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Title: Revelations and Reflections of American Self-Taught Artists (Current Exhibitions)
Publisher: Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
Date: Web page, fall 2002 (archived November 7 and 17, 2002)
Original URL: http://www.arkarts.com/exhibitions/current_exhibitions_dam/exh_dam_revelations.asp
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
Revelations and Reflections of American Self-Taught Artists

S pirituality here is given accessible and vibrant expression by the hands of
American self-taught artists, artists who come from all walks of life and all regions
of the country. Free from the constraints of formal instruction and artistic
affiliations, these inspired individuals are bound together by an inner drive to
represent heaven, hell, and purgatory; heaven and hell on earth; the angels, devils,
and demons - those demons of society and those within their own hearts. This
exhibition includes sixty-six works and is a program of Exhibits USA, a National
Division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with the Arkansas Arts Council.
Revelations and Reflections of American Self-Taught Artists
Decorative Arts Museum
September 1-October 20, 2002

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Title: Exhibition Archive
Publisher: Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts (Stedman Gallery)
Date: Web page, retrieved October 11, 2026
Original URL: https://rcca.camden.rutgers.edu/exhibition-archive/
Also at: https://web.archive.org/web/20261011153821/https://rcca.camden.rutgers.edu/exhibition-archive/
Why it matters: Lists the show at the Stedman Gallery, November 13, 2002 – January 11, 2003.
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2019
Democratic Vistas: Whitman, Body, and Soul – Curated by Tyler Hoffman
May 29 – December 7
Departures – Rutgers University-Camden Department of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition
April 29 – May 17
Camden: Past, Present, Future
February 25 – April 18
Birthday Suit: Selections from the Rutgers Camden Collection of Art
January 14 – February 16

2018
Digital Trash – Curated by James Brown & Robert Emmons
September 10 – December 14
Pulp & Paper: Works on Paper from the Rutgers Camden Collection of Art
July 9 – August 10
Departures – Rutgers University-Camden Department of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
April 30 – May 18
Space Invaders – Curated by Leslie Kaufman
January 16 – April 18

2017
Picturing Camden
September 11 – December 15

Sharing Good Fortune
April 29 – May 17
Departures – Rutgers University-Camden Department of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
May 1 – May 19
Sharp-Tongued Figuration – Curated by Andrea Kirsh
January 17- April 20

2016
George Segal in Black and White
September 6 – December 10
Look Again: The Young People of Camden
May 25 – Aug 12
Departures – Rutgers University-Camden Department of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
May 2 – May 20
Electronic Literature: A Matter of Bits – Curated by James Brown & Robert Emmons
January 19- April 21

2015
Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art – Curated by Martin Rosenberg
September 17 – December 13
Variables – Rutgers University-Camden Department of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
May 4 – May 21
Juvenile in Justice
March 4 – April 22
From the Digital Toolbox – Curated by Andrea Kirsh
January 12- February 20

2014
Sounds of Camden
September 29 – December 18

Camden Collects
July 7 – September 18
Senior Thesis – Rutgers University-Camden Department of Fine Arts
May 5 – May 23
Compulsive Narratives: Stories That MUST Be Told – Curated by Cheryl Harper
January 16- April 26

2013
Dark Eye Glances: Romantic Impluse in Landscape
November 11- December 20
Poe in Popular Culture: Selections from the Museum of Edgar Allen Poe, Richmond, VA November 11 – December
20
(re)collecting (re)construction: Scott Pellnat and Allen C. Topolski
September 9 – October 30
From Here to There: Parallel Trajectories
March 14 – April 24

2012
Ornament and Narrative: Women Artist of Eastern Diasporas
October 15 – December 15
Off the Wall: Selection from the
June 6 – August 17
Generation to Generation
May 7- 23
Cuentos Populares: Latino Folk Tales Illustrated by Latino Artists
March 7 – April 25
Exhibition with Stmopsium/DFA
January 18 – February 25

2011
Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Thomas Cole

November 9, 2011 – January 6, 2012
Assemblage (need title) exhibition opens to the public
September 6 – October 29
Framing the collection
June 8 – August 12
Generation to Generation
May 10 – May 25
Effecting Boundaries: Recent work by Rutgers-Camden Department of Fine Arts Facility
March 14 – April 23
ARTiculate: links Between Visual and Verbal Expression
January 18 – February 26, 2011

2010
Southern New Jersey Artists Redux
Otober18-December 17, 2010
Staff Selects: Rutgers-Camden Collection of Art
June 21 – October 9, 2010
Seeing Voices: The Visual Voice
March 15 – April 24, 2010
Beneath the Surface: Graphic Design from Iran
January 19 – February 27, 2010

2009
A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art
September 8 – December 12, 2009
To Be Or Not To Be: A Painter’s Dilemma
March 30 – April 25, 2009
Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change
January 27 – March 22

2008

Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States or Nature, Nurture and Modern Culture: Traditional
and Contemporary Roles of Mothers
November 3 – December 20, 2008
Creative Dialogues: Art, Campus & Community
July 1 – October 18, 2008
Site-Specific: Public Art at Rutgers-Camden
March 5 – April 26, 2008
Eldridge R. Johnson Park
March 5 – April 26, 2008

2007
A New Reality: Black-and White Photography in Contemporary Art
December 10 – February 23, 2008
Changing Identity: Recent Works by Women Artists from Viet Nam
Sept 4 – November 24, 2007
Miniature Worlds: Art from Ind
June 18 – Aug 11, 2007
Philip Glass ~ Music in Films
March 12 – April 28
Sharing Good Fortune ~Major Gifts to the Collection
March 12 – April 28
Gifts of American Masterworks
March 12 – April 28

2006
Art Across Curriculum or Drawing the Line ~ The Role of Art in Education
Dec 18 – February 24, 2007
Shared Visions ~ Young Curators
Picture Stories: A Celebration of African American Illustrators

July 19 – September 23, 2006
Pre Columbian Art from the Mississippi Museum of Art
May 17 – July 8, 2006
Growth: Christopher Freeman
April 13 – May 6, 2006
Untitled: Elizabeth Demaray
March 13 – April 8, 2006
Let Children Be Children: Lewis Wickes Hine’s Crusade Against Child Labor
March 13 – May 6, 2006
Creative Achievements: Visual Poetry
January 17 – February 25, 2006
Creative Exchanges: Artists in the Classroom
January 17 – February 25, 2006

2005
Recent Gifts to the Collection: Marilyn Arnold Palley & Reese Palley, and Paul Koether
October 31 – December 21, 2005
Shock Wave: Tapestries and Lithographs by June Wayne
October 31 – December 21, 2005
Playing Around: Toys Designed by Artists
September 6 – October 15, 2005
Recent Gifts to the Collection: Pat & Paul Stankard
September 6 – October 15, 2005
Whispers from the Walls
Jan 10 – Mar 12, 2005

2004
Time-Honored Traditions
Oct 13 – Dec 22, 2004

Creating Sacred Spaces in Transcultural New Jersey
Oct 13 – Dec 22, 2004
Allan Espiritu: Lady Madonna
Mar 1 – Mar 27, 2004
Li Tan: Digital & Primitive
Feb 2 – Feb 25, 2004
New Match: Contemporary Art and the Mathematical Instinct
Feb 2 – March 27, 2004

2003
Bold Improvisation: 120 Years of African-American Quilts
Oct 27 – Dec 17, 2003
Art in Transit: The Camden Trenton Light Rail Stations
Sept 2 – Oct 18, 2003
Hackl, Ketaing, Murada: Perfect Together
Sept 2 – Oct 18, 2003
Barbara Fiedler: Whispers from the Pines
May 14 – June 25, 2003
Out of the Fire
May 14 – June 25, 2003
Latin American Graphics: The Evolution of Identity from the Mythical to the Personal
Mar 26 – May 3, 2003
No Ordinary Land: Encounters in a Changing Environment
Jan 22 – Mar 15, 2003

2002
Revelations and Reflections of American /self-Taught Artists
Nov 13, 2002 – Jan 11, 2003
What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike
Sept 3 – Oct 26, 2002

Hats and Headdresses
June 17 – Aug 10, 2002
Suspended in Time:

The Benjamin Franklin Bridge

May 6 – June 8, 2002
Never Never Land
Mar 4 – Apr 27, 2002
Wendell White: Landscape (improvisation (turbulence + solitude))
Jan 7 – Feb 16, 2002

2001
Shared Visions: Print Impressions
Nov 14 – Dec 22, 2001
Diana Gonzalez-Gandolfi: Time Divided
Oct 8 – Nov 10, 2001
Timeless Melodies: Musical Boxes and Automatice Instruments from the 19th & 20th Centuries
Oct 8, 2001 – Feb 16, 2002
On Miniature Wings: Model Aircraft from the National Air and Space Museum
July 9 – Sept 15, 2001
Albert Green: Master Potter
July 9 – Aug 11, 2001
Realities and Utopias
Mar 12 – Apr 28, 2001
Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography
Jan 16 – Mar 3, 2001

2000
Telling Tales
Sept 5 – Oct 7, 2000
Every Picture Tells a Story

Sept 5 – Nov 11, 2000
Spirit of the Mask
June 6 – July 29, 2000
Sculpture in the Rand
Mar 13 – Apr 29, 2000
Sowing Traditions: Homegrown in New Jersey
March 13 – April 29, 2000
William Hogarth: Images of 18th Century Life
Feb 9 – Mar 4, 2000
Sandra Milner: Work on Paper
Jan 18 – Feb 5, 2000
Digital Frontiers: Photography’s Future at Nash Editions
Jan 18 – Mar 4, 2000

1999
Dressler Smith: Oasis
Nov 10 – Dec 18, 1999
Stephanie Later: The Tie that Binds
Oct 4 – Nov 6, 1999
Women of the Nile
Oct 4 – Dec 18, 1999
Personal Edens: The Gardens and Film Sets of Florence Yoch
July 21 – Sept 25, 1999
Grand Designs
July 6 – Sept 25, 1999
Senior Thesis
Remembrances of the Holocaust
Mar 15 – May 1, 1999
do it!

Jan 19 – Mar 6, 1999

1998
Visual Poetry
Oct 5 – Dec 19, 1998
It’s Elemental: Images of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
July 6 – Sept 26, 1998
Grounded in Nature
.July 6 – Sept 26, 1998
New Artists ’98
May 11 – 29, 1998
Paul Robeson: A Political Portrait 1948 – 1959
Mar 9 – May 2, 1998
John J. Giannotti; Recent Work
Feb 4-21 1998
Anna Moore – Chicago Design
Jan 12 – 31, 1998
Out of Print: British Printmaking 1946-1976
Jan 12 – Feb 28, 1998

1997
In Full View
Nov 3 – Dec 20, 1997
CLICK!
Nov 3 – Dec 20, 1997
All for Fun: Three Artists from the Rutgers Collection of Original Illustrations for Children’s Literature
Sept 2 – Oct 25, 1997
Dreams and Nightmares
Sept 2 – Oct 25, 1997

New Artists ’97
May 5 – 23, 1997
Breaking the Mold: New Forms for Traditional Arts
Mar 17 – Apr 26, 1997
Spirit Cloths of West Africa
Jan 21 – March 8, 1997

1996
Moving Through Memory: Caribbean Folk Arts in New Jersey
Oct 7 – Dec 20, 1996
Closed for Renovations
June 1 – Oct 6, 1996
Senior Thesis
May 13 – June 1, 1996
Rutgers National ’96 Works on/of Paper
Mar 11 – Apr 27, 1996
Mathematical Visions
Jan 16 – Mar 2, 1996

1995
Southern New Jersey Artists: X
Oct 30 – Dec 22, 1995
Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy
Aug 7 – Oct 7, 1995
Senior Thesis
June 12 – July 1, 1995
Soviet Nonconformist Art from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection
Mar 6 – May 27, 1995
John J. Giannotti: Sacred Conversations

Jan 17 – Feb 25, 1995

1994
Southern New Jersey Artists: IX
Nov 7 – Dec 23, 1994
Short Films from Latin America
Sept 22 – Oct 27, 1994
Figments of the Imagination
June 13 – Oct 29, 1994
Senior Thesis
May 9 – 28, 1994
Rutgers National
Mar 7 – Apr 30, 1994
Out of Bounds
Jan 10 – Feb 26, 1994

1993
Good Stories Well Told: Video Art for Young Audiences
Nov 8 – Dec 18, 1993
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition
Oct 18 – Dec 18, 1993
Poetry and Prose
June 7 – Oct 2, 1993
Senior Thesis
May 3 – 22, 1993
Undercurrents
Feb 22 – Apr 24, 1993

1992
Homage to Brussels: The Art of Belgian Posters 1895 -1915
Dec 7, 1992 – Feb 13, 1993
Artists/Teachers
Oct 12 – Nov 21, 1992
Perspectives on the Figure
June 8 – Oct 3, 1992
Senior Thesis
May 4 – 23, 1992
African-American Artists 1880-1987
Mar 16 – Apr 25, 1992
Rutgers National ’92: Works on Paper
Jan 13 – Mar 7, 1992

1991
The Hispanic Image in American Films
Oct 28 – Nov 18, 1991
Southern New Jersey Artists: VIII
Oct 14 – Dec 21, 1991
William M. Hoffman, Jr: Not Quite Classical
Aug 26 – Oct 5, 1991
Senior Thesis
May 6 – 25, 1991
Shaping the Tradition: New Directions in Glass
Mar 7 – Apr 27, 1991
Through the Path of Echoes: Contemporary Art in Mexico
Jan 14 – Feb 23, 1991

1990
Southern New Jersey Artists: VII
Nov 5, 1990 – Jan 5, 1991
Eye for I
Oct 1 – 20, 1990
Interiors & Exteriors
Sept 4 – Oct 27, 1990
9th Annual City of Camden Art Exhibition
June 11 – July 21, 1990
Senior Thesis
Rutgers National 90 Works on Paper
March 5 – April 28, 1990
Black Filmmakers
Feb 5 – 17, 1990

1989
Mathematical Visions
Dec 11, 1989 – Feb 17, 1990
Southern New Jersey Artists: VI
Oct 23 – Dec 2, 1989
Artists/Teachers
Sept 5 – Oct 14, 1989
8th Annual City of Camden Art Exhibition
June 12 – July 22, 1989
Senior Thesis
May 8 – 27, 1989
From Site to Sight: Anthropology, Photography, and the Power of Imagery
Mar 13 – Apr 29, 1989
Conspicuous Display

Jan 23 – Feb 25, 1989

1988
Southern New Jersey Artists: V
Nov 21 – Dec 23, 1988
World in Wire and Light
Oct 10 – Nov 12, 1988
Landscapes: Real and Imagined
Sept 6 – Oct 1, 1988
7th Annual City of Camden Art Exhibition
June 13 – July 23, 1988
William Zorach: Small Sculptures
May 9 – 27, 1988
Senior Thesis
May 9 – 27, 1988
Rutgers National 87/88 Works on Paper
Mar 7 – Apr 30, 1988
Southern New Jersey Artists: IV
Jan 25 – Feb 27, 1988

1987
Modern Redux: Critical Alternatives for Architecture in the Next Decade
Nov 21 – Dec 24, 1987
Artists/Teachers
Oct 12 – Nov 14, 1987
Rutgers-Camden Collection of Art
Sept 2 – Oct 3, 1987
6th Annual City of Camden Art Exhibition
June 8 – July 18, 1987

Sam Maitin
May 4 – 23, 1987
Senior Thesis
May 4 – 23, 1987
Ancient Inspirations
Mar 16 – Apr 25, 1987
Southern New Jersey Artists: III
Jan 26 – Mar 7, 1987

1986
A Decade of Collecting
Nov 24 – Dec 20, 1986
The Surrealist Tradition in Film
Nov 3 – 8, 1986
The Rutgers-Camden Collection of Art
Oct 20 – Nov 15, 1986
Andre Kertesz and Lucien Aigner: Photographs
Sept 2 – Oct 11, 1986
Camden City Art Show
May 5 – 24, 1986
Senior Thesis
May 5 – 24, 1986
Rutgers National 85/86 Works on Paper
Mar 10 – Apr 26, 1986
Artists/Teachers
Jan 20 – Feb 26, 1986

1985
Twenty-five Years of Discovery at Sardis

Nov 18 – Dec 21, 1985
Southern New Jersey Artists II
Oct 7 – Nov 9, 1985
Senior Thesis
Aug 12 – 17, 1985
Small /works: The Delaware Valley Chapter of Artists Equity
June 10 – July 13, 1985
Senior Thesis
May 6 – 25, 1985
Courtyard, Bazaar, and Temple: Traditions of Textile Expression in India
Mar 15 – Apr 27, 1985
Rutgers-Camden Art Student Show
Feb 4 – Mar 7, 1985
Senior Thesis
Jan 21 – 26, 1985

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Title: On Display for September 12, 2003
Publisher: Las Vegas Sun
Date: September 12, 2003
Original URL: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/sep/12/on-display-for-september-12-2003/
Also at: https://web.archive.org/web/20261011153958/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/sep/12/on-display-forseptember-12-2003/
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On Display for September 12, 2003
Friday, Sept. 12, 2003 | 8:35 a.m.
Exhibit/reception
The stylized art of Latino artist Jorge Arturo Betancourt, "Polanco -- Flying Days," can be seen starting today until Oct.
15 at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the library. Admission is
free. 507-3630.
Exhibit
Ten large-format paintings by master artist Olaf Rivera Gutierrez go on display from Thursday to Dec. 7 at West Las
Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. 507-3980.
Exhibit/reception
The Community College of Southern Nevada Fine Arts Gallery will exhibit artwork created by the CCSN fine arts
faculty starting today until Oct. 4 in the CCSN Fine Arts Gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. A reception will be held from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today in the gallery. Admission is free. 651-4006.
Exhibit
Artist and composer Greg Hedden exhibits 27 compositional studies from Tuesday to Nov. 9 at the Rainbow Library,
3150 N. Buffalo Drive. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the library. Admission is free. 507-3710.
Private collection
The private collection of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire can be viewed from Saturday to Jan. 18 at the Bellagio
Gallery of Fine Art. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students. 693-7871 or (877) 957-9777.
Exhibit
"A Pirate's Life" art show, featuring the work of 17 artists, begins Saturday and runs until the end of September at
Gallery Au Go-Go, 4972 S. Maryland Pkwy., Suite 11. Admission is free. 419-5681.
Show exhibit
"Global Shoes," an exhibit of shoes from more than 40 countries, opens Saturday at Lied Discovery Children's
Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, and remains on view until Nov. 30. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for
children 17 and under. 382-3445.
Photo exhibit

A collection of never-seen-before photographs taken by late director George Sidney will be displayed from Monday to
Oct. 4 in the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Alta Ham Fine Arts Building on the UNLV campus. Admission is free.
895-3893.
Exhibit
Artist Walter Girotto's work will be displayed at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., until Nov. 9.
Admission is free. 360-8000.
Dinosaur eggs
"The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs," a renowned touring exhibit, is at the Las Vegas Natural History
Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North, until January 2004. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week.
Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children. 384-3466.
Art show
The Henderson Art Association presents the "Meet the Henderson Art Association Show" until Nov. 3 at Jitter's
Coffeehouse, 2295 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Admission is free.
Exhibit
Artwork by late artist Ronald Terry Amie will be displayed until Oct. 30 at the West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W.
Lake Mead Blvd. 229-4800.
Exhibit
Artist Sharon Allicotti will display her pastel artworks in a show entitled, "Wellspring from the Desert: Recent Works
on Paper," until Oct. 19 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is free. 229-4674.
Photography
"Bushwick Farms Presents ..." the name of a new exhibition of fine art photography, will be on view until Sept. 28 at
the Contemporary Arts Collective, 101 E. Charleston Blvd. 382-3886.
Exhibit
The Henderson Art Association presents a late-summer art exhibit until Oct. 6 in the Rotunda Room of the Reflection
Bay Golf Club, 65 Mira Lago Blvd.
Portraits
"Native American Portraits," featuring the works of Jane Marquez, can be seen at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne
Ave., until Nov. 18. Admission is free. 507-3760.
Exhibit
The UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum, 4505 Maryland Pkwy., presents the exhibit, "Revelations and Reflections of
American Self-Taught Artists," until Oct. 17. 895-1402.
Drawings
Artist Sharon Rosse's large drawings will be exhibited until Nov. 2 at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.
Touring exhibit
The "Tuskegee Airmen" touring exhibit stops at the Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd., and will be on display
until Oct. 5. Admission is free. 507-3820.

'Colores'
Ninteen paintings by Mexican artist Judith Esparza will be featured in an exhibition ending Thursday at the Nevada
State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission is $2 for adults and free for those under 18.
486-5205.
Exhibition
Artist Jonathan Puls exhibits his realistic paintings in a show entitled, "People, Places and Things," until Sept. 21 at the
Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 229-4674.
Neon exhibit
Get a look at the neon signs that lit Las Vegas history during an exhibit titled, "Neon Unplugged, Signs from the
Boneyard," which runs until Jan. 4 at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive.
Admission is $2 for adults and free to those under 18. 486-5205.
'Desert Winds'
"Desert Winds," an art show by Maria Wurtz and Bernice Breedlove, can be seen at the Lost City Museum in Overton
during September. The museum is located on State Route 169 off I-15, exit #93. Admission is $2 and free for those
under 18. 397-2193.
'So Rare'
Artist Joe Clark's exhibit, titled, "So Rare," runs until Oct. 1 at Art @ the Funk House, 1228 S. Casino Center.
Admission is free. 678-6278.
Exhibit/reception
Artist Darius Kuzmickas will exhibit his pinhole camera photos until Oct. 29 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130
S. McLeod Drive. 455-7340.
Exhibit
Latino artist Dixie Salazar exhibits her collage and assemblage art until Oct. 19 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E.
Flamingo Road. 507-3400.
Exhibit
Artist Kat Tatz will exhibit portraits of women in a variety of graphite, oil, acrylic and other mediums until Oct. 14 at
the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Admission is free. 507-3940.
'Mother Road'
"Mother Road," an exhibit featuring Route 66, is at the Brunz Rosowsky Gallery, 103 E. Charleston Blvd., until the end
of December. 474-4123.
Floral photography
Artist Richard Bissett's touring exhibition, "Reflections in Nature," can be seen until Oct. 7 at Green Valley Library,
2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Admission is free. 507-3790.
Exhibit
The Southern Nevada office of the Nevada Arts Council presents an exhibition of Shipibo art by Peruvian native Elena
Nunta at 821 S. 7th St. through Sept. 30. Admission is free. 486-3700.

Photography
Local photographer Don Lytton exhibits images of old weathered buildings, doorways and windows until Sept. 28 at
Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. 507-3900.
'Hidden Visions'
Local artist Judith Link Ruth combines her calligraphy and watercolor in a show called "Hidden Visions," which runs
until Sunday at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Admission is free. 507-3710.
Exhibition
Local artist Marion P. Hoekenga is the featured artist at the Art Guild Gallery inside the Boulder Dam Hotel, 1305
Arizona St., in Boulder City, until Sept. 30. Admission is free. 293-2138.
Exhibition
West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., hosts an exhibit of paintings by Juan Varela featuring the color and
culture of Mexico until Tuesday. 507-3980.
Pop icons
An exhibit titled "American Pop Icons" runs until Nov. 2 at the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum at The Venetian, 3355
Las Vegas Blvd. South. 414-2212.
Jazz art
Artist Thaddeus Foster presents a touring exhibition of his works influenced by the music of jazz artist Miles Davis
through Sept. 30 at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. 507-4010.
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MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST
Juliette and Fred Turner, Jr. Memorial Gallery • Marian Blakemore Planetarium • Fredda Turner Durham Children’s Museum

Revelations and Reflections
of American Self Taught Artists
April 7 – May 25, 2005

South Wing Galleries

S

pirituality, a major theme in art for
as long as humans have made art, is
given accessible and vibrant
expression by American self-taught
artists, who come from all walks
of life and from all regions
of the country. Free of the
constraints of formal
instruction and artistic
affiliation, the “tie that
binds” these inspired
individuals is an inner
drive to represent heaven and hell, and
angels, devils, and
demons
— the
demons
of society and
those within their own
hearts. Religious themes and imagery
are often found in the work of self-taught
artists. For many of them, religious fervor
is what initially impelled them to create.
Some describe their work as a gift from
God and try to use it to get their message

out, as if from a pulpit.
The Reverend Howard Finster is
undoubtedly America's best-known selftaught artist, who took up artistic pursuits as a result of a religious impulse. He
began creating religious paintings on
found materials at the age of 60 and produced thousands of works

er, with works by artists such as: Leroy
Almon, Sr., Johnny Banks; Michael
Banks, Eddie Breen, Brian Dowdall,
Minnie Evans, Woodie Long, Frank
Pickle, Lorenzo Scott, Annie Tolliver,
Myrtice West, and Purvis Young. The
exhibit features 66 works.

Kathy Ruth
Neal, “The
Slippery
Slope,”
1999,
carved
basswood,
metal,
newsprint,
acrylic, 7
3/4 x 20 x 5 1/2

until his death
in 2001. The exhibit also
includes works by Howard Finster’s
son Michael and daughter Annie togeth-

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Exhibit schedule subject to change

MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2005

ART MUSEUM
Midland Arts Association Spring Show
March 3 - April 3, 2005

Turner/Thomas Galleries
Museum of the Southwest.
rganized by the
Ann Armstrong will
Midland Arts
jury this year’s exhibition.
Association in cooperaTrained in the fundation with the Museum
mentals at the Kansas
of the Southwest, this
City Art Institute, her
annual juried exhibirepresentational bronze
tion will feature
and stoneware sculpapproximately 85
tures are well-known
works by area and
for their portrayal of
regional artists. Media
human emotion. A
will include oil, acrylic,
popular workshop
watercolor, mixedinstructor, Ann will
media, photograconduct a series of
phy, pastel, and
Artists’ Reception
workshops at the
three-dimensional
March 3
Midland Palette
works in sculpture
7 - 9 p.m.
Club on March 4,
and pottery. The
5, and 6. For more
exhibition will be
workshop information, contact Doris
celebrated with an artists’ reception on
Spires, 432-682-8401 or Nancy
Thursday, March 3 from 7 - 9 p.m. in the
Henderson, 432-697-2479.
Turner and Thomas Galleries at the

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Tom Lea, “Winter in New Mexico,” 1933, oil on
board, 26 1/8”x22 1/8”

Light from the Sky:
A Tom Lea Retrospective
Continuing thru March 13, 2005

South Wing Galleries

Student Art Festival

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orn in El Paso, Texas, in 1907, Lea
studied for three years at the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago. During the
Great Depression, he painted murals in
Washington, D.C., Texas, Missouri, and
New Mexico for the Works Progress
Administration (WPA). By World War II,
his illustrations had attracted the attention
of publisher Henry Luce, who hired him as
a war correspondent for Life magazine.
Lea returned to El Paso following the
war and took up a writing career alongside
his painting. He produced six books over
the next 20 years. While Lea primarily
focused on regional imagery of the
American Southwest, his themes are universal, and all viewers will find much to
appreciate in this exhibition.
--Light from the Sky is organized and toured by
ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts
Alliance, a private, nonprofit organization founded in
1972.
Sponsored in part by Harriet & Harvey Herd and
Jane C. Lea.

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April 14 - May 8, 2005

Turner/Thomas Galleries & Children’s Museum
On Thursday, April 21, at 6:30
pring has definitely arrived
p.m., there will be an awards
when the annual Student
reception honoring secArt Festival comes to the
ondary students in the
Museum of the Southwest
Turner/Thomas Galleries.
each April. More than
Families and friends are
1,000 works by area artists
encouraged to attend and
will line the walls of the
support these creative young
Art Museum and
people on this evening of fun.
Children’s Museum, and
In
addition, the Children’s
scores of pedestals with creMuseum will be open that
ative works by Midland’s
evening for viewing
youngest artists will
the elementary stube on view. This
dents’ artwork.
annual event is
Awards Reception
All elementary
organized by
April 21
students will
Museum of the
6:30 p.m.
receive a certificate
Southwest,
of participation for
Midland City
their exhibited work from their teacher at
Council PTA, and the Midland
their individual school.
Independent School District.

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ART MUSEUM

Every work of art, whether sculpture, painting, music or architecture starts from an
idea. The idea is what we call an art works content. The Shape of Content pays homage
to artist Ben Shahn’s famous book of the same title to explore the interconnection
between an artist’s idea and their chosen medium to create a meaningful work of art.
Sponsored by The National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal Agency; The Arts
Assembly of Midland, The Beal Foundation, and Drs Praveen and Aparna Reddy.

Kate Petley:
Recent Works

Nancy Ferro:
Patterns of
Continuous Creation

May 6 - June 26, 2006

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March 11 - April 24, 2005

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orn in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1944,
Nancy Ferro has taught art for the
past 27 years in both public and private
schools. She received her B.A. from
Stephen F. Austin University in 1962, a
M.A. and M.F.A. from The University of
Dallas in
1989. Most
recently her work
was accepted in
the “New
American
Painting” collection through
Open Book
Publishers of
Boston, Mass.
Her mixed-media
compositions
combine the past
with the present
using materials
from friends, relArtists’ Reception
atives, collecFriday, March 11, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
tions, flea marHosted by Terry and John Staub
kets, found
objects, as well as traditional art materials.

MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2005

At top, Nancy Ferro,
“Georgie,” 2004, mixed
media/canvas, 21” x
21”
At bottom, Kate Petley,
“Dizzy Drops,” 2003

orn in Port Chester, New York, in
1954, Kate Petley traveled west
to graduate, cum laude, from the
University of Utah in 1976, with a
Bachelors of Fine Art degree. She
now works out of Pagosa Springs,
Colorado. Her medium of cast resin
sculpture is displayed both in
Artists’
the round and as
Reception
wall installations.
Friday, May 6,
One person exhi6 - 7:30 p.m.
bitions include
Hosted by
the Center for
Cheri and Scott Jones
Contemporary
Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fort
Lewis College Art Gallery in
Durango, Colorado, and the Martin
Museum of Art at Baylor University
in Waco, Texas. She has received
numerous grants and awards including
one from the Permanent Public Art
Commission: Bush International
Airport and the Cultural Arts
Council of Houston for a large permanent installation inside the terminal.
Her work attempts to convey the
most ordinary occurrences in everyday life in a way that you cannot
overlook their simple elegance.

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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

New Addition
The newest interactive at the
Children’s Museum, the Light Touch wall,
was dedicated at the public opening of
Christmas at the Mansion.

Deep Sea
Treasures
Coming this Summer!
Brought to us by the Helen
Greathouse Charitable Trust

A portion of operating support for the Children’s Museum is provided by the Abell-Hanger Foundation.
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MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2005

PLANETARIUM
Celestial Contest
Deadline: April 1

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ry your hand at identifying and listing all of the space objects depicted
on our mascot and you could win a free
one-year pass for your immediate family
to the public Sky Shows at the
Planetarium. You have through April 1,
2005 to give us a neat and colorful list
of all the celestial objects that you can
find decorating the bison, along with
your name and address. The museum
staff will do the final judging, so have
fun! The name of the winner will be
posted in the Planetarium.

Quarterly Skies
March

The celestial buffalo was unveiled at the public opening of Christmas at the Mansion and has been installed in
front of the Planetarium. The artists who designed and painted the buffalo were Susan Randle and John
Cappadonna (pictured) and Deborah Hamilton (not pictured). The buffalo is part of the Arts Assembly of
Midland’s Buffalo Basin community art project and was funded by Kay and Charles Bird, Judy and Hugh
Corrigan, and Mary Beth and Jeff Hewett. Our thanks to all those who made this project possible for the
Museum!

New Greeter
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marvelous new sentinel will be “grazing and greeting” you as you approach
the Planetarium. This “must see” unique
celestial work of art is part of the Arts
Assembly of Midland’s “Buffalo Basin” project and was a generous gift to the Museum
by Kay & Charles Bird, Judy & Hugh

Corrigan, and Mary Beth & Jeff Hewett.
Artist Susan Randle, with skilled help of
fellow artists Deborah Hamilton and John
Cappadonna, created the magnificent work
of art. Oh, but please don’t feed our new
mascot as we have placed it on a strict diet
due to its choice of limited activity!

Winter Nights
Many budding astronomers think these
clear cold nights are best for viewing.
Those bright shiny stars displayed against a
jet black background may lead you to
believe you will have an improved transpar-

MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2005

ent sky for your telescope stargazing; this is
not necessarily the case. You will most likely encounter “shaky air,” caused by turbulence in the atmosphere, and it makes stars
twinkle more than usual.

New Moon on the 10th and a full Moon
on the 25th.
Planets to be seen will be: Saturn in the
Gemini Twins (very high), and with a telescope you can see the shadow cast on the
rings. Jupiter will rise after 8 p.m. and will
be brightest near the end of the month.
Mars will rise just before dawn in the southeast sky. The sun will cross the equator on
the 20th at 6:33 a.m. Central Time starting
the spring season.
April
New Moon on the 8th and a full Moon on
the 24th.
Planets to be seen will be: Jupiter, a bright
point of light in the southeast. Saturn shines
brightly in the west, in the constellation of
Gemini Twins. Telescopes will reveal the Moon
Titan within four ring widths. Mars will come
up around 2 a.m., low in the southeast.
May
New Moon on the 8th and a full Moon on
the 23rd. The full Moon will be very close to
the bright star, Antares.
Jupiter and Saturn shine prominently in the
southeast and west, respectively, in the twilight.
Mars rises in the southeast before dawn. The
Moon provides close conjunctions with bright
stars and planets this month.

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MUSEUM NEWS
At right, Fred “Santa”
Westmoreland enjoys a moment
with little Elizabeth Ann Smith,
daughter of Kendall and Rusty
Smith. Below, “A Willie Wonka
Christmas” was one of 27 gingerbread entries for the silent
auction and display.

Christmas at the Mansion
Brings Holiday Cheer

At left, the Christmas tree and stairway decorations were just a few of the
many fabulous decorations throughout the Museum. Above, volunteers
Alyson French and Marisa Burns help with the raffle.

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MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2005

MUSEUM NEWS
In(September
Remembrance
of …
2004 – January 10, 2005)
Diana Daugherty
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Scharbauer, Jr.
Lynn & Fredda Durham
John F. & Jo Ann Milwee
Lynn D. Durham
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Dean
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Durham
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn D. Durham, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Durham
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Ford
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Ford
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Henderson
Mary B. Kennedy
Suzanne, Arch, James & Ginger Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Joel T. Mays
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie G. McLaughlin
Middle School Teachers at Trinity School
Mims & Stephens Insurance
Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Powell
Mr. & Mrs. Walter S. Rankin
Carolyn J. Roden
Billie G. Ruppe
Dr. & Mrs. Tulsi Dyal Singh
Suzanne Smith
Robin & Mark Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tighe
Mr. Lynne Whitt
Harriet Herd
Suzanne C. Martin
Ted La Caff
Mrs. John L. Cox
Robert L. Nickell, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Ford
Thomas Smith
Ginny & Randy Bailey
Suzanne Smith

Let's do lunch!
The library of the Museum has begun
hosting the “First Friday Film Series,” a
brown bag event on the first Friday of
each month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join
us on your lunch hour and satiate your
hunger for the arts! Complimentary tea
and Starbucks coffee provided. Call 6832882 for the film series schedule.

In Honor of …

(September 2004 – January 10, 2005)

Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Agar
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
H.L. Brown
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
A.J. Brune
Bonnie Hambek
Marquita Potter
Lynda Spinks
Cece & A.J. Brune
Joe & Cherry Vaughn
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dean
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Mrs. John Dorn
Mary R. Griffith
Barbara Duke
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Mrs. George Farrell
Mary R. Griffith
Arden Grover & Rosalind Redfern Grover
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Marie Hall
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Mrs. Finley Holbrook
Mary R. Griffith
Mrs. Charles Hunter
Mary R. Griffith
Mary Kennedy
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
William Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Humphreys
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde McCall
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Jay Reynolds
Dr. George Bartha
Mr. & Mrs. Cy Wagner, Jr.
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Welch
Mary & Henri de Compiegne
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Williamson
Teresa Bell
Carol Kullman
Lou Mays
Mrs. R.R. Zonne
Mary R. Griffith

Museum Appreciates
Generous Support
(September 2004 - January 10, 2005)

Art Museum
• The Beal Foundation
Children’s Museum
• Bank of America
• Mary H. Conine
• The Helen Greathouse
Charitable Trust
Operating Support
• Abell-Hanger Foundation
• American Plains Artists
• Mr. & Mrs. William W. Burke
• Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kell Cahoon
• Mary Frances “Chan” Driscoll
• Mr. & Mrs. Donald N. Ewan
• Mr. & Mrs. L. R. French, Jr.
• Mr. Harvey Herd
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hudson
• Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Lively
• Michaelson Producing Company
• Midland County
• Permian Cardiology Associates
• Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Scharbauer
• Mr. & Mrs. Herbert M. Stanley
• Mr. Willie E. Wilson, Sr.

Elegant Elephant Is Just
Around the Corner!
May 12 - 14
Once again it’s time to be thinking of
all of those “elephants” in your closet that
need a new home! Won’t you please consider donating your items to our fundraiser,
Elegant Elephant? Held only once every 3
years, this event is a great way to show your
support for the Museum and recycle items
of value that you no longer need or use.
Call the Museum at 683-2882 to arrange
for the pickup of your items.

The Museum of the Southwest, a non-profit corporation, is supported in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts
(TCA), with funding from the State of Texas and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Museum also receives
generous support from Midland County and the City of Midland. Additional revenue is raised through private
contributions, grants, membership dues, and earned income activities.
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