Atchison Art Association

We Were There - November 2 thru December 30, 2007

Historic military paintings by J. D. Nelson and period photographs by Ival Lawhon from the Vietnam War era 

James Davis Nelson and Ival Lawhon, Jr. served together in Vietnam between 1967 – 68 with the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment (Mech), 25th Infantry Division, of the United States Army. This exhibit represents the shared experiences of two young soldiers, memorializes those comrades who did not survive, and conveys the matured perspective of two men now forty years further into their lives. The Atchison Art Association will host a reception honoring the artists at the Muchnic Gallery Friday, November 2, from 5 to 7 p.m.

J. D. (Jim) Nelson was born in Beloit, Kan. in 1943. His father was a professor of philosophy; his mother a violinist. Mr. Nelson started to paint at age fourteen, later won a Ford Foundation grant and began fine art studies at the Art Student’s League in New York in 1962.
He was employed as a mural painter for the renowned industrial design firm Raymond Lowey, Inc. and was working in a studio on New York’s Fifth Avenue when in 1967 Mr. Nelson was drafted.

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Spirit of the Mask II - September 7 thru October 31, 2007

Carla Hanson’s Spirit of the Mask Collection was one of the most popular shows of the year in 2006 and it is back this fall with all new masks. From September 7 to October 31, The Muchnic Gallery will host this exhibition. There is an opening reception set for Friday, September 14 from five to seven p.m. Carla Hanson will be available to discuss her collection. The masks being exhibited are from 30 different countries on five different continents and from nine Native American Nations. Dating from the 1900’s to the present, these masks can be viewed not only as cultural symbols but also as beautiful works of art.

Spirit of Flight: Aviation Art by Susan Sinclair-Shields

Aviation Art by
Susan Sinclair-Shields
July 14 – September 2

A natural love of drawing, the lure of flight and the encouragement of
family and friends combined to set Susan Sinclair-Shields on a career
trajectory focused on aviation-themed art.
Today an established member of the American Society of Aviation Artists with commissions
hanging on walls from New York to Switzerland, Ms. Sinclair-Shields’ childhood dreams have taken flight.

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Point of Mind: The Art of Dorothy Maginn - May 23 - July 8, 2007

Highlighting the 2007 Riverbend Art Fair is an exhibit of work by Saint Joseph, Mo. artist Dorothy Maginn. The show will include examples of Mrs. Maginn’s work in acrylic, oil, charcoal and mixed media created over the previous thirty-five years.
The exhibit at the Muchnic Gallery opens with a reception for the artist Wednesday, May 23 from 5 – 7 p.m.

Describing her work, Mrs. Maginn said, “I have tried painting peaches and pears and such…, but my work leans to the abstract.”
She hopes the work will provoke an emotional connection from the viewer. Mrs. Maginn added, “It has been said that everything (her art) suggests a point of mind at which life and death are real and imaginary, and that past and future, height and depth, come together.”

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Art by Benedictine College Students and Staff

Art-Walk: The Music of the Soul

Featured March 23 through April 15
at the Muchnic Gallery
is our annual exhibit of art by Benedictine College students and staff.

Plan to attend the opening reception
for the participating artists
Friday, March 23rd from five to seven p.m.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Download the attached pdf file below to
print your own exhibit announcements.
Use Avery 8337 4-up postcard template or equivalent.
Full-color on the front; black & white on the address side.

The Mansion Series

Showing concurrently with Spirit of the Mask, is an exhibit of photographic work by Kansas City artist Clif Hall. Originating as black and white photographs, the line prints featured in this exhibit are created with a technique called the “Sabattier Effect.” The original continuous-tone camera image has been destroyed, and replaced with a second image, which produces a fine outline of the most minute details of the original scene. The Mansion Series collects images of regional architecture, including two Atchison homes.

www.Poze4Me.com

 

Spirit of the Mask

This exhibition is from the private collection of Carla Hanson. The collection represents a broad assortment of nationalities, religions, and rituals - over 50 masks from five continents, forty countries and nearly a dozen Native American tribes will be showcased! Dating from the early 1900s to the present, these masks may be viewed not only as cutural symbols but also as beautiful and provocative works of art.  

www.SpiritOfTheMask.com 

Mask making classes for adults and children are scheduled Saturday, October 7 at the Gallery.

10 a.m. for children, 2 p.m. for adults 

Muchnic Gallery Features “Seurat” by Bert Nash Students

If you've ever wanted to see George Seurat's famous masterpiece "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" but never found the time to go to Chicago, you're in luck. From April 22 - May 21 as part of the Sister Helen Student Arts Awards Exhibit, the Muchnic Gallery will have on display a life size (8' x 10') replica done by Bert Nash School Art students and their Instructor Mike Farrell.  Bert Nash is in 409 school district and is the on campus school for the Atchison Juvenile Correctional Facility. 

Mr. Farrell and his students have been working on the picture for about two years.  "This has been a long term project.  We've been working on it for quite a while.  Some of the original students who started the picture have gotten out and have gone home,"Mr. Farrell said.  "It's been a rewarding project.  The students learned how to enlarge a picture to mural size and they increased their sense of color and value and even were exposed to a little Art History."
 

Radioactive Day by Robin VanHoozer

    Radioactive Day is currently on exhibit at the Muchnic Gallery in Atchison. Robin VanHoozer is a native Missourian and thriving artist. Her work has recently been displayed on national television during a May 2005 episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The exhibition will be open from November to the end of Decemeber 2005.

 Artist's Statement

    Whimsical paintings created with both abstract and figurative imagery combines in a unique way in my work. Abstract backgrounds surround more figurative elements of figures, game pieces, fireworks, and noisemakers. Oil painting and encaustic (melted wax) painting techniques are used. Encaustic painting technique uses melted beeswax with pigment and damar varnish. Heat is used to fuse the wax layers together. Large-scale oil paintings, encaustic paintings, and installation pieces continue the ideas generated in part by photographs that I have taken, only on a larger scale. Objects such as beads, fireworks, and bits of glass add a collage element to some pieces. A nostalgic feel with a present day kick gives my paintings an unusual and different visual combination.