Exhibitions 2010
Special and Loan Exhibitions
Yvonne Jacquette: The Complete Woodcuts, 1987-2009
14 August - 26 September, 2010 (Corridor Gallery)
Reception: 13 August, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. Hosted by the Southwest Missouri Museum Associates.
Please join us for a gallery talk on Friday, 13 August at 6:15 P.M., given by Jordan Karney, Associate at Mary Ryan Gallery.
Jacquette is best known for her use of aerial perspective, which she has employed in her work since the 1970s. Working from airplanes or from the highest floors in skyscrapers, she draws and photographs the scene below, generally in preparation for larger paintings or prints. Her woodcuts, based on the underpaintings for her canvases, are monochromatic nightscapes that render familiar cities mysterious. Though they are immediately recognizable, not all of the scenes in Jacquette's works appear exactly as they exist; many are composite images - sometimes a mix of perspectives, sometimes a mix of architectural elements depending on her preference.
This is the first retrospective exhibition of this body of work and marks the completion and debut of Jacquette's newest print, Chrysler Building Flanked by High Rise Buildings, II (2009).
This exhibition is organized by Mary Ryan Gallery, New York. A catalogue, which includes a catalogue raisonné of Jacquette's woodcuts, accompanies the exhibition.
Between the Lines: The Katagami Sculpture of Jennifer Falck Linssen
18 September - 15 November 2010 (Eldredge Gallery)
Reception: 17 September, 5:30 - 7:00 P. M. Hosted by the Southwest Missouri Museum Associates.
Utilizing the ancient Japanese paper carving technique of katagami, American artist Jennifer Falck Linssen creates three-dimensional sculptures that explore the beauty of line and the delicacy of nature. Transforming light and space by ‘drawing’ with a knife, Linssen investigates patterns – both manmade and natural in order to “understand how pattern lends overall strength to an object such as the veining in plant leaves, the structure of a moth’s wing, or the crystal formation of snowflakes.”
Combining katagami-style paper carving with more traditional basketry and metalsmithing techniques, Linssen creates contemporary sculptures that transform the humble, two-dimensional stencil into a unique three-dimensional art form. This exhibit will showcase Linssen’s katagami sculptures including both pedestal and low relief wall pieces.
John Steuart Curry: Scenes from an American Life
18 September - 15 November 2010 (Spratlen and Armstrong Galleries)
Reception: 17 September, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. Hosted by the Southwest Missouri Museum Associates.
Along with fellow Midwest artists Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry emerged in the 1930s as one of the leading artists of the Regionalist movement. Grounding his work on the representation of epic scenes of everyday life, Curry’s work reflects a purely American experience. This exhibit will showcase a number of works on loan from the artist’s estate, represented by Kiechel Fine Art, Lincoln, Nebraska, including works from Curry’s time spent with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Selections from the Gifts of Samuel O. King
2 October - 14 November 2010
Reception: 1 October, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
From the permanent collections.
MOAK 2010 4-State Regional Exhibition
20 November, 2010 - 2 January 2011 (New Wing Galleries)
Reception: 19 November, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
A biannual, juried exhibition to recognize and encourage artists working in all media who reside in the four-state region of Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. Juror for the 2010 exhibition is Julia Kirt, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Download the MOAK 2010 Prospectus.
Watercolor U.S.A. 2011
11 June - 7 August 2011
Reception hosted by SMMA 10 June, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
The 50th 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, annual juried exhibition featuring some of the country's best-known artists and jurors. The event is open to artists from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Hundreds of 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.
Current Exhibitions from the Permanent Collection
Throughout the Year: Lithographs by Grant Wood
28 August - 31 October 2010
Kelly Gallery
From High to Low: Viewing Yvonne Jacquette's World
Closes 12 September 2010
Spratlen Gallery
Patterns of Life: Works by Mabel A. Hewit, Eric Fischl, Michael Mazur and May Stevens
Closes 12 September 2010
Eldredge Gallery
The World Through the Eyes of Richard Florsheim
Closes 19 September 2010
Charles A. Badgley and SMMA Galleries
Urban Dwellers: People and Animals in Cities
Closes 29 September 2010
Weisel Gallery
The Eyes of History, Faces from the Past
Closes 3 October 2010
Greg G. Thielen Gallery
Upcoming Exhibitions from the Permanent Collection
Life in the Heartland: Works by Thomas Hart Benton
25 September - 7 November 2010
Weisel Gallery
