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Exhibition

The Power of Place: KU Alumni Artists

The Power of Place: KU Alumni Artists

Susan Earle, curator

February 16, 2019–June 30, 2019

Galleries 315, 316, and 317, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The Power of Place: KU Alumni Artists considers profound understandings of place in the work 30 artists who received degrees from KU.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Animals Don't Take Vows: Tortuga, Anne Austin Pearce — Anne Austin Pearce

Animals Don't Take Vows: Tortuga, 2012

Four Women on Porch, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Four Women on Porch, 1974

Cemetery, February 1991, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Cemetery, February 1991, 1991

Interstate 35, South of Matfield Green, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Interstate 35, South of Matfield Green, 1994

Cut Brush Fire-Platte River Valley Near Yutan, Keith Jacobshagen — Keith Jacobshagen

Cut Brush Fire-Platte River Valley Near Yutan, 1989

Near Emerald, Keith Jacobshagen — Keith Jacobshagen

Near Emerald, 1987

Evening, Near Walton, Keith Jacobshagen — Keith Jacobshagen

Evening, Near Walton, 1987

N.W. 84th & Agnew Road July 31, 1983, Keith Jacobshagen — Keith Jacobshagen

N.W. 84th & Agnew Road July 31, 1983, 1983

Iguazu Falls, Dan R. Kirchhefer (born 1947) — Dan R. Kirchhefer (born 1947)

Iguazu Falls, 2009

The Letter "N", Stephen Johnson — Stephen Johnson

The Letter "N", 1995

The Number "13", Stephen Johnson — Stephen Johnson

The Number "13", 1998

Blue SUV on South Main Street, Greensburg, Kansas May 5, 2007, Larry Schwarm — Larry Schwarm

Blue SUV on South Main Street, Greensburg, Kansas May 5, 2007, 2007

draw, Ann Hamilton — Ann Hamilton

draw, 2003–2012

Rohwer Internees #2, John L. Newman — John L. Newman

Rohwer Internees #2, 2006

Colored Smoke Machine, Robert W. Ebendorf — Robert W. Ebendorf

Colored Smoke Machine, 1974–1975

After, Lawrence Lithography Workshop; Julie Green — Lawrence Lithography Workshop; Julie Green

After, 2009

“The morning of the third day dawned fair and fresh…", John Decker — John Decker

“The morning of the third day dawned fair and fresh…", 2002

Shoup Glacier, Alaska, Dan R. Kirchhefer (born 1947) — Dan R. Kirchhefer (born 1947)

Shoup Glacier, Alaska, 2013

For Arizona Denials, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds; Landfall Press; Jack Lemon; Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus — Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds; Landfall Press; Jack Lemon; Steve Campbell; Sarah Pavlus

For Arizona Denials, 2001

Broken Treaty Quilt #5, Gina Adams — Gina Adams

Broken Treaty Quilt #5, 2014

Honoring Modern Unidentified .3, Gina Adams — Gina Adams

Honoring Modern Unidentified .3, 2013

Honoring Modern Unidentified .9, Gina Adams — Gina Adams

Honoring Modern Unidentified .9, 2013

86 Bends of the Kaw, Lisa Grossman — Lisa Grossman

86 Bends of the Kaw, 2004

Untitled (re-working 1996 dream, “I see a huge circular hole that goes all the way through a mountain”), David Reisman — David Reisman

Untitled (re-working 1996 dream, “I see a huge circular hole that goes all the way through a mountain”), 2017

Eat in / Take out, Cary Leibowitz — Cary Leibowitz

Eat in / Take out, 2009

Disco Fever!, Cary Leibowitz — Cary Leibowitz

Disco Fever!, 2009

I'm Sick of Making Art, Cary Leibowitz; Tribune Showprint — Cary Leibowitz; Tribune Showprint

I'm Sick of Making Art, 2005

Of Thee I Sing quilt top, Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell — Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell

Of Thee I Sing quilt top, 1977

figura 23, Ann Hamilton — Ann Hamilton

figura 23, 2012–2013

Between Kearney and Salina, June 13, 1990, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Between Kearney and Salina, June 13, 1990, 1990

Electrical Boxes that Control Pumps, Cheyenne Bottoms, April 1995, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Electrical Boxes that Control Pumps, Cheyenne Bottoms, April 1995, 1995

Pent, Cris Bruch — Cris Bruch

Pent, 2016

Weathermap, Cris Bruch — Cris Bruch

Weathermap, 2016

Harbinger, Cris Bruch — Cris Bruch

Harbinger, 2004

Kansas 14 April 1965 (1 of 2), Julie Green — Julie Green

Kansas 14 April 1965 (1 of 2), 2017

Kansas 14 April 1965 (2 of 2), Julie Green — Julie Green

Kansas 14 April 1965 (2 of 2), 2017

Kansas 30 November 1962, Julie Green — Julie Green

Kansas 30 November 1962, 2017

Gossip Bridle, Julie Green — Julie Green

Gossip Bridle, 2017

Gossip Bridles, Julie Green — Julie Green

Gossip Bridles, 2017

Too Sad to Tell You, Julie Green — Julie Green

Too Sad to Tell You, 2018

Angel Island #2, Emily Hanako Momohara — Emily Hanako Momohara

Angel Island #2, 2014

Angel Island #5, Emily Hanako Momohara — Emily Hanako Momohara

Angel Island #5, 2014

Angel Island #4, Emily Hanako Momohara — Emily Hanako Momohara

Angel Island #4, 2014

Patience Corners, Catherine Reinhart — Catherine Reinhart

Patience Corners, 2016

American Citizen #1, John L. Newman — John L. Newman

American Citizen #1, 2006

Front Yard, John L. Newman — John L. Newman

Front Yard, 1982

Hostage, John L. Newman — John L. Newman

Hostage, 1997

Robin Hood against the bad barons, Ann Hamilton — Ann Hamilton

Robin Hood against the bad barons, 2018

on the day the war had ended, Ann Hamilton — Ann Hamilton

on the day the war had ended, 2018

House, Bhakti Ziek — Bhakti Ziek

House, 2008

Focused Distraction, Bhakti Ziek — Bhakti Ziek

Focused Distraction, 2010

Star System, Mark Goodwin — Mark Goodwin

Star System, 2012

Beyond the Wall, Marcie Miller Gross — Marcie Miller Gross

Beyond the Wall, 2019

and yet it's so warm, Brian Hawkins — Brian Hawkins

and yet it's so warm, 2017

There We Were, Holding Hands, Brian Hawkins — Brian Hawkins

There We Were, Holding Hands, 2017

My sisters and I stand, years apart, transfixed by a pinpoint, Brian Hawkins — Brian Hawkins

My sisters and I stand, years apart, transfixed by a pinpoint, 2017

H is for, Brian Hawkins — Brian Hawkins

H is for, 2017

Traces, Brian Hawkins — Brian Hawkins

Traces, 2017

grass/roots, Rena L. Detrixhe — Rena L. Detrixhe

grass/roots, 2018

Portrait of Chantelle Keshaye Pahtayken & Shay Pahtayken, Plains Cree, Ryan RedCorn — Ryan RedCorn

Portrait of Chantelle Keshaye Pahtayken & Shay Pahtayken, Plains Cree, 2019

Portrait of Portlyn Harjo, Creek/Seminole, Ryan RedCorn — Ryan RedCorn

Portrait of Portlyn Harjo, Creek/Seminole, 2019

Alice goes to the Art Prom, Sue Ashline — Sue Ashline

Alice goes to the Art Prom, 2010–2016

Alpha-Omega: Water Tower #5, Richard Mawdsley — Richard Mawdsley

Alpha-Omega: Water Tower #5, 1995–1999

Repurposed billboard west of Salina, Kansas along I-70 7/13/2014 – 1:40PM, Philip Heying — Philip Heying

Repurposed billboard west of Salina, Kansas along I-70 7/13/2014 – 1:40PM, 2014

Rode to Phila. quilt, Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell — Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell

Rode to Phila. quilt, 1987–1988

China Trade with Miss Liberty, U.S.A. quilt top, Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell — Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell

China Trade with Miss Liberty, U.S.A. quilt top, 1986

Lee Kindle salvages a pickup truck destroyed by an F4 tornado in a region that had to be evacuated due to toxic mining waste near Treece, Kansas. 2/19/2009 – 2:04 PM, Philip Heying — Philip Heying

Lee Kindle salvages a pickup truck destroyed by an F4 tornado in a region that had to be evacuated due to toxic mining waste near Treece, Kansas. 2/19/2009 – 2:04 PM, 2009

O N E E V E R Y O N E directory, Ann Hamilton — Ann Hamilton

O N E E V E R Y O N E directory, 2017

O N E E V E R Y O N E newspaper, Ann Hamilton — Ann Hamilton

O N E E V E R Y O N E newspaper, 2017

Kaw, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds — Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds

Kaw, 2018

My Brother and I, Robert W. Ebendorf — Robert W. Ebendorf

My Brother and I, 1969–1970

Icebergs, Disko Bay, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Icebergs, Disko Bay, June 27, 2008, around midnight

Icefjord that leads to the mouth of the Jakobshavn Glacier, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Icefjord that leads to the mouth of the Jakobshavn Glacier, June 27, 2008, morning

Icefjord that leads to the mouth of the Jakobshavn Glacier, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Icefjord that leads to the mouth of the Jakobshavn Glacier, June 27, 2008, morning

Icebergs, Disko Bay, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Icebergs, Disko Bay, June 27, 2008, around midnight

Get Up You Lazy Bum, Cary Leibowitz; Tribune Showprint — Cary Leibowitz; Tribune Showprint

Get Up You Lazy Bum, 2005

Go Sadness, Cary Leibowitz — Cary Leibowitz

Go Sadness, 1990

Misery Rules, Cary Leibowitz — Cary Leibowitz

Misery Rules, 1990

Earth, Fire, and Water, Z-Bar Ranch, Chase County, Kansas, Larry Schwarm — Larry Schwarm

Earth, Fire, and Water, Z-Bar Ranch, Chase County, Kansas, 1994

Fairy Ring, Fent's Prairie, Salina, Kansas, June 1979, Terry Evans — Terry Evans

Fairy Ring, Fent's Prairie, Salina, Kansas, June 1979, 1979

Bottleneck, Rick Mitchell — Rick Mitchell

Bottleneck, 2017

Adam in the Wetlands / Canal, Rick Mitchell — Rick Mitchell

Adam in the Wetlands / Canal, 2017

Navigating, Lisa Grossman — Lisa Grossman

Navigating, 2018

grand piano, Bechstein — Bechstein

grand piano, circa 1885–1886

Events

February 15, 2019

Talk

Edgar Heap of Birds

1:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, 318

February 21, 2019

Talk

Visualizing Place: A Conversation with Visiting Artists Featured in the Power of Place

10:30AM–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

February 21, 2019

Social

Student Opening for "The Power of Place" featuring Jean Claude and the Eclairs

5:00–7:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

March 20, 2019

Performance

Musical Places of the Mind

12:00–1:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

March 23, 2019

Activity

Puzzling Places

1:00–3:30PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

March 27, 2019

Talk

Place as Portal: A Conversation with Power of Place Visiting Artists

5:30–7:00PM

317, Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

March 28, 2019

Talk

The Power of Place

10:15–11:15AM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

April 6, 2019

Performance

The Power of Place: A Master's Recital

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

April 25, 2019

Performance

Common Ground

6:00–7:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Perkins Central Court, 317

April 27, 2019

Activity

Day of Creativity

1:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art

May 18, 2019

Talk

International Museum Day Open House

1:00–4:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art

June 5, 2019

Workshop

Write Here

5:30–7:30PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

June 9, 2019

Talk

The Power of Place

2:00–3:00PM

Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)

Intro Label

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)

Media Release

Media Coverage