Exhibitions
2009
Multi-Cultural Exhibition
17 January - 19 April 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA 16 January 16, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
This year's exhibit includes works in the permanent collection by artists from various cultures including African-American, Japanese-American, Hispanic, and Native American heritage.
Katrina: Days of Terror, Months of Anguish
Paintings of Rolland Golden
21February - 29 March 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA 20 February 2009
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Louisiana artist Rolland Golden depicting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on the people and city of New Orleans. Golden has poignantly documented the devastation of this natural disaster while also commemorating the bravery and heroism displayed by the citizens of New Orleans as they struggle to rebuild their homes and city. These works have been graciously lent from the artist and private collectors with the assistance of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Mr. Golden will be present for a book signing at the reception.
Springfield All School Exhibition
14 March - 19 April 2009
An exhibition of artwork created by Springfield's young artists (K-12) to celebrate Youth Art Month.The exhibition of 1000 works is selected by the art instructors of the Springfield R-12 schools and participating parochial schools in Springfield.
Jon Schueler: Weathering
25 April - 31 May 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA 24 April, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
This exhibition is comprised of eighteen paintings by the artist Jon Schueler, a second generation Abstract Expressionist who studied under Richard Diebenkorn and Clyfford Still at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Using the methods of abstract painting, Schueler's work was fueled by an overwhelming passion for expressing nature; both the changing moods of sky, light and color as well as the reflection of the landscape through the nature of paint itself. Schueler himself wrote that he wanted to create, "Not a painting of nature, but a painting most like nature." This exhibition includes a number of very large, rarely seem horizontal paintings, which provide a unique opportunity to be surrounded by Schueler's distinctive merging of abstraction and nature. All of the paintings are on loan from the artist's estate with the generous assistance of the artist's widow, Magda Salvesen.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2009
6 June - 2 August 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA 5 June, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
The 48th annual national, competitive exhibition of aqueous media painting.
About Watercolor U.S.A.
Watercolor U.S.A. is the Springfield Art Museum's nationally known competition featuring some of the best-known artists and jurors. The event is open to artists from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Over one thousand entries are received annually and judged for a variety of prizes, and possible purchase by the Museum or its patrons. Organized in 1962, this event attracts thousands of visitors annually to the Museum and to Springfield to view the work of exhibitors.
Japan Watercolor Federation
6 June - 2 August 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA 5 June, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
Running concurrently with Watercolor USA 2009, this exhibition highlights contemporary watermedia painting from Japan. Organized as an exchange with the Watercolor USA National Honor Society (WHS), the Museum will exhibit a selection of works from the Japanese Federation in 2009, and next year, artists from WHS will have their works exhibited in Japan.
Barbara Cade: Felt Landscapes
19 September - 15 November 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA: 18 September, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
This exhibition features 22 two- and three-dimensional fiber art pieces created by Arkansas artist, Barbara Cade. She works primarily in felt, fabricating each piece by hand using the wet-felting process. Each piece expresses her vision of the world.
Robert Weingarten: The Palette Series
19 September - 15 November 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA: 18 September, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
Comprised of 30 large scale photographs, this exhibition documents and compares the various color palettes used in the studios of a number of living painters. This series is a continuation of the artist's ongoing exploration of light and color.
Jimmy Wright
19 September - 15 Novem ber 2009
Reception hosted by SMMA: 18 September, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
Wright is known for his energetic technique of rendering large scale pastels and oil paintings of flowers and his use of brilliant colors. The flowers have a realistic element but are not representational. He uses scale to change the viewer's perception of the subject.
Prints U.S.A. 2009
21 November 2009 - 3 January 2010
Reception hosted by Friends of the Art Museum 20 November 2009, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
About Prints U.S.A.
This national, competitive exhibition instituted in 1999, is held biennially at the Springfield Art Museum with the purpose of recognizing and encouraging original print making in the United States. prints_09_web_prosp
Bruce West: Spiritual Advisor to the World
4 December 2009 - 17 January 2010
West has spent more than a decade documenting the spiritual and creative work of Reverend H.D. Dennis of Vicksburg, Mississippi, as he transforms his wife's grocery store into a church of his own creation. The resulting photographs have formed the series, "Spiritual Advisor to the World".
