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 LAL @ Loudoun House: Body | Figure | Nude
January 14 – March 11, 2012 (Opening Preview Party: January 13, 2012)
The nude takes new form in Body | Figure | Nude. Works selected for the exhibition deal with the subject of the body, figure or nude or they use the body, figure or nude as a metaphor or allegorical vehicle. Juried by Anna Brzyski (Chellgren Endowed Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Studies at University of Kentucky) and Becky Alley (LAL Exhibitions & Programs Director).
ABOUT THE JURORS:
Anna Brzyski is Chellgren Endowed Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Studies at University of Kentucky. She teaches courses in the 18th and 19th century art, contemporary art theory, and visual studies. She has published broadly on a wide range of subjects from Polish 19th century art to contemporary art and new media. Her work has been supported by grants from the Whiting, Luce, and IREX foundations and she is a recipient of the Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays Fellowships. She is the editor of Partisan Canons (Duke University Press 2007) and of three special issues of the journal Centropa. Her work has appeared in Art Criticism, Centropa, 19th Century Art Worldwide, RES, n-Media, and a number of anthologies.
Becky Alley, LAL’s Exhibitions & Programs Director, earned a BFA in studio art from Washington University, and an MFA in studio art from the University of Kansas. Before joining the LAL staff in January 2010, Alley was the Director of University Galleries at Murray State University. She has organized over 100 shows and has curated several major projects including Think Tank, an international show of political art, and Creatures Great and Small, a touring exhibition of contemporary art featuring animals, and most recently an LAL project titled Love and Things Like Love.
Image: Evolution I detail by Kirsti Anderssen
The Mezzanine Gallery at the Government Center: Bluegrass Printmakers' Co-Op
November 18, 2011 – February 10, 2012
 Partnering with the Bluegrass Printmaker’s Co-Op, both groups organized a collective show including artists Kirsti Anderssen, Jim Brancaccio, Marta Dorton, Elizabeth Foley, Pattie Hood, Cristina Igelmo, Natalia Ilieva, Jamie Karolich, Jill Plaisted, Stephen McBride, Jean Settle, Stephen Wiggins and Lauren Wilder.
The Government Center: 200 East Main St., Lexington, KY 40507
Gallery Hours: Mon – Fri 9a – 5p.
Image: Inspiration1 detail by Elizabeth Foley from the Bluegrass Printmakers' Co-Op
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LAL @ Loudoun House: 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY 40505
The Mezzanine Gallery at the Government Center, Curated by LAL: 200 East Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507 |
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The Lexington Art League’s programs are made possible through the generous support of LexArts. The annual Campaign for the Arts has raised millions of dollars in support of the visual, literary and performing arts in Lexington. Through the success of the Campaign, LexArts supports The Lexington Art League with an allocation of $62,000 for general operating support. We thank the many individuals whose passion for the arts compelled them to give generously of their time and money. Together these donations helped LexArts raise more than $1 million for the arts community.
Special thanks to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and the Kentucky Arts Council for their continued partnership in ensuring a flourishing future for the arts in Lexington and central Kentucky. The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports the Lexington Art League with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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