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Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery
Fall 2007 Gallery Schedule

Shelter
Photographs by Liena Vayzman
September 5 – October 7, 2007
Artist Talk and Reception: Friday, September 7, 6–8 p.m.

Liena Vayzman's exhibition Shelter is a socially-engaged art project based on interactive photographic portraits of individuals the artist met at a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Chicago.

Shelter includes color portraits and short interviews with individuals, touching on the intersections between health care access, poverty, homelessness, the criminal justice system, as well as photographs of the shelter’s spaces, food service, and human interactions.

The project reflects the artist's interest in images of exhile, transition, and constructions of "home".

Intimate Perceptions
The Paintings of Ami Lahoff and Aaron Bos-Wahl
October 10 – November 7, 2007
Opening Reception: Friday, October 12, 6–8 p.m.

New York Painter Ami Lahoff and Iowa City-based Aaron Bos-Wahl explore themes of intimacy and isolation in their self portraits and paintings of friends and loved ones. Each approaches the intimacy of their subjects as a kind of conversation. Colors become unspoken words, clouding together in auras around the painted figures. This enveloping space becomes the voiced surface of thoughts which alternately can celebrate human connectivity and uncover the solace of isolation.

B-Sides
The Paintings of Chris Vance
November 10 - December 10, 2007

Prolific painter Chris Vance, recently recognized as one of Iowa's best new emerging artists, is an artist with a seemingly endless supply of new visual ideas. His work, which has been shown in over 24 art shows over the past 4 years, was named "Best of Painting" in the 2007 Des Moines Art Festival.

Open Studio
Wartburg College Art Department
December 12, 2007, 10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Need a burst of energy and inspiration? Come by during the day to see the work of the artists and designers of the future. For one day only, Wartburg Art, Art Education, and Communication Design majors will be exhibiting their work in the art gallery. There will be a reception in the evening from 6:30-8:30 pm with refreshments. Our students will be in attendance to discuss their work and answer your questions. All are welcome.

Opening Reception: December 12, 2007, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Upcoming Exhibits:

The Lost Drawings of George Wachsteter
March - April, 2008

Wartburg Art Department Senior Exhibition
April - May, 2008