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CURRENT
EXHIBITION
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Curator's
Choice
Louise Colson, Gina Murray, Nicole Taflinger
and George Wray
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PULLMAN,
Wash. – The Museum of Art at Washington State University
will exhibit Palouse artists Louise Colson, Gina Murray, Nicole
Taflinger and George Wray in the 2008 “Curator’s
Choice” exhibit. The show opens May 15 and will run through
July 18. A public reception will be held on May 15 at 6 p.m.
at the Museum of Art/WSU.
The
“Curator’s Choice” exhibition is a focus on
local artists. Keith Wells, Museum of Art/WSU Curator said,
“We are fortunate to live in such a creative wellspring
as the Palouse. As I have said many times before, there is
either something in the water or the fertility of the soil
must have the same effect on the many talented artists here
who produce great art as consistently as the rolling hills
produce waves of wheat.”
Colson
lives and creates her work in Viola, Idaho. She and her husband
have created their own slice of nirvana on a few acres of
land making use of the many outbuildings by transforming them
into studios and retreats. Her glasswork is bold, vibrant,
and colorful, with a playful sense of humor. Her collaborations
with Murray capture the essence of the Palouse in its purest
form by creating exaggerated blades of grass out of glass
to compliment the waves of grass that occupy the fields in
the spring every year. Murray and Colson will showcase their
individual works along with their collaborative glass pieces.
Murray
has carved wood and stone since she was 19. She knew instantly
that she would continue to do so throughout her life. After
honing her skills for five years in New York, she began to
create a body of works that embrace both the figure and non-representational
forms sometimes fusing the two together.
Taflinger
is originally from France. After spending some time in the
mid-west, including a brief stint at the Art Institute in
Chicago, she flourished as an artist upon arriving on the
Palouse in 1954. Her experiences with the many artists from
the area and WSU Fine Arts faculty through the mid-part of
the 20th century ultimately lead her to open her own gallery
in Pullman, the Nica Gallery which she operated from 1974
to 1998. Taflinger will take us on a journey through her lifelong
commitment to art, from paintings to elaborate collages.
Wray
is a retired professor of art from the University of Idaho.
Wray’s works will consist of his unique exploration of
the use of light as an art medium. This body of work will
also represent his latest pieces on paper.
The
Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin
Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU campus. Summer
gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, Noon – 4:00
p.m., closed Sunday and Monday.
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