New Year, New Exhibits

With the New Year begun, we've just opened new exhibits in the Ross Museum.

We've got an elegant show of sculpture by Wooster, Ohio resident Walter Zurko in our Kuhlman gallery. Walter has used a variety of materials including plywood, OSB and cardboard for his most recent series of work.


In our center gallery, we are displaying the recently donated works by another Ohio resident, David Jansheski. David's untimely passing last year left unfinished a planned larger exhibition of his work here at the Ross. The Trust set up in his name graciously donated a range of his work and it is now on display.

In the West Gallery, more and recent acquisitions in the museum's collection are on view, including this gorgeous bronze tiger by Anna Hyatt Huntington, donated by the estate of longtime Delaware, Ohio residents and friends John and Libby Reed.

Finally, in the front Lobby gallery, our museum collection of photographs of artists, taken by other artists, continues for a few more weeks.

Stop in soon, it's warm inside!

New Art/New Mexico

26 artists from New Mexico are very well represented in our newest exhibit! We opened yesterday, albeit still putting a few finishing touches on things.

Tomorrow (Thursday, February 13th) one of the artists, Nancy Sutor, will be giving the Keynote Address at 4:10pm in Room 121 in Edgar Hall, which is just across the street. There is also a reception from 4:30-6:30pm in the museum.

Throughout the length of the exhibition, which runs until March 30th, there will be more visiting artists from the show. Unfortunately, we couldn't arrange for every artist to come to Ohio, but their work is magnificent and speaks for itself!

So many disciplines of art-making are represented: Painting, monoprinting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, metal sculpture, collage, drawing. There are 154 works to inspire and awe!

Fine Art Faculty exhibit is Open!

The 2013-2014 Fine Art Faculty exhibit is open and looks great! There will be a reception tomorrow (Thursday, December 5th) from 4-6pm with refreshments, live music, and it's free!

We will close for the holidays from December 20 - January 13th, then we'll open again January 14th until February 2, 2014.

A super show by 8 OWU faculty members, covering a range of media and techniques: ceramics, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking and felting.

Don't miss it!

Senior Show 2013

Yes, the Senior Fine Art Majors exhibition "Marks Made" opened April 13th with a great reception. The Seniors welcomed their friends and family and shared their accomplishments from the past 4 years here at Ohio Wesleyan.

The exhibit will remain open until Sunday, May 12th. We'll close at about noon that day for Commencement and re-open the 17th with a brand new show. Be sure to stop in and see the wonderful work our seniors have on display.

Sunday afternoon in the Ross

February 24th from 2:00-4:00pm we'll open the latest exhibit, "Diverse", an exhibition featuring works by an eclectic group of seven female artists.

Great range of works, exciting and fresh, the exhibit will run til March 31st. (we will be closed from 3/11-16 for Spring Break).

Marjorie Bender, N. Penney Denning, Egle Gatins, Elena Osterwalder, Elsie Sanchez, Barbara Vogel and Leah Wong, all contributing work to this exhibit.

Fabulous Lithographs

Justin has been talking about this exhibit for what seems like 6 years, and it is finally here!

The Tamarind Institute in New Mexico has sent us the Touchstones lithography show, celebrating Excellence in Fine Art Lithography. 61 prints by 61 artists are on view, with a wide range of subjects and styles.

The exhibit will be open until December 20th, normal museum hours (with the exception of Thanksgiving day) and there will be a Gallery Talk by master printer Bill Lagattuta followed by a reception on Thursday, October 25th at 3:15pm. Free to all, as always!

2012 Senior Art Exhibit

Visual Insights opened with a great reception last Saturday, and the Ross Museum is again open on the normal schedule!

Be sure to stop by and see the work of 19 seniors as they prepare to make their way in the world. We'll also be open Saturday, May 12th, before graduation!

Mixed Messages

The 2011-12 Biennial Faculty exhibit is up and open! Seven of the art department faculty (the studio instructors) are featured: Kristina Bogdanov, Cindy Cetlin, Frank Hobbs, Jim Krehbiel, Justin Kronewetter, Jeff Nilan and Jon Quick.

We'll be hosting a reception for the artists on Thursday, December 8th from 4-6pm with food, beverages and live music.

Two New Exhibits - Two Artists' Talks

Two new exhibits at the Ross Art Museum opened today:

About Place, an exhibition of drawings, prints and paintings by Gale Wallar, OWU class of 1971, who is being honored as the 2010 Anne Outram Gui Distinguished Alumni Exhibitor.

Ms. Wallar traveled extensively with her husband while he worked for the State Department, and her work is a response to the varied places they lived.

There will be a Gallery Talk by the artist on Friday, October 8th at 2:30pm followed by a reception in the Museum.



Also on view: Brazil, an exhibition of large-scale color photographs by Ralph Gibson. These giant photos are a part of the Ross Museum's Permanent Collection, gifted by several donors.

Mr. Gibson will be giving a Talk on Thursday, September 30th at 7:30pm in the RW Corns Building, Room 312. Following the talk, there will be a reception in the Museum.

Stop by!

Welcome Back!

It's a new school year, and we have 2 lovely new exhibits to open with!

We are featuring the work of Anne McCauley and Duane Monczewski. Both artists will be on campus on Thursday, August 26th to speak at 3:00pm, and we'll follow with a lively reception at the museum, including libations, appetizers and live music!

Anne McCauley's works are large-scale drawings and smaller prints of found objects. She includes a display of some of those finds in the show, which is especially intriguing!

"My current work, explores notions of yearning, searching, and discovering. With an accumulation of “evidence/debris” from my surroundings I expand my shape and texture vocabulary."












Duane Monczewski's work is color photographs taken all over the Southwest, and yes, that wall is REALLY that green!!





"His work is concerned with light on surface, and the manipulation of the photographic print. Working with a variety of film types, including infrared, he utilizes selective bleaching and toning and a variety of surface treatments..."

In the Lobby Gallery, we also feature some of Duane's black and white photographs from the museum's Permanent Collection.

Both exhibits are open now, until September 17th.

Extending Edges: 2010 Senior Fine Arts Majors Exhibition

Saturday, April 17th marked the opening of the 2010 senior fine arts majors exhibit, Extending Edges, in the Ross Art Museum. Showcasing the work of 14 graduating seniors, it includes printmaking, photography, painting, ceramics, metalworking and drawing.

Plan to visit this celebration of OWU's seniors before May 8th, when it all disappears!

ON and OFF the Wall

is the title of the new exhibit at the Museum, opening today with an artists' reception at 4:00pm. Featuring the work of the Fine Art Department faculty, there is something to delight everyone....sculpture, ceramics, photography, painting, printmaking, drawing and bookmaking.

The Ross Museum will be closed for the holidays from December 18th through January 18th, 2010, but the Faculty Exhibit will still be on display until January 31st.

To see a ConnectTwo article on this exhibit, visit here