Department of Art: Sarah Spurgeon Gallery

Mon. - Fri. 10 am - 3 pm | Sat. - Sun. 1 - 4 pm. | Closed university holidays
CWU Campus, Randall Hall room 141 on 14th Avenue, 509-963-2665 Gallery admission is free.

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Sarah Spurgeon Gallery Exhibition Calendar 2008

Fall 2008

a thousand words, October 3 – 26, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 2, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Photographs by Dan Powell, Robin Bachtler Cushman, Aaron Forman, Joshua Jalbert, Kathleen Murney, and Rani Robison

Dan Powell is a CWU alumni (classes of ’73 and ‘78) who has served as Associate Professor of the Photography Program at the University of Oregon, Eugene, since 1987, and has been head of the department since 1997. The exhibit features his photographs, as well as that of five recent Master of Fine Arts recipients who studied under his guidance. As up-and-coming photographers, their work is both a reflection and a departure from that of their mentor. This confluence of ideas and techniques between mentor and student mentee is a vital dynamic within university art departments that encourages emerging talent.

Dan Powell, The Keeping of Record #5, 2002, Diptych, selenium toned black and white photographs, 10 in. x 20 in.

Artist Lecture by Robin Bachtler Cushman and Aaron Forman:
Thursday, October 2, 3:00 p.m.
Randall Hall, Room 117
Sponsored by the Reino and Naomi Randall Lecture Series

Robin Bachtler Cushman will discuss her photographic series, Spectacle of Nature, which explores our relationship with nature through images of the 2007 Northwest Garden Show in Seattle, Washington. Aaron Forman has always been drawn to the subtle and precise actions of one who is wandering. His series A Space Between depicts individuals engaged in quietly futile acts in an attempt to define and control the spaces they inhabit. Cushman and Forman received their Master of Fine Arts degrees in photography from the University of Oregon, Eugene, in 2007 and 2008, respectively.

Robin Bachtler Cushman, Afternoon Delight, 2007, color digital print, 33 in. x 27 in.

Aaron Forman, Untitled from A Space Between series, 2007, silver gelatin print, 16 in. x 20 in.

Student Art Council: Evening with the Arts, November 3 - 21, 2008
Auction Event: Friday, November 21, 6:00 - 8:00 pm CANCELED

Annual exhibition featuring an auction of artwork donated by Department of Art students, faculty, alumni, and community members. Proceeds benefit the Student Art Council which offers art students the opportunity to organize events such as workshops, gallery and museum visits, and guest speakers.

Spring 2008

Daniel DeSiga and Friends, April 5-27, 2008
Opening Reception, Friday, April 4, 5:00-8:00 pm (First Friday Art Walk)

Dick Ranck, bluewedge, acrylic on canvas, 2008, 51 x 52 in. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Delma Tayer, Desperate Housewives: Black Leather, oil on canvas, 2008, 61 x 57 in. (Photo by M R McDonald).

M R McDonald, The Title is Some Paragraphs About, oil on canvas, 2008, 48 x 36 in. (Photo by M R McDonald).

Daniel DeSiga and Friends features artwork by twenty painters, nineteen of whom currently work and reside in the Central Washington region. Curated by Daniel DeSiga and M R McDonald, the exhibition recognizes artists whose creativity, vision, and friendship have inspired him in recent years. In turn, the invited artists will display work that is either a response to their personal relationship with DeSiga or a reaction to his artwork, while taking advantage of the opportunity to exhibit large-scale paintings in Central Washington University's Sarah Spurgeon Gallery.

Participating artists include: Leo Adams, Marcia Blevins, Mindy Clark, Daniel DeSiga, Bob Fisher, Elizabeth Freitag, Cheryl Hahn, Carol Hassen, Brian Holtzinger, Stan Hughes, Jeff Kent, Cheryl LaFlamme, M R McDonald, Richard Nicksic, Dick Ranck, Tom Semple, Penn O. Shelton, Elaine Smith, Delma Tayer, and Harry Thompson.

Artist Talks by Daniel DeSiga

NEW DIRECTIONS
Thursday, April 10, 6:00 p.m., Randall Hall, Room 117
DeSiga will discuss his latest body of abstract paintings. Sponsored by the Reino and Naomi Randall Lecture Series.

Daniel DeSiga, Four Winds, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2007,
20 x 16 in. (Photo by M R McDonald).

CROSSING OVER
Thursday, April 17, 7:00 p.m., Black Hall, Room 152
DeSiga will talk about his origins as a Chicano artist and his "crossing over" into new forms of artistic representation. Sponsored by the CWU Center for Latino and Latin American Studies.

Daniel DeSiga, Born in America, mixed media,
1979, 20 x 28 in. (Photo by M R McDonald).

Student Art Council: 5th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, May 5 - 16, 2008
Reception, Friday, May 16, 6:00-8:00 pm (Awards at 7:00 pm)
Photo Gallery VIEW HERE

Annual juried exhibition sponsored by the Student Art Council that is a showcase for the best student artwork created over the course of the academic year. At the awards ceremony, select students receive prizes donated by community businesses and arts organizations for excellence in their artwork.

MFA Thesis Exhibition
Justin Colt Beckman: Town and Country, May 21 - 30, 2008
Opening Reception, Wednesday, May 21, 6:00-8:00 pm

Continuing his ongoing investigation into the unique characteristics of small-town life, Justin Colt Beckman aims to objectively explore and present ideas surrounding the urban/rural dichotomy and its associated stereotypes. Through a variety of visual media, including photo-based works, film/video, sculpture, installation, and new-media, the exhibit explores convergent methods of art-making, while questioning the effects that technology, urban expansion, and globalization have on the "perception" of the urban/rural dichotomy.

Farrell Merit Scholarship Exhibition
Melissa Nott and Jay Hollick, June 3 - 8, 2008
Reception, Friday, June 6, 5:00-8:00 pm (First Friday Art Walk)

C. Farrell Merit Scholarship recipients Jay Hollick and Melissa Nott present their artwork in the gallery.

James Hollick, Play, 2008