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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…

Artwork by Alice Neel

Figuration

Thursday, October 13, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

May 28 – October 8, 2011 Perkins Gallery This exhibition will focus on artworks from the Permanent Collection that feature the human figure. Annual Exhibition Fund Sponsors: The Muses Dorothy Chao Jenkins Peterson & Myers,…

The (Lost) Art of Drawing

Saturday, August 13, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

August 13 – November 13, 2011 Murray and Ledger Galleries In our contemporary world defined by experimental art media and digital design, the simple act of drawing seems to hold a less important role in…

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Form/Function: Decorative Arts From the Permanent Collection

Monday, June 27, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

July 2-September 10, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins & Emily S. Macey Galleries The correlation between artistic design and functionality has always been a defining characteristic of Decorative Art. Furthermore, this is a major pivot point when…

Artwork by Rodney Hardee

Young Curators: Montessori Selects

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

April 22 – August 20 Murray and Ledger Galleries The spring of 2011 will mark the end of Montessori Middle School’s first year of holding classes at Polk Museum of Art. To mark this occasion,…

LEIBOVITZ

Annie Leibovitz: Women

Friday, April 1, 2011  • Previous Exhibitions

April 2 – June 26, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins and Emily S. Macey Galleries Exhibition Reception: Friday, April 1, 6:00 – 8:30pm. FREE for Members, $10 Non-Members. Annie Leibovitz is one of the most famous photographers…

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Women’s Views

Saturday, February 5, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

February 5 – May 22, 2011 Perkins Gallery This exhibition will include works from the Permanent Collection which were created by women. With some of the largest museums coming under fire for rarely showcasing female…

Denial by Theo Wucjik

The Big Picture

Saturday, January 15, 2011  • Previous Exhibitions

January 15 – March 26, 2010 Emily S. Macey Gallery Exhibition Reception: Friday, January 14, 6:00 – 8:00pm. FREE for Members, $10 Non-Members. It is ironic to think that an artwork’s large size makes it…

A Painted Memory II

Retrospect and Restoration: Paintings by Humberto Calzada

Saturday, January 15, 2011  • Previous Exhibitions

January 15 – March 26, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins Gallery Exhibition Reception: Friday, January 14, 6:00 – 8:30pm. FREE for Members, $10 Non-Members. Humberto Calzada is a leading figure from the first generation of exiled artists…

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Visual Unity 2

Saturday, January 8, 2011  • Exhibitions, Previous Exhibitions

October 2, 2010 – January 8, 2011 Dorothy Jenkins Gallery Exhibition Reception: Friday, October 1, 6:00 – 8:30pm. FREE for Members, $10 Non-Members. Behind the Art, an artists roundtable discussion of the exhibition will be…

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