First level, Oren Gateway Center
Collected and Still Creating: 1958 – Present
Philip Thompson
September 25 – October 23, 2009
Artist gallery talk: Saturday, October 3, 6:30 p.m.
First Level, Christensen Center
Clay Figures and Drawings, 2001 – 2009
Norman Holen
September 25 – October 23, 2009
Collected and Still Creating: 1958 – Present
This retrospective exhibition features paintings, prints, and drawings that Philip Thompson produced over his career of more than 50 years; most of it spent teaching at Augsburg College. Among these works are prints and drawings collected by Gene Skibbe, emeritus professor of religion, who recently donated them to the College.
Philip Thompson, A day in the Life of Miss Liberty, 1967, acrylic on canvas
Clay Figures and Drawings, 2001 – 2009
Augsburg emeritus professor Norman Holen has long explored the potentials of clay and the human figure. In this most recent work, fourteen standing figures and busts solemnly return the viewer’s gaze, their rough texture adding to their weightiness. Weathered in appearance, they look of the earth and wiser for it. Complementing the sculptures are five drawings that treat the body with similar reverence and awe.
Norman Holen, Bust of a Woman, 2008, stoneware
This collaborative gallery crawl is made possible with the support of the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) Academic Deans.
The Fall Art Tour receives support from the ACTC Academic Deans and the Twin Cities Fine Arts Organization (TCFAO).