2008 Exhibits

David Herrold: A Retrospective

January 30 – March 2, 2008

A retrospective exhibition of works by retiring DePauw Professor of Art David Herrold

Jeff Schmuki: Pattern Recognition

January 30 – March 2, 2008

Jeff Schmuki's sculptural ceramic works and installations explore the relationship between cartography, documentary, memory and the natural/manmade landscape.

Zoe Strauss: Works in Progress

March 12 – April 13, 2008

A photographer of the social landscape, Zoe Strauss’s searing humanist portraits, photo-based installations and large-scale public projects pay particular attention to the overlooked – or purposefully avoided – details of life.

Life After Death: New Leipzig Paintings from the Rubell Family Collection

March 19 – May 18, 2008

An exhibition that presents the foremost U.S. collection of paintings from the New Leipzig School, a group of painters who are breathing new life into the East German tradition of social realist figure painting.

2008 Senior Art Exhibition

April 24 – May 18, 2008

A exhibition featuring the artwork of graduating studio art majors. Senior students exhibiting this year include Kirstin Amies, Andrea Cofield, Katie Gobel, Matt Kalasky, Anne Ross and Jill Schneider.

Building a Collection: Recent Gifts of Contemporary Art

June 11 – June 15, 2008

This exhibition brings together a diverse range of artworks by an international roster of artists – all acquired through donations during the past 10 years – that represent significant additions to the University’s collection of contemporary art.

Experimental Geography

September 19 – December 12, 2008

An exhibition exploring the distinction between geographical study and artistic experience of the earth, as well as the juncture where the two realms collide.

Experimental Geography is a traveling exhibition organized and circulated by iCI (Independent Curators International), New York. The guest curator for the exhibition is Nato Thompson. The exhibition, tour, and catalogue are made possible, in part, by the iCI Exhibition Partners.

Felipe Dulzaides: Nothing Happens, Twice

October 8 – November 9, 2008

Cuban-born visual and performing artist Felipe Dulzaides creates interdisciplinary works that are poetic responses to the fleeting and contingent circumstances and quirks of everyday life.

2008 Juried Student Art Show

November 20 – December 12, 2008

An annual juried exhibition of DePauw University student art.