Gallery talk and opening tonight

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Image Credit:  Lampo Leung

Tonight, two great new exhibitions open the University Art Gallery's 2012-2013 season.  In the main gallery will be a retrospective exhibition of work by Lampo Leung. Prof. Leung is the Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor, Missouri University of Science &Technology in Rolla, Missouri, and Professor of Art at the University of Missouri-Columbia.  In addition, he serves as Honorary Visiting Professor at the South China Normal University, Honorary Master Painter at the  Guangzhou Painting Academy, and Honorary Visiting Professor, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, all in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.  Prof. Leung will also give a public talk about his work on Tuesday, September 4 at 5:30 p.m. in OP 2210.  For more information about Prof. Leung's work, please visit his website.

Also opening in the Spotlight Gallery is an exhbition of fibers work by Visiting Professor (and Truman alumna) Kelsey Wiskirchen.  For more information about and images of Prof. Wiskirchen's work, please read our previous blog post or visit her own blog.

An opening reception for both exhibitions will be held tonight, Tuesday, September 4th, at 6:30 p.m. in the University Art Gallery (OP 1114).  Hope to see you there!

To stay up-to-date on Gallery goings-on, remember to check out the Gallery's own blog as well as this one.