Cliff Dwellers Stone House, Arizona, 2015 Photo by Thomas Payne

Cliff Dwellers Stone House, Arizona, 2015
Photo by Thomas Payne

The work of Thomas Payne, Wartburg College professor emeritus, is on display in the college’s Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery through Oct. 22.

The exhibit, “Thomas Payne: Photographs,” features more than 55 photos depicting various subjects. A reception and gallery talk with be held during Wartburg’s Homecoming & Family Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments also will be served.

“The photos in this exhibit are a summation of my pointing a camera in the general direction of interesting things during the past dozen years,” said Payne.

Payne served as a professor of art at Wartburg for more than 25 years before retiring in 2023.

Guests are invited to explore the show during daily hours, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Guests also are invited to follow the gallery on Instagram (@waldemarschmidtgallery) for exhibition information and gallery content. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wartburg.edu/gallery.