Receptions are scheduled this Friday evening for new exhibitions opening at the UNM Art Museum, which opens with "Painting – Alive and Well! Eight Master Artists." The Masley Art Gallery will feature "Pushing Paper," while the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology presents "Africa: The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan."
Agnes Martin, Untitled, 1980.
“Painting – Alive and Well! Eight Master Artists” is an exhibit guest-curated by Dr. Jonathan Abrams, a professor of cardiology at the UNM School of Medicine and a long time art collector. The exhibition focuses primarily on recent work by Richard Hogan, Agnes Martin, Forrest Moses, Eugene Newmann, Zachariah Rieke, Susan Rothenberg, Sam Scott, and Jim Waid.
A reception with live music and refreshments will be held Friday evening, June 2, 2006, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the museum.
“Pushing Paper” opens at the Masley Art Gallery at the College of Education with a reception scheduled from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Helen Cozza, an MFA student in studio arts, curated the show. It features artwork by eight artists who explore themes with paper. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., through June 29.
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology presents the third installment of a photo essay in four parts - Africa: The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan. Compelling photography by Lucian Niemeyer illustrates the atrocities present in regions of Africa. Part three is titled Sudan Oil Field Genocide and will be on display through August 5. A reception is scheduled from 6 – 8 p.m. on Friday. Part four – Nuba Mountains -- opens in August. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Media Contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: gregj@unm.edu