{"id":5507,"date":"2014-09-15T15:54:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T19:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2014-09-26T12:20:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T16:20:41","slug":"art-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/art-appreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollins\u2019 Eleanor D. Wilson Museum celebrates 10 years<\/h3>\n

In the fall of 2004, the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum opened its doors with a dedication exhibition featuring photographs by Sally Mann \u201974, M.A. \u201975 and paintings by Janet Fish. The museum marked its inaugural year with an exhibition by photographer Carrie Mae Weems, who was recognized with a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation in 2013.<\/p>\n

Ten years after its opening, the museum has a collection numbering more than 1,000 objects. It moves into its second decade committed to honoring the vision of Eleanor D. \u201cSiddy\u201d Wilson \u201930, who wanted to establish a place where students and the public could view and study art and where a permanent collection could flourish. In addition, the museum provides internships, volunteer opportunities, and courses on curatorial practices in collaboration with departments across campus as well as regional and national arts organizations.<\/p>\n

Below are highlights from the past 10 years as compiled by Janet Carty \u201987, M.A.L.S. \u201999<\/b>, manager of exhibitions.<\/p>\n

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“Carrie Mae Weems: To Be Continued”<\/h4>\n

September 20 – December 17, 2005
\nThis exhibition featured selections from two bodies of the photographer\u2019s work. Weems\u2019 30-year retrospective, “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video,” opened in January 2014 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.<\/p>\n

Curated by Wyona Lynch-McWhite<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Selections from the Ralph Grant Collection”<\/h4>\n

April 18 – September 9, 2006
\nIn the fall of 2004, Lexington art collector Ralph Grant gave the museum more than 150 works from his personal collection by regional luminaries and internationally famous artists, including Sally Mann \u201974, M.A. \u201975. This exhibition showed the breadth and depth of the collection and honored the generous spirit of Ralph Grant.<\/p>\n

Curated by Wyona Lynch-McWhite<\/em><\/p>\n

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“FOREFRONT: Chakaia Booker”<\/h4>\n

September 26 – December 9, 2006
\nOrganized by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the exhibition showcased the work of Chakaia Booker, who slices, twists, strips, and rivets rubber and radials to create exaggerated textures, prickled edges, and torqued forms. Her work can be found in many important collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n

Curated by Wyona Lynch-McWhite<\/em><\/p>\n

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Betty Branch
\n“Through the Crow’s Eye: A Retrospective”<\/h4>\n

September 17 – November 21, 2009
\nThe first major retrospective of internationally recognized Roanoke artist Betty Branch \u201979, M.A.L.S. \u201987, this exhibition displayed more than 30 of the artist\u2019s most significant pieces and included an outdoor sculpture component, a site-specific land work, and video documentation of her performance art.<\/p>\n

Curated by Amy Moorefield
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“Echo Sounding: With Liz Miller, Younseal Eum, Huguette Despault May”<\/h4>\n

January 10 \u2013 March 2, 2013
\n“Echo Sounding” explored the work of three artists working with nautical themes. Liz Miller\u2019s large-scale assemblage, “Deep Six,” made of felt, immersed the viewer in wave-like forms and addressed the fragile nature of the world\u2019s oceans.<\/p>\n

Curated by Amy Moorefield<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Papercuts”<\/h4>\n

May 30 \u2013 September 14, 2013
\nSeven women artists from around the world displayed their art, all working with, and transforming, the traditional art of paper cutting. Organized by Reni Gower, professor in Virginia Commonwealth University\u2019s painting and printmaking department, Papercuts was sponsored in part by VCU and VCUarts.<\/p>\n

Curated by Amy Moorefield<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Susan Seydel Cofer: Draw Near”<\/h4>\n

May 29 \u2013 September 13, 2014
\nOrganized by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Draw Near presented the first career survey of drawings by Atlanta-based artist Susan Seydel Cofer \u201964. The Wilson expanded the exhibition to include many of Cofer\u2019s sculptural portraits, which delight in humanity\u2019s habits, quirks, and relationships.<\/p>\n

Curated by Michael Rooks, High Museum, Atlanta
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