Roger Shimomura, "Yellow No Same #11", lithograph, detail, 1992, Mulvane Art Museum permanent collection
If education is the heart of the Mulvane Art Museum, exhibitions are its life-blood. They challenge, inspire, open minds, ignite ideas, and speak to us about the human endeavor. Every artist and every exhibition has a voice. All we need do is make an effort to listen.
Gradient | 4 Photographers
Date: Thu 10/24/19 10:00AM - Sat 01/25/20 4:00PMLocation: Main Level
Artists Greg Booker, Michael Dickey, Steven Spencer, and Gwen Walstrand bear witness to time's 'relentless melt' and the ways in which the photograph can enlarge our world. They explore the cultural and social landscape, contributing to a dialogue that is shaped by the visual code of the photograph. Image: S. Spencer, untitled, detail.
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To Kiss the Sun
Date: Fri 08/09/19 10:00AM - Sat 02/08/20 4:00PMLocation: Rita Blitt Gallery
This exhibition is curated from the Rita Blitt Legacy Collection by Stevie Haley Delgado, Irwin Blitt Student Fellow 2018-19. The project is an examination of Rita Blitt’s interest in incorporating natural and atmospheric elements into her work; in particular, the reflection of light. Her abstract paintings render nature with literal force.
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Endangered Art: A Reprise
Date: Fri 07/05/19 10:00AM - Sat 01/11/20 5:00PMLocation: 2nd Level South Gallery
Endangered Art: A Reprise features artworks not included in the premiere exhibition (Endangered Art 2018), that require conservation. Further, the exhibition demonstrates the dramatic transformation of our recently conserved paintings, incorporating behind the scenes documentation of the conservation process, and presenting new research.
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Reclamation
Date: Fri 12/13/19 10:00AM - Sat 02/29/20 5:00PMLocation: Conference Room
Inspired by recent visiting ecological artists Armando Bogarin and Brandi Lee Cooper, students in Contemporary Art Practices class have installed an exhibition in the Mulvane Conference Room Gallery that explores the local watershed, environmental integrity, sense of place and the beauty of nature. Image: Pictures of Shunga, S. Reich, digital photography.
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Aeronautic Visual Art Program
Date: Fri 01/31/20 10:00AM - Sat 03/14/20 5:00PMLocation: Main Level: North Gallery
The Aeronautic Visual Art Program presents an interdisciplinary exploration of landscape. AVAP exists as an independent agency that generates original artwork and collects geographical data, situating the role of the artist as a researcher within academic institutions. Image: Aeronautic Art by Benjamin Wills.
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Referential
Date: Fri 02/07/20 10:00AM - Sat 03/21/20 5:00PMLocation: Main Level: South Gallery
Artists have favorite artists. They have mentors and artistic influences. Sometimes, as viewers we notice evidence of these factors on a canvas. Referential is an exhibition built from paintings in the Mulvane Art Museum’s permanent collection that showcase this phenomena. Image: Soppelsa, George, "First Stage", oil on canvas, 1983.
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2020 Washburn Art Students' Exhibition
Date: Fri 04/03/20 10:00AM - Sat 05/09/20 4:00PMLocation: Main Level: North and South Galleries
A juried exhibition that is an opportunity for the public to experience the remarkable creativity, skill and intellect of Washburn art students. Please join us for the Opening Reception on April 17th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Opening remarks will begin at 6pm. Image: Julia Pershall, Self Portrait with Horse Skull, detail, oil on canvas, 2018.
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I Dream A World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America
Date: Fri 02/14/20 10:00AM - Sat 06/13/20 5:00PMLocation: 2nd Level North and South Gallery
This exhibition includes a collection of 75 photographs by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Brian Lanker accompanied by compelling interviews conducted by Lanker when the photos were taken. The project is a profound look at some of the most historically and socially influential women of the 20th century. Image: Rosa Parks, photograph, 1987.
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