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Invisible Elephant: Theo Wujcik and Kirk ke Wang

Saturday, June 30, 2012  • Upcoming Exhibitions

June 30 – October 13 Galleries I & II The central concept for this exhibition of contemporary artworks will be an ancient parable telling of six blind men who encounter a large elephant.  According to…

Michael Finster, Pontihoxus, 1958, Enamel on wood, PMoA Permanent Collection 2006.14.8

Outsider vs Folk

Saturday, June 2, 2012  • Upcoming Exhibitions

Murray & Ledger Galleries June 2, 2012 – September 2, 2012 The term art brut was first coined by twentieth-century French artist Jean Dubuffet.  Art brut (or ‘raw art’) labeled the growing interest in art…

Unknown 17th Century Chinese Artist, Martaban Jar, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2004.15

Surface Effects

Friday, April 27, 2012  • Previous Exhibitions

January 28 – April 21 Perkins Gallery Prickly. Gritty. Rough. Smooth. Fuzzy. Texture in artwork creates additional interest because it appeals to two of our senses, touch and sight, instead of just one. It incites…

Howard Finster, Untitled (Clock), Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2006.21.3

3-D

April 28 – August 18 Perkins Gallery Sculpture has become a common part of modern-day life, coming in all shapes and sizes, from lawn gnomes to mannequins to public art. Sculpture was originally used for…

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Albert Paley: Sketches & Steel

March 31-June 23 Gallery I & II Albert Paley’s use of steel can be described as industrial poetry. His large sculptures combine an apparent heaviness with an almost lost sense of gravity as unfurled and…

Hunt Slonem, "Lories," 2011, oil on canvas, 60x70

Hunt Slonem: An Expressive Nature

Monday, March 26, 2012  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

December 17-March 24 Dorothy Jenkins Gallery Contemporary works by New York- and Louisiana-based artist Hunt Slonem are sought after by collectors from around the world.  His vibrantly colored works can be found in nearly 100…

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Günter Wirth

Friday, March 2, 2012  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

November 19-February 26, 2012 Murray & Ledger Galleries Günter Wirth is a German artist who has dedicated his artistic career to the exploration of geometric forms, primarily rectangles and circles. He studied at the Academy…

Christian Marclay, Automatic Drawing, Polk Museum of Art Permanent Collection 2008.27

From the Flat Files

March 3 – May 26 Murray & Ledger Galleries Most museum-goers only ever get to see a fraction of a museum’s collection. Due to the cost, time, and space required to frame and house artwork,…

Margaret Ross Tolbert, Juniper Springs

The Blues

Friday, January 27, 2012  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

October 15 – January 21, 2012 Perkins Gallery Color is a complex thing.  Throughout art history it has been studied, categorized and subjected to a variety of interpretations.  From these years of study, we realize…

Lilian Garcia-Roig, "Rapid Waters", oil on canvas (36 x 48), 2010

“EN PLEIN” SIGHT: Paintings by Lilian Garcia-Roig

Monday, December 19, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

September 17 – December 10, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins Gallery Lilian Garcia-Roig is a native Cuban and currently a professor of art at Florida State University.  Although her work is rooted in historical convention, she transcends…

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Jessica Lange: In Mexico

Monday, December 19, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

September 17 – December 10, 2011 Emily S. Macey Gallery Throughout the recent decades, as photography has finally seen itself thrust onto the scene as a legitimate art form, photographers have increasingly defined themselves more…

William Kidd, "Still Life with Red Poppies," 2011, clay with low-fire glaze

Recent Acquisitions

Saturday, December 17, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

December 17-March 24 Gallery 2 The Museum is constantly updating and adding to its Permanent Collection. This exhibition will showcase some of the newer acquisitions, including photographs by Ansel Adams, André Kertesz and Alfred Eisenstaedt,…

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