Fall 2017–Spring 2018

Return: Marshall Maude in Asia Exhibition dates: October 31, 2017 - December 1, 2017 Artist Statement: "Clay, which is weathered and decomposed rock, is an amorphous material that invites the exploration of origin and finality... Connections to the work of past makers, such as the amphorae of nameless Greek workmen or the tea bowls of Japanese masters, the blue-and-white paintings of Chinese Ming Dynasty decorators or the drawings of the Anasazi potters signify a continuum and an infinite timeline. I…

DIAGONAL RESISTANCE// Llewelynn Fletcher Explores Queer Politics and Resistance

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January 30 - March 10, 2018 Artist Presentation/Gallery Walk: February 1, 2018, 4 p.m.–6 p.m. My artworks address the body as a material space of reflection and transformational potential. I wonder if structures and images can shift our perceptions? Or if a particular alchemy of material and form can enhance a willingness to be vulnerable, a willingness to change or be changed? My works invite the viewer to slow…

Then and Now: The Permanent Collection at the NAU Art Museum May 25 – July 8, 2017 The NAU Art Museum’s first summer exhibition offers an exceptional range of media, themes and expressive forms in works dating from the middle of the twentieth century to today. Works on display demonstrate the evolution of the museum as an institution as well as its commitment to the enriching and educative power of art. Painting, sculpture, ceramics and printmaking reflect a vital creative…

Abstract/Arabesque/Analog: Finding and Expressing Structure in the Work of Eliza Au Exhibition dates: September 5, 2017 – October 14, 2017 Reception date: September 7, 2017 Au relates that her personality is about order and structure and the works in this exhibition – evocative of structures as disparate as honeycombs and Gothic cathedral windows – reflect this. Her pieces express an almost universal impulse – found in vastly different societies around the world – to find in patterns a reflection of…

Nomadic Constructions: Recent Works by Patrick D. Wilson Patrick D. Wilson’s works employ video, photography, and architectural forms to explore issues of urban expansion and cultural transformation. His works frequently use digital technologies alongside fabrication methods and vernacular objects. In 2012, Wilson was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to photograph construction sites in Chongqing China. Since that time, he has used the frontier areas of urban development in China as the source of his artistic expression. Support provided by the Kalamazoo…