August – October 2001

Exhibition – "Contemporary Colombian Artists: Four Perspectives" Clifford Art Gallery, Little Hall

This exhibition includes recent works by four Colombian women - Fanny Sanin, Monica Meira, Nancy Friedmann, and Neva Lallemand - whose paintings are known internationally. The four artists work in vastly different, highly individual styles. Works of Fanny Sanin's paintings are precise geometric compositions that illustrate her concern for balance, symmetry, and harmonious color. Nancy Freidemann's large scale works on mylar use elements from language to build abstract compositions. Monica Meira populates her large cavasses with small engaging figures whose activities constitute puns. Neva Lallemand creates dreamy, idealized figurative works that comment on Latin American culture.

Curated by Carol Ann Lorenz. Sponsored by the Longyear Museum, the Department of Art and Art History, Africana and Latin American Studies, and the Fund for Inovation and Teaching/CORE Cultures.

Show Opening: Wednesday, October 3rd, 4:30 p.m. Dr. José Roca, curator of temporary exhibitions and museology at the Luis Angel Arango Cultural Center, Bogota, Colombia, will speak about the origins of modernism in Colombia and its development into multiple contemporary expressions. Gallery reception will follow with informal remarks by artists.

[From left to right]
Nancy Friedmann, Popero, 1999
Fanny Sanin, Acrylic No. 2, 1996
Photography by Warren Wheeler.

August - December 2001

Exhibition – "Arte Popular do Brasil: Village Life in Contemporary Folk Art"

Colorful woodblock prints from the Northeastern region of Brazil depict the sights and sounds of backcountry villages, including folk dances, festivals, religious practices, historic bandits and prophets and, of course, carnival. These lively images illustrate the melding of Indigenous, African and European cultures in Brazil.

Curated by Carol Ann Lorenz. On display through December 7, 2001.

Severino Borges
Maracatu Piaba de Oura [Goldfish Maracatu]
Polychrome block print, 19" x 26"

January 31 - March 14, 2002

Exhibition – “REZ 4 LIFE: Recent Work by Frank Buffalo Hyde”

Frank Hyde combines paintings, prints and conceptual sculptures in an installation that addresses both his early experiences growing up on the Onondaga territory near Syracuse, New York and his more recent experiences as an active, practicing artist in the contemporary art world of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hyde takes the opportunity in this exhibition to experiment with multiple styles rather than conforming to the consistency often demanded by the art market. Indeed, commodification of Native American art is one of the themes of the show. The title "Rez 4 Life" derives from a second theme -- the hip hop culture that is sometimes adopted by Native American youth who see their struggles are parallel to those of African-Americans.

Curated by Carol Ann Lorenz. Information: (315)228-7184.

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 31st, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, with a gallery talk by the artist at 6:00 pm.

April 1 - June 2, 2002

Exhibition - "Legend Painting: Ten First Nations Artists of the Woodland Tradition"

The Legend or Medicine painting style was founded by Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau. This exhibition features second and third generation Legend painters Richard Bedwash, Simon Brascoupé, Douglas Fox, Mark Anthony Jacobson, Randy Knott, Brian Marion, Russell Noganosh, Frank Polson, Jay Redbird, and Stephen Snake. Their work is characterized by pictographic birchbark scrolls, legends and traditional shamanic art of the Eastern Woodlands peoples. The images and vibrant colors employed in these paintings have a power equivalent to medicine with the capacity to heal and soothe.

Curated by Carol Ann Lorenz with the assistance of student interns Vanessa Lee '02 and Jesse Turner '02.

Opening reception: April 8th, 4:30 - 6:00 pm with gallery remarks by the student interns.

Brian Marion Untitled, c. 1997 Acrylic on paper, 22" x 30" Photography by Warren Wheeler.

Mark Anthony Jacobson Life Partners, c. 1999 Acrylic on paper, 30" x 22 3/4" Photography by Warren Wheeler.

Russell Noganosh Untitled, n.d. Monoprint, 22" x 30 3/4" Photography by Warren Wheeler.