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| NOW ON VIEW | JANUARY 23 - MARCH 3, 2007 |
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THE COLLECTORS' ART This exciting exhibition features works by internationally known Pop artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol and widely acclaimed Montana artists Rudy Autio, Lela Autio, Tu Baixiong, Nancy Erickson, and Beth Lo. MMAC is grateful to generous private collectors who are lending works for this exhibition. The exhibition sheds light on the art of collecting. Meloy Gallery
40 YEARS OF CAMPUS ART AWARDS Featuring student works from MMAC's Permanent Collection acquired from the mid 1960s through 2006. On view are prints, paintings, and ceramics by fourteen former UM Art Department students including Neil Parsons, Ben Malouf, Blair Clemo, and Leonard Stach.
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Christine Cleveland, U.S.S. Hancock, relief prints on plywood/variety of paper, beeswax, 2006 |
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| COMING SOON: GEORGE LONGFISH: A RETROSPECTIVE |
George Longfish, Portrait of an Artist |
March 3 - April 20, 2007 Internationally noted Native American artist George Longfish (Seneca/Tuscarora) is known for his mixed media paintings that explore contemporary Native American issues. He was director for the Graduate Program in American Indian Art at UM in 1972, and Professor of Historical and Contemporary Native American Art at the University of California - Davis 1973-2003. He has been highly influential in his roles as educator, curator, and artist. Longfish will travel to Missoula April 2-6, 2007 for public lectures and workshops at UM and on the Flathead Reservation. After its debut in Missoula, this exhibition, organized by MMAC, will travel throughout the country. It will be accompanied by a full color catalog published by The University of Montana Press. |
| NOT SO HIDDEN TREASURE FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION | |
Jay Polite Labor, Charging Forward |
Jay Polite Labor was born on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and studied at Salish Kootenai College. Using salvaged car parts as his medium, his work bridges modern reservation life with cultural traditions of the past. Charging Forward depicts an American Indian on horseback playing a traditional Native American hoop game. For this piece, Labor used car parts dating back to the 1940s and 1950s found on the Flathead Reservation. This piece is part of MMAC's Permanent Collection of public works on campus, and can be seen in the parking lot north of the Adams Center Fieldhouse. A map of MMAC's public works on campus is available at our galleries or by calling 243.2019. |
| MMAC RECEIVES MAJOR DONATION OF ART | |
Edgar S. Paxson, At the Waterhole |
Thanks to the generosity of the Bill and Polly Nordeen Estate, the Montana Museum of Art & Culture recently acquired an important donation of 161 works of Western Art. This acquisition, known as the Bill and Polly Nordeen Collection, contains works by some of the most well known pioneers of Western art, including Karl Bodmer, Edward Borein, George Catlin, Ace Powell, Edgar Paxson, Frederic Remington, and C.M. Russell. The Montana Museum of Art & Culture’s Permanent Collection now includes more than 10,000 objects. It is Montana’s largest fine art collection.
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| YOU'RE IMPORTANT TO US |
| Thanks to the support of our wonderful donors, MMAC serves as a center of interdisciplinary learning and visual exploration for The University of Montana and Montana communities. The Museum relies on the support of individuals and welcomes gifts at all levels. If you have questions about making a gift, please contact Barbara Koostra at 406.243.2019 or museum@umontana.edu, or Ric Thomas at 406.243.5615 or email ric.thomas@mso.umt.edu. | |
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