Yonsenia White: Journeys into
Cathartic Abstraction
August 16 – October 8, 2007
Reception: Friday August 24 at 5pm
Recent paintings by a professor
from Virginia Tech represent feelings of disillusionment
and moments of self discovery.
RUAM Downtown foyer level
Vetro e Verità
August 30 – November 16, 2007
Reception: Thursday, August 30 at 5 p.m.
Lorenza Lucchi Basili and Daniele Jost
are two contemporary Italian photographers whose works share an interest in glass as a
subject. We pair their works with examples of
mid-century Modern art glass from Murano (from the
collections of Maurice Beane and Ronn Ives) to suggest the
broad resonance of glass in modern Italian art. Flossie Martin Gallery
OurSpace: Registration
September 4 – October 19, 2007
Reception and Artist’s Talk: Tuesday, September 11 at 5
p.m.
A site intervention by Ann Stoddard explores the effects
of government surveillance and profiling on public space
since 9/11. Gallery 205
Sani Bashir
September 6 – October 29, 2007
Reception: Thursday, September 6 at 5 p.m
Nigerian artist Sani Bashir’s paintings are a testament
to his passion for color and energy. He describes his
works as an expression of a journey “from innocence to
wisdom.” Part of the African Cultures Festival. RUAM Downtown second level
K-12: Where All Art Begins + ArtWalk
October 11 – November 4
Reception: Thursday, October 11 at 6 p.m.
An exhibition of art from kindergarten through high
school programs in the Montgomery and Pulaski County Public Schools
District. RUAM Downtown street level
Silenzio: Etchings from the Veneto
October 25 – December 20, 2007
Intense quiet emanates from this suite of etchings by
Livio Ceschin, Fellow of the Royal Society of
Painter-Printmakers, London. Gallery 205
In the Fullness of Light: Janet Fish
November 2 – November 28, 2007
Works by an internationally-renowned artist, associated
with the Photo-Realist movement. RUAM Downtown second level
RU Ceramics
November 6 – January 16, 2008
Ceramic creations by RU students in Professor Drew
Dodson’s ceramics classes. RUAM Downtown second level
Fall MFA Show
November 29 – December 4, 2007
Receptions: Friday November 30 at 5 p.m. in the Flossie Martin Gallery and 6
p.m. at the Bondurant Center downtown (second level)
Graduating students in the Master of Fine Arts program exhibit their best
works. The exhibition continues at the RU Art Museum Downtown (Bondurant
Center, 1129 East Main Street). Flossie Martin Gallery & RUAM Downtown second level
Fall BFA Show
December 5 – December 15, 2007
Friday December 7 at 5 p.m. in the Flossie Martin Gallery and 6
p.m. at the Bondurant Center downtown (second level)
Graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program exhibit their best
works. The exhibition continues at the RU Art Museum Downtown (Bondurant
Center, 1129 East Main Street). Flossie Martin Gallery & RUAM Downtown second level
Jen Blazina: Recollections
January 7 – February 15, 2008
Repetition becomes a metaphor for the fragmentation of
memory, in an installation focusing on rites of passage
and moments of change in an American woman’s life. Gallery 205
Whither Geometry
January 10 – February 18, 2008
Reception: Thursday, January 10 at 5 p.m.
Geometric form has been a touchstone for artists for
millennia. For the 21st century, we offer eleven artists’
takes on the Phileban solids and their embellishment.
Multiple artists – multiple viewpoints. Flossie Martin Gallery
Juried Student Show
January 17 – February 2, 2008
Reception: Thursday, January 17 at 5 p.m.
Our annual competitive student exhibition, with awards.
Open to current RU students in all disciplines. RUAM Downtown second level
Graduating students in the Master of Fine Arts program
exhibit their best works. Depending on the number of
participating artists, works may also be installed at
the RUAM Downtown. Flossie Martin Gallery & RUAM Downtown second level
Tesfaye Tessema: Affirmation of the Self
April 3 – May 16, 2008
Trained in Addis Ababa and at Howard University in
Washington, D. C., Ethiopian-born Tessema synthesizes
African and Western elements to create paintings that
speak to the affirmative human experience. Part of the
African Cultures Festival. Gallery 205
Graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program
exhibit their best works. Depending on the number of
participating artists, works may also be installed at
the RU Art Museum Downtown (Bondurant Center, 1129 East
Main St.). Flossie Martin Gallery & RUAM Downtown second level
Eloise Philpot: Labyrinths
Jennifer Spoon: Perceptions of Paper
Tesfaye Tessema: Affirmation of the Self