Bunny Conlon Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery:
Ad Infinitum: Artists Against War and Imperialism
Curated by Dr. Joanna Matuszak
On view: January 20 - May 20, 2023Bunny Conlon Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery
Opening: January 20, 2023: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. MST
Ad Infinitum: Artists Against War and Imperialism presents war-era posters and artworks from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection that address twentieth-century imperialism and its effects: militarization, nuclear arms race, destruction of human lives, and damage to the natural environment. Curated by Dr. Joanna Matuszak, visiting Art History Professor in the Department of Art, this exhibition also highlights violence and methods of survival, which not only characterize wars, but are often enacted by children and adults in the form of games.
Including works from the NMSU Permanent Art Collection by: Mary Frances Babb, Lane Barden, Seymour Chwast, Sue Coe, John P. Geiger, Daniel Kasser, Joyce Kozloff, Eric LoPresti, and Terri Warpinski.
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Image Credit: Terri Warpinski, Boyhood (Two Narratives), 2012. Archival print on paper. 15.5 x 27.25 in. Courtesy of the NMSU Permanent Art Collection
2023 Juried Student Show
University Art Museum, Contemporary Gallery, and Bunny Conlon Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery
March 24 - April 15, 2023
The NMSU University Art Museum (UAM) is thrilled to announce the 2023 Juried Student Show (JSS) in Devasthali Hall on the campus of NMSU. Every year the UAM receives an impressive variety of submissions by both undergraduate and graduate students, highlighting a broad range of materials, methods, and ideas. The JSS is an opportunity to acknowledge NMSU’s hard-working students by recognizing their outstanding creativity. This exhibition always attracts a large audience and encourages widespread community support.
The 2023 JSS, juried by Xochi Solis, features artworks in a wide range of mediums created by both undergraduate and graduate students from diverse disciplines and various majors across the NMSU main campus.
Please join the UAM for our opening reception on Friday, March 24, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The award ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. The Juried Student Show will be on view in the Contemporary Gallery at the University Art Museum at NMSU from March 24 through April 15, 2023.
More information about our juror: Xochi Solis is an Austin, TX based mixed media artist. Her works include multilayered, collaged paintings constructed from paint, hand-dyed paper, vinyl, plastics, and images from found books and magazines. Xochi exhibits throughout the United States, with recent project sites including New Mexico State University Art Museum (NM), Glass Rice (CA), and Galveston Art Center (TX). She holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin (TX).
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