a new photography exhibition of works drawn from our impressive collection. Comprised of nearly a dozen years’ worth of photographs, the gallery will be filled with images emanating emotion from Stivers’s shadowy world. More info...Related Link: [ Robert Stivers: Veiled Image Press Release ] |
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Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El AnatsuiJun 17, 2012 - Oct 7, 2012, Karl and Bertl Arnstein Gallery, Judith Bear Isroff Gallery, Sandra L. and Dennis B. Haslinger Family Foundation Galleries, Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand LobbySince the Akron Art Museum’s expansion in 2007, El Anatsui’s Dzesi II, a dazzling metallic tapestry made from liquor bottle caps, has become one of the most popular works in the museum’s collection. Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui, on view June 17 – October 7, 2012, invites visitors to surround themselves with works by this internationally celebrated artist. More info...Related Link: [ EL ANATSUI, BROKEN BRIDGE II, High Line Art ] |
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String of Hearts: Photographs by Bea NettlesMar 10, 2012 - Jul 22, 2012, Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell GalleryThe photographs of Bea Nettles often depict the artist's intimate family life, yet they also speak to the broad ideas of what it means to be a mother, teacher and artist, which she describes as her greatest roles. The focus of this exhibition, a survey of the museum's collection of Nettles' photographs, is the artist's use of autobiographical imagery, animated by her experimental process. More info...Related Link: [ String of Hearts: Photographs by Bea Nettles Press Release ][ Bea Nettles ] |
Making Sense of Science: Teaching and Studenting in Four Urban ClassroomsMar 17, 2012 - Jul 15, 2012A sound installation by Walter S. Gershon, Ph.D, Kent State University More info... |
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Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard FinsterFeb 25, 2012 - Jun 3, 2012, Karl and Bertl Arnstein GalleriesSurvey of the works and legacy of Reverend Howard Finster, self-proclaimed “Man of Visions,” in Stranger in Paradise. One of America’s most widely known and prolific self-taught artists, Finster produced over 46,000 works of art before his death in 2001. More info...Related Link: [ Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster Press Release ][ Finster's Paradise Garden ] |
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Ray Turner: PopulationMar 3, 2012 - May 27, 2012, Judith Bear Isroff GalleryRay Turner: Population is a unique exhibition of nearly 200 portraits of a wide cross- section of people from across the country, including University Park and downtown Akron residents, executed with oil paint on glass. Population is an expanding series of portraits that invites viewers to contemplate identity from an individual and collective standpoint. The portraits of Akronites will be intermixed with Turner’s ongoing series, and as the exhibition evolves with the addition of new portraits from different communities, the body of work will increasingly reflect the nation’s cultural makeup. More info...Related Link: [ Ray Turner: Population Press Release ][ Ray Turner ] [ University Park Alliance ] |
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SuperNatural: Landscapes by Bruce Checefsky and Barry UnderwoodOct 29, 2011 - Mar 4, 2012, Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell GalleryCleveland artists Bruce Checefsky and Barry Underwood utilize the effects of atmospheric light in addition to outside light sources to create ephemeral moments in the landscape that give viewers the sense of discovering hidden worlds. Their inventive use of photography and light alters our perception of the landscape to reveal unseen aspects. More info...Related Link: [ SuperNatural: Landscapes by Bruce Checefsky and Barry Underwood Press Release ] |