Jenny Nellis: Contemplating Nature

On view: September 12 - October 28, 2023

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 21, 5-7PM

Please join us Thursday, September 21, 2023 from 5PM - 7PM for the opening reception of Jenny Nellis: Contemplating Nature, This event is free to attend and open to the public with an artist talk scheduled for 6PM.

About the Exhibition:
‘Contemplating Nature’ features a range of works honoring the intersection of art and science including a 42-piece series of collages focused on textures, colors, forms and shapes found in nature featuring tiny seeds, seedpods, leaf and flower buds, flower parts, and other plant and insect fragments. Also included in this exhibition are large-scale basswood carvings inspired by seed pods and nature elements.

About the Artist
Jenny Nellis is an artist who taught at the Morris campus of the University of Minnesota for 35 years at the time of her retirement in December 2011. She is a sculptor who taught Basic Studio; Drawing and 3D Design, Life Drawing, Artist’s Books, all levels of Sculpture, and Honors; Intersections of Art and Science. She is a Morse/Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Studio Art Emeriti, a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers, served as Assistant Academic Dean for students and Chair of the Division of Humanities. Nellis exhibits locally, regionally and nationally. She is currently serving on the Board of the Lake Region Arts Council.

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C. Beck: Blocks & Prints

Currently on view only in Studio K through September 30, 2023
Previously on view: July 5 - September 2, 2023, Main Gallery & Studio K

Opening Reception: Thursday, July 11 from 5-7PM

Please join us Tuesday, July 11, 2023 from 5PM - 7PM for the opening reception of C. Beck: Blocks & Prints, the third exhibition celebrating the rich visual legacy of Charles Beck of A Year of Beck at Kaddatz Galleries! This event is free to attend and open to the public with a brief program scheduled for 6PM.

About the Exhibition:
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Throughout 2023, the Kaddatz Galleries is celebrating the rich visual legacy of Charles Beck, Fergus Falls’ acclaimed painter and woodcut printmaker with a series of exhibitions, classes and printmaking workshops, and special events.

In this third exhibition of the Year of Beck commemoration, C. Beck: Blocks & Prints provides an intimate look at Beck's printmaking process. Many of the woodcut blocks he carved and printed from are featured, premiering them as works of art in their own right, along with a selection of corresponding prints.

The Kaddatz Galleries' A Year of Beck is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; support from the Frank W. Veden Charitable Trust and the Dell Trust.