Exhibition Schedule 2007
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Texas Tech University

through January 7, 2007
Driving Force
Driving Force features works of art from 15 young disabled artists. The works in this exhibition demonstrate the motivation, perspectives, and desires that drive these talented, unique individuals to create these wonderful works of art.

through January 7, 2007
By Any Means
For 25 years, the Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS, celebrated the art of drawing in its Annual National Invitational Drawing Exhibition. Inaugurated in 1977, each exhibition brought together exceptional drawings by both established and emerging artists from across the United States. The Eppink Gallery purchased some of the most outstanding works on paper from each year’s Annual, both from well-established artists and from those just beginning to gain recognition. By Any Means consists of 30 representative drawings from this exceptional collection, including works by Donald Roller Wilson, Janis Mars Wunderlich, Robert Stackhouse, Phillip Pearlstein, and Harvey Breverman.

Extended through April 1, 2007
Galleries 1 & 3
Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
This exhibition provides a historical look at the evolution of the quilt from 1980 through the present. The exhibition’s 63 quilts by 52 artist reflect the quilt’s move “from the bed to the wall,” as well as its transformation from traditional block style to the “free spirited” and “edgy” art of today.

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January

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FEBRUARY

February 4 - April 15

Galleries 2 & Main
Something to Look Forward To
Something to Look Forward To pays homage to the exceptional talent, unique vision, and courageous persistence of particular mature artists who have created dynamic abstract images and objects during extended and successful careers. Twenty-two celebrated African American artists over the age of 60 were each invited  to exhibit two works, created six to ten years apart. The submissions cover several forms of abstract art, including multimedia, painting, sculpture and furniture. The exhibition opened at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, March 2004 in the Dana and Rothman Galleries of the college's Phillips Museum of Art. Circulated by Smith Kramer Fine Art Service.
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March

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APRIL

April 22 - August 12
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Teapots: Object to Subject
A teapot has a traditional silhouette: the pour spout protrudes at an angle, the handle is a simple loop for the server to grasp while pouring the tea, and the vessel itself is a symmetrical receptacle for liquid. Yet among the artworks included in Teapots: Object to Subject, we find a stack of cardboard packing boxes, an embroidered homage to a Frank Stella canvas, and what looks like a stack of rocks. The spouts and handles are deceptive, and the vessels themselves are wildly inventive and engaging. Circulated by ExhibitsUSA.
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MAY

May 6 - July 22
Galleries 2 & 3
Albums, Folios, and Suites: Prints by Terry Winters
Albums, Folios and Suites has assembled the extensive suites of prints produced by this internationally acclaimed American artist. In the visual arts, "suite" denotes a grouping of works produced around a related theme, affording an artist opportunity to expand upon a set of ideas or motifs within a given medium. By including all of Winters suites from 1983 to 1997 in chronological order, this exhibit lets us explore the workings of mind as well as hand of the artist. Organized by the Belger Art Center of Kansas City, MO.
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May 22 - June 24
Gallery 1
New Acquisitions Exhibit: MoTTU Art Collection
A short-duration showing of recently acquired works from the Museum's Art Collection. Features works by Garo Antresean, Dorinth Doherty, James Drake, Ken Little, Sara Waters, and others. Includes sculptures, paintings, photographs, and prints.

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June

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July

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September

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October

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NOVEMBER

November 30, '07 – February 10, '08
Gallery 1
Defining Moments: An Exhibition of Works by Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier is gaining national attention for his signature illustration style of watercolor and collage. “Defining Moments” highlights 47 works that beautifully capture the told and untold stories of people who have greatly impacted American culture, and influenced the entire world. Featured illustrations are from a number of Collier’s award-winning children’s books including Uptown, Freedom River, and Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Additionally, the exhibit showcases Collier’s 2006 Caldecott Honor-winning book Rosa—a tribute to Rosa Parks. Organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) in Abilene, TX.

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DECEMBER

December 9, '07 – February 10, '08           
Galleries 2 & 3
Jun Kaneko
Japanese-born in 1942, Jun Kaneko, came to the USA in 1963 to continue his painting studies at Chouinard Institute of Art in Los Angeles, CA. His focus was drawn to sculptural ceramics. A prolific artist who learns by process and through the dialog between maker and object, he achieves an intimacy with his medium where his bold hand can seem invisible. Mainly identified as a sculptor, he also works in glass, textiles, bronze, paper, and canvas. This exhibition is an extensive representation of Kaneko’s work in ceramic sculpture, drawings, and paintings over the past two decades. Circulated by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, MO.

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