Sherry Owens: A Survey – Rooted in the Earth
West Texas Triangle Featured Artist
A major exhibit of this sculptor's work will be on display at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts with companion shows at the four other West Texas Triangle Museums
WORK AFTER WORK
An Exhibit of the Art Department Faculty at Angelo State University
Ben Sum
Randy Hall
Peggy Niño
John Vinklarek
Katherine Truth
Esteban Apodaca
Opening Reception
Thursday, July 8, 2010
5:30 - 8 p.m.
The Opening Reception is free and open to the public and will include refreshments along with musical entertainment.
A major exhibit of the sculptural work of Dallas artist Sherry Owens will be on display in the exhibit Sherry Owens: A Survey-Rooted in the Earth. Owens is the West Texas Triangle’s Featured Artist this summer and examples of her work will also be on display at the four other West Texas Triangle Museums – The Old Jail Art Museum in Albany; the Grace Museum in Abilene; The Ellen Noel Art Museum in Odessa and the Museum of the Southwest in Midland. Since 2006, the West Texas Triangle, a consortium of five accredited fine art museums, has exhibited the works of one sculptor each year during the summer.
The organic works of Sherry Owens are often made from crepe myrtle tree branches and twigs. She collects and gathers branches that have fallen to the ground and transforms them into constructions, often nest-like in form. Over the years I have managed to stockpile a forest in my studio, writes the artist. Being immersed in my materials allows me to create from the nest, and that is a place of refuge in my head. She carefully manipulates the branches, carves and connects them into sensual, beautiful sculptures of intricately intertwined lines that are meticulously crafted. She is known as well for large outdoor work in steel.
Owens received a BFA from Southern Methodist University in 1972 and the Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award in 1999. She is a former president of the Texas Sculpture Association, has served on various art boards and was a co-founder of the Emergency Artists’ Support League. Owens has been in numerous exhibitions throughout Texas and the southwest, and she has participated in invitational exhibits at the National Museum and Museum of Modern Art in Peru and the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi. Her work is in many corporate and private collections. The museum has published a catalog in conjunction with the exhibition which is available in the museum’s gift shop.
The artist will be at the Museum for the Opening Reception on Thursday evening and will hold a Gallery Talk the following day, Friday, at 12 noon.
Work After Work is a group exhibit of the 6 faculty members that comprise the Art Department at Angelo State University. Included in the exhibit are works by Esteban Apodaca, Katherine Bunker, Ralph Randall Hall, Peggy Niño, Ben Sum, and John Vinklarek.
Both Ben Sum, Assistant Professor in Graphic Design, and Ralph Randall Hall, Assistant Professor teaching classes in art education and studio art, will be displaying a group of paintings. While Ben’s are large oils on canvas, Randy has a group of smaller works painted on boards. His non-objective paintings have their roots in abstract expressionism and are his attempt at a synthesis of Eastern and Western cultures. Peggy Niño, Associate Professor with classes in painting, figure drawing, watercolor, and jewelry, will also be exhibiting 2-dimensional work, a selection of works on canvas and paper that reflect her response to the natural world around her.
Esteban Apodaca is an Associate Professor who teaches classes in ceramics, design, drawing and jewelry. The ceramic sculpture he has on exhibit evolves around a recurrent theme in his work -- the use of the heart shape. John Vinklarek, Professor of Art in sculpture, printmaking and core foundation courses, will have on display a group of abstract cast aluminum sculptures as well as a group of mixed media prints. Katherine Bunker Truth, who teaches Introduction to Art, will also exhibit new sculptural work.
The faculty exhibit will be on display through the summer and two Gallery Talks are scheduled, at which time the artists will discuss their work. The Gallery Talk dates coincide with downtown San Angelo’s monthly Art Walk.
The First Gallery talk will be on Thursday evening, starting at 6 pm, July 15 and will include Esteban Apodaca, Peggy Niño and John Vinklarek. The second Art Talk will be on August 19 and will include Katherine Bunker Truth, Randy Hall and Ben Sum. It will also start at 6 pm.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Opening Reception - 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Art Museum
Viva Mexico!
September 16 - October 24, 2010
2010 is the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence from Spanish colonial rule and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. All 3 galleries in the museum will celebrate Mexican culture
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SAN ANGELO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS TO SHOW INNOVATIVE DESIGN EXHIBITION November 5, 2010 – January 9, 2011 Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller which will open at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts on Friday, November 5, 2010 is a major survey of one of the most innovative design companies in America. Sponsored by The Beverly and Ben Stribling Special Exhibition Trust of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts it is organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, in collaboration with The Henry Ford Museum of Dearborn, Michigan, through the generous support of Herman Miller, Inc. |
| Marshmallow Sofa George Nelson for Herman Miller 1956 Photo courtesy of Muskegon Museum of Art |
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| Eames Lounge Chair Wood Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller 1946 Photo courtesy of Muskegon Museum of Art |
Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller uses drawings, models, prototypes, photographs, oral histories, and original designed objects to showcase the creation and evolution of many masterpieces of 20th and 21st century design by such artists as Gilbert Rohde, Ray & Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Probst, Steve Frykholm, Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick, and others. The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts will be the only venue in the southwest out of the 15 cities the exhibition will travel to through 2013.
The inspiration for the exhibition came from the recent book Herman Miller: the Purpose of Design by design scholar and authority John R. Berry, first published by Rizzoli International in 2004. A second edition with updated content was released to coincide with the exhibition’s opening at the Muskegon Museum of Art (MMA) in 2009. Mr. Berry also agreed to be the exhibition’s guest curator. An extraordinary partnership with The Henry Ford made available the vast resources of that institution’s Herman Miller Design Collection, most of which has never before been on public view. Finally, Herman Miller agreed to underwrite the exhibition’s organization while affording the MMA the academic and esthetic freedom to critically explore its legacy.
Commenting on the idea behind the exhibition, Mr. Berry observed, “Many people are confused by the difference between art and design. Design is a noun, a verb, and a problem solving process. It is art with a purpose. Good design requires a clear understanding of the particular need, conditions, constraints, and opportunities. Good design does not happen in a vacuum.”
“At Herman Miller, design is the means and the end,” said Berry. “It is the starting point and the destination. Since 1931, not long after its founding, Herman Miller had embraced design as a way to improve people’s lives, and through that goal, they created new industries and some of the most iconic objects of the last century. Charles and Ray Eames’s molded plywood Lounge Chair, George Nelson’s Marshmallow Sofa, and Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick’s Aeron Chair which populates so many offices today, are all products of Herman Miller, Inc.”
The exhibition displays will be arranged to present viewers with four case studies—“stories”—chosen to embody four different active characteristics of “good design,” as a result of the problem-solving ethos of Herman Miller, Inc. Mr. Berry explained the organization of the exhibition: “Each object grouping started with identifying a need—to furnish a new type of living space, for healthier seating, to effectively communicate a message, or to support new kinds of work.”
Howard Taylor, director at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts states, “We are very excited to offer our visitors this unique opportunity to view the evolution of design, especially in the work place. Herman Miller is historically recognized as a company offering innovative design in the office place that continues to this day. We feel this exhibit exemplifies the museum’s mission to show that art and good design are an integral part of everyone’s life.”
In conjunction with the exhibition there will be a symposium addressing design issues, program events related to the design theme, and numerous educational opportunities for both children and adults.
Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller will continue at the Art Museum through January 9, 2011. The museum’s regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. A special admission price for this exhibition only is $5 for adults and $4 for senior citizens and students. ASU and SAISD students are admitted free as well as museum members and military personnel. For more information about the exhibition call the Art Museum at (325) 653-3333
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