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Conley Harris, Bright Crimsom Skies, 2006-7
oil on canvas, 56" x 56"
Conley Harris, Bright Crimson Skies
oil on canvas, 56" x 56", Courtesy of the Artist Conley Harris: Lyrical Tableaux
September 6 – October 22, 2008
Reception: Friday, September 5, 5-7 p.m.
Conley Harris, a Boston artist and former University of New Hampshire art faculty member, has long been known for his lush paintings of the landscape. The twenty works in this exhibition reveal the artist's interest in Persian and Indian miniatures.
The exhibition was organized and circulated by the Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA.
Brian Chu, Furorimsom Skies, 2006-7
oil on canvas, 56" x 56"
Art Faculty Review: Benjamin Cariens, Brian Chu, Craig Hood, and Maryse Searls McConnell
September 6 – October 22, 2008
Reception: Friday, September 5, 5-7 p.m.
Each year the Museum of Art highlights work by the studio art faculty members in the Department of Art and Art History who are new or returning from sabbatical leave. This exhibition features recent work by Benjamin Cariens (sculpture), Brian Chu (painting), Craig Hood (painting and drawing), and Maryse Searls McConnell (sculpture and drawing).
Carl Chiarenza, Peace Warrior 51
2003, gelatin silver print
November 1 – December 15, 2008 (closed November 11 and 26-30)
Reception: Friday, October 31, 5-7 p.m.
The preeminent American photographer Carl Chiarenza (b. 1935) has influenced not only the practice of art but also the study and promotion of photography inside academia and beyond. This exhibition features 24 photographs from two recent series of abstract works—Peace Warriors (2003) and Solitudes (2004)—inspired in part by the artist's reactions to the war in Iraq.
This exhibition was organized and circulated by the University of Richmond Museums, VA.
Gabriel Laderman, This HappensGabriel Laderman: Unconventional Realist
November 1 – December 15, 2008 (closed November 11 & 26-30)
Reception: Friday, October 31, 5-7 p.m.
The exhibition will premiere at the University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA, from August 15 – October 12, 2008. It will travel to four other locations: the Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (November 1 – December 15, 2008); the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO (January 23 – March 15, 2009); the New York Academy of Art, New York, NY (March 31 – April 28, 2009); and the Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA (September 4 – October 25, 2009).
Jointly organized and circulated by the University of Virginia Art Museum and the Museum of Art at UNH, the exhibition and catalogue were made possible by generous gifts from Allison and Donald Innes, Ruth Cross, Richard and Melissa Spurzem, an anonymous donor, and the Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco. Its showing at the University of New Hampshire is supported in part by a grant from The FEDCO Charitable Foundation, a gift from Michael F. Ananian, and contributions from the Friends of the Museum of Art.
Drawing the Line
January 24 - April 8, 2009 (closed March 13-22)
Reception: Friday, January 23, 5-7 p.m.
This exhibition invites viewers to take a closer look at drawings. It examines the range of media, techniques, subjects, and styles that can be found in drawings from the 18 th to the late 20th centuries. From representational to abstract, the selected images demonstrate the artists' mastery in the use of materials such as graphite, charcoal, Conté crayon, pastel, ink, and paint. Drawn primarily from the collection of the Museum of Art at UNH, the exhibition was curated by Debbie Disston, director of the McIninch Gallery at Southern NH University.
Terence Gravett, Tivoli Bust, 2006
Screenprint, Belfast Print WorkshopRenewal: Printmakers from the New Northern Ireland
January 24 - April 8, 2009 (closed March 13-22)
Reception: Friday, January 23, 5-7 p.m.
A decade after the end of sectarian violence, this exhibition highlights the work of eighteen contemporary printmakers and defines the unusual circumstances of the current cultural and economic renaissance in Northern Ireland. Selected from the Belfast Print Workshop and the Seacourt Print Workshop, the works are diverse and deeply personal expressions by artists who have indeed contributed to the cultural renewal of their country.
The exhibition tour is organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C., in conjunction with Belfast Print Workshop, Seacourt Print Workshop, and The Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Its showing in Durham is funded in part by the S. Melvin and Mary Jo Rines Art Exhibition Fund and contributions from the Friends of the Museum of Art.
2009 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition
April 18 – May 23, 2009
Reception: Friday, April 17, 6-8 p.m.
This annual exhibition celebrates the achievements of graduating art students from the University of New Hampshire's Department of Art and Art History.
2009 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (I)
April 18 – May 4, 2009
Reception: Friday, April 17, 6-8 p.m.
Two candidates for the University of New Hampshire's Master of Fine Arts degree in painting program showcase work 1` the culmination of their two-year program.
2009 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (II)
May 9 – 23, 2009
Reception: Friday, May 8, 5-7 p.m.
Two candidates for the University of New Hampshire's Master of Fine Arts degree in painting program showcase work representing the culmination of their two-year program.
Our exhibitions and programs are supported in part by the Friends of the Museum of Art .