The work of Bart Vargas will open the 2018-19 season at Wartburg College’s Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery.
“Mandalas” will run Wednesday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 21. An opening reception will be Friday, Aug. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m., with a gallery talk featuring Vargas at 7 p.m.
Inspired by his travels to China, Vargas’ work explores the relationship between the circle and the square through color theory and pattern.
Vargas, originally from Bellevue, Neb., earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He has exhibited throughout the world, including exhibitions at the Czong Institute of Contemporary Art in Gimpo, South Korea; the Museo de Filatelia in Oaxaca, Mexico; and the Kolkata International Art Exhibition at the Rabindranath Tagore Centre in India.
His work also can be found in many collections throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and has been featured in publications including Sculpture Magazine, New American Paintings and HGTV Magazine.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery, in Bachman Fine Arts Center, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.