2018 Exhibits
For more information about past exhibitions, please visit the DePauw Media Database (photos.depauw.edu) and the News and Media page for press releases (depauw.edu/news-media/)
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iPod Ecosystem #11a, 2007 mixed media 8-5/8 (L) x 13-1/4 (W) x 12-3/8 (H) inches |
The Machine Continues On your way to the second-floor classrooms at the Peeler Art Center, stop by the display case and check out works from the DePauw University Permanent Art Collection. Assistant Curator Alexandra Chamberlain has gathered a few works from the collection that coincide with themes present in E.M. Forster’s acclaimed short story The Machine Stops. If interested in scheduling a class visit to the display for further discussion, feel free to reach out to Alexandra Chamberlain at alexandrachamberlain@depauw.edu for details. |
 (detail) Fist Pump plastic party acrylic paint with plastic party table covers and plastic party painting tarps Size: XXXL, 1981 |
Keith Allyn Spencer Kent received his MFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (2011) and a BFA from the University of Texas at El Paso (2003). Recent group exhibitions consist of Skylab Gallery (Columbus), Present Company (NYC), New Galerie at Yves Klein Archives (Paris), Simon Oldfield Gallery (London), and BigMedium (Austin). Recent solo shows include Ditch Projects (Oregon), The Composing Rooms (Berlin), Welcome Screen (London), Juicys Gallery (NYC), OFG.XXX (Dallas), Target (Indiana), and Domino's Pizza (Rhode Island). “Me As a Parent” Funding for this exhibition is generously provided by the Efroymson Family Fund.  |
 Mohamad Hafez A Refugee Nation, 2015 Plaster, pain, antique type writer case, found objects, mp3 media player, rigid foam 14 x 30 x 12 inches Courtesy of the artist |
Baggage Claim This exhibition presents the work of an international group of 18 artists who explore the impact of the vast scale of population mobility. While baggage has always symbolized migration and freedom, in the context of the current global atmosphere it has become an emblem of uncertainty, fear, and change. On an intimate level, baggage transports and holds personal belongings, and by implication is a rich metaphor for individual and family histories. The term baggage also carries significant psychological meaning, referring to the burdens or blessings of those things in life that cannot be left behind. Baggage Claims is the first exhibition to present a new body of work by contemporary artists who are examining these timely themes. Baggage Claims is organized by the Orlando Museum of Art and curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox, c2 - curatorsquared. The exhibition began a national tour in 2018.This presentation of Baggage Claims is made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, the Efroymson Family Fund, The Janet E. Prindle Institute for Ethics, the Asian Studies Program at DePauw University, and the Peace & Conflict Studies Program at DePauw University. |
 whale tail (deep water), 2018 cyanotype with enamel on paper 60 x 60 inches |
Casey Roberts Indianapolis-based artist Casey Roberts will exhibit a new body of artworks this fall at the Peeler Art Center Galleries. “My work illustrates a fantastic landscape,” states Casey. “It represents nature's subtle way of dealing with the peculiar aspects in the relationship with mankind. A giant glow-in-the-dark heart, or a pile of precious gems tells us that we are loved, just as blood squirting from an oak tree trunk says, all is not well. I am inspired by my conversation with the landscape, I imagine long monologues when pine forests make me laugh and mountains test my patience.” Funding for this exhibition is generously provided by the Efroymson Family Fund.
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Ribbon schematic of CuZn Superoxide, 1983 Ink and pencil on paper |
The Art of Data February 1 – July 15, 2018 Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (upper level) Under the guidance of Professor Dan Gurnon, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and in collaboration with the Peeler Art Center gallery staff, graduating seniors in the Science Research Fellows program present research from their fields as it relates to visually compelling data sets in biology, chemistry, physics, geoscience, psychology, computer science, and public health. |
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Controlled Identity Portraiture from the DePauw University Permanent Art Collection February 5 – June 14, 2018 Peeler Art Center, University Gallery, lower level The DePauw University Permanent Art Collection houses over 200 “portraits”, the majority of which have never been on display during their time with the University. Controlled Identity offers a space and a time for such objects to not only be seen, but to be showcased. These portraits span across media, across cultures, and across time to showcase the best of the best, as well as to point out the vast use of the “portrait” as a visual means to communicate objectification, identification, and subjectification. Spring 2018 at the Peeler Galleries is focused on displaying works from our own collection, from our own students, and from our own community. Controlled Identity features over fifty works from the DePauw University Permanent Art Collection from across media, across cultures, and across time alongside student works from surrounding Putnam County schools. |
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Senior Art Exhibition April 20 – May 19, 2018 Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery An annual exhibition featuring the work of graduating senior studio art majors. |
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Karen State, 2014 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 48 inches On loan from the collection of Ian Holliday |
Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition January 15 – April 15, 2018 Harrison Hall, Third Floor This exhibition presents paintings by contemporary artists from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). Created after the transition period of 2011, when civilian government replaced oppressive military rule, the paintings illustrate recent artistic practice in Myanmar and present a series of lenses through which to view a rapidly changing society. Paintings included in Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition are from the collection of contemporary Myanmar paintings of Ian Holliday, the Vice President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at the University of Hong Kong. The exhibition at DePauw University is supported by the Asian Studies program and the Arthur E. Klauser Asian and World Community Collection endowment. |
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Archival pigment prints, oil on canvas, paper, linen thread, natural objects Dimensions variable |
Betsy Stirratt: Regimes of (dis)order |
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Annual Juried Student Exhibition February 1 – February 28, 2018 Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition features works created by current DePauw students enrolled in studio art courses. The 2018 exhibition is juried by Elsy Benitez, Assistant Curator at Herron School of Art and Design. |
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