Previous Exhibits – 2008

Index of Previous Exhibits

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  African/American Influences: The Art of Faith Ringgold

  

  Faith Ringgold
  "Groovin-High"

  September 8 -
  November 23, 2008

  An African-American artist and author exhibits story quilts, oils from the 1960s, works on paper, prints, tankas from the 1970s, and soft sculpture such as masks and dolls.

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  Facing the Holocaust:
  25 Years of the Cohen Center
  at Keene State College

  

  Dreaming Jacob
  Samuel Bak, 1999,
  oil on canvas

  

  1.9.44
  Leslie Starobin, 2008,
  montage, iris print

  

  Untitled
  Clemens Kalischer, date unknown,
  photograph

  November 7 -
  December 7, 2008

  Featuring works by Samuel Bak, an artist and a Holocaust survivor; Leslie Starobin, a photographer who creates digital montages, and photographer Clemens Kalischer, a member of One by One that brings together the children of Holocaust survivors and German families.

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  Earth & Spirit:
  Contemporary Indigenous Art from Australia and New Zealand

  

  "Emu's Nest"

  September 8 -
  October 19, 2008

  This exhibit by guest curator John Royal features indigenous art in a variety of media, including paintings and traditional forms such as weaving and carving in wood and jade.

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  Leonard Weisgard and Others: An Illustrator's Journey

  

  Leonard Weisgard
  illustration from
  "The Golden Christmas Tree"
  

  Leonard Weisgard
  illustration from
  "My Book of Prayers: Holidays and Holy Days"

  June 7 -
  July 27, 2008

  This exhibit showcases the work of Caldecott Award winner Leonard Weisgard and other artists who illustrate children's books from the Keene State College Children's Literature Festival Gallery Collection and the Thorne's permanent collection.

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  Emerging Art:
  The Annual Keene State College Art Students Exhibition

  

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  April 19-
  May 11, 2008

  The KSC Art Departments presents works by 19 graduating art majors. One gallery features artwork by seven bachelor of fine arts students graduating in May. Twelve other students expecting to receive bachelor of arts degrees have their artwork featured in the second gallery along with other students' works.

  The paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and ceramics were selected by art department faculty from work students completed in all levels of art classes throughout the academic year.

  Public Reception:
  April 18, 2008;
  5:30-7:30 p.m.

  In conjunction with "Emerging Art," the Art Department sponsors a Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Review on the same day as the exhibit's opening reception, Friday, April 18, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Media Arts Center.

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  The Biennial Keene State College Art Faculty Exhibition

  

  "Houdini's Drawer"
  Henry Freedman, 2007
  mixed media

  

  "Bucket Terra Sig"
  Samuel Azzaro, 1999
  porcelain

  January 26 –
  March 9, 2008

  An exhibit of works in a variety of media by Keene State College studio art and graphic design faculty members features works by retiring professors Samuel Azzaro and Henry Freedman, who both taught more than three decades at KSC. Other faculty showing recent works are Rachelle Beaudoin, Rosemarie Bernardi, Richard Carlson, Dan Carr, William Cass, Mary Kendra Crawford, Karen Dolmanisth, Marsha Hewitt, Robert Kostick, Ann Laroche, Stephanie Nichols, Walter Nicolai, Yuan Pan, Christa Parravani, Lynn Richardson, John Roberts, Katharina Rooney, Peter Roos, and Craig Stockwell.

  Lecture: "An Art Historian's Circus," Monday, February 11, 7 p.m., Thorne Conference Room: Professor Henry Freedman, who is retiring after teaching art history courses for 37 years at Keene State, explains his favorite historic works of art. Sponsored by the KSC Department of Art.