April 26 - June 30, 2007
Meloy and Paxson Galleries

Only two more weeks are available to view this exhibition celebrating the work of recently retired University of Montana Professor of Art, Marilyn Bruya. Professor Bruya taught painting and drawing for 25 years at UM. Bruya's work explores the physical world as representative of inner experience, and references the transitory nature of life.

Marilyn Bruya, Dock at Georgetown Lake, oil on canvas
1990, 48" x 96"

Seated Female Semi-Nude, Green Blouse by Egon Schiele (1890 - 1918) is the fifth major art loan from an anonymous collector. It is on display in the UM President's Office lobby through September 13, 2007.

Egon Schiele led a short life marked by personal tragedy and struggle. During his career, he emerged from the Viennese Secessionist tradition and the influence of his mentor Gustav Klimt to become a premier Expressionist Painter. Schiele's work, controversial during his time, carries a timeless resonance through its existential explorations of the human condition.

The UM President's Office Lobby is open Mondays - Fridays, 8am - 5pm (closed holidays).

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Torso of a Walking Woman, or Torso Turning, 37.5" high, conceived ca. 1914, cast in the 1920s

Torso of a Walking Woman, or Torso Turning, by German Expressionist sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881-1919), is on display through July 23, 2007 in the Mansfield Library lobby.

Wilhelm Lehmbruck is considered one of Germany’s most important sculptors.  Influenced by other Modernist sculptors such as August Rodin and Constantin Brancusi, Lehmbruck was active at a time of rapid change in the art world.  His mature work, characterized by stylized, elongated figures in pensive poses and primarily in the mediums of stone or cast stone, is embodied in Torso of a Walking Woman. 

Call 406.243.4561 for Mansfield Library open hours.

Top: Anderson Hall, UM
Bottom: Skaggs Building Addition, UM

The Montana Museum of Art & Culture is coordinating three calls for public art to be placed in buildings on The University of Montana campus. Go to our website at www.umt.edu/montanamuseum or follow the links below for details and guidelines.

Skaggs Building Addition - Deadline June 15, 2007

Anderson Hall General Art Call - Deadline July 1, 2007

Anderson Hall Native American Art Call - Deadline July 1, 2007

Nijat Hushur, Taklamakan
oil on canvas, 1997, 38" x 46"

MMAC received another generous donation from Helen Cappadocia of works by four contemporary Chinese artists. These works were part of the traveling exhibition, Ancient Threads, Newly Woven: Recent Art from China's Silk Road, coordinated by the Meridian International Center based in Washington D.C. This wonderful exhibition was on view in the MMAC galleries in Fall 2005. Ms. Cappadocia, who was quite taken with the exhibition, purchased four pieces and donated them to MMAC. We are honored and grateful to add these works to our collection.

At left is a painting by Nijat Hushur. Mr. Hushur was born in Shanshan, Xinjiang, and is currently completing a Masters degree in Berlin, Germany. Other works purchased include Camel in the Desert, by Li Anning;Yellow Trees, by Yu Wenya; and The Feeling of Snow and Ice by Wang Junbing.

MMAC is now observing its summer schedule of Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11am - 3pm. This schedule will be observed through August 31, 2007.

MONTANA MUSEUM OF ART & CULTURE
Meloy and Paxson Galleries
UM PARTV Building

Gallery Hours: Wed.- Sat. 11am - 3pm
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