"Mirror of the Wood - A Century of the Woodcut Print in Finland"
Emily Davis Gallery, Folk Hall, UA
November 07, 2005 - December 02, 2005
“Mirror of the Wood: A Century of the Woodcut Print in Finland” is an exhibition that evokes the aura of Finland - a place of pristine forests and lakes - which has distilled into a love of naturalness and aesthetic sophistication in the 70 prints by 39 artists that spans 100 years. The exhibition opens on November 7, 2005 at the Emily Davis Gallery at the Myers School of Art on the campus of The University of Akron. Curated by Karen Kunc of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the exhibition is organized around four themes: mythical narrative, reflections on social life, nature, and wood as material and content. An opening reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the gallery atrium. In conjunction with the exhibition, a panel discussion of printmaking professionals discussing the relevance of the woodcut in contemporary art and the role of printmaking today, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m., in the auditorium of Folk Hall. On hand will be Margaret Denk-Leigh, Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Art; Liz Maugans, Zygote Press, Cleveland; Noel Reifel, Associate Professor of Art, Kent State University; Associate Professor Hui-Chu Ying, and Assistant Professor Charles Beneke (panel moderator), Myers School of Art, The University of Akron. Additionally, an exchange of both faculty and artists’ portfolios from northeast Ohio, and students’ portfolios from the Myers School of Art, Kent State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Cleveland State University will be on display. The “Mirror of the Wood” exhibition is part of a national tour through 2005 which includes venues such as the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Carleton College Art Gallery in Northfield, Minnesota, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Eisentrager•Howard Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The exhibition closes on December 2, 2005. Gallery hours are M/T/F/S 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., W/Th 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Closed Sunday. Call 330-972-5951 for more information, or email dwatt@uakron.edu
"Mirror of the Wood - A Century of the Woodcut Print in Finland" Emily Davis Gallery, Folk Hall, UA November 07, 2005 - December 02, 2005
