Exhibition Archive
Hershel Lippmann:
A Collector's Passion
January 22 – June 3, 2010
Opening reception: January 22, 2010
Collector’s Talk: 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center
386 Beach Blvd.
Image at right: Joe Lorusso, Lost in the Pages
Hershel Lippmann began collecting art while living in New Orleans. He commissioned an original watercolor from a friend and from that his real interest in art developed. Years later, he moved to Mississippi and was introduced to the works of local artists, many of which are represented in his collection and he expanded his collection to include oil paintings purchased during his travels to galleries in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California.
The works chosen for this exhibition are only a small part of Mr. Lippmann’s collection of realistic and expressionistic art. They are a diverse group of paintings that provide a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people engaged in everyday activities, or feature still lifes and landscapes of scenes in which people go about their daily routines.
From the Vault: Selections from the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Permanent Collection
Exhibition Dates: August 28, 2009-January 15, 2010
The fall exhibition at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art featured works from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition will highlighted the work contemporary ceramic artists, as well as traditional Asian ceramics. The show includes a diverse group of artists including: Patrick Crabb, Peter Callas, Phillip Weaver and Kosmas Ballis.
The show also featured the museum’s collection of Asian ceramics which includes work by Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) and a collection of Sumida pottery. Today Hamada is considered one of the early leaders of the studio pottery movement in Japan and the United States. Sumida pottery takes its name from Tokyo’s Sumida River. The Sumida style of pottery was produced in Japan from the 1890s through the 1940s and is know for its running glazes and often includes figures from Japanese folklore.
Attention to Detail: Lorna Meaden and Lana Wilson
Exhibition Dates: May 22 – August 21, 2009
Attention to Detail highlighted the work of contemporary clay artists Lorna Meaden and Lana Wilson. Both artists take a meticulous approach to the surface decoration of their clay vessels.
Lorna Meaden is a clay artist working in Durango, CO. She has participated in numerous exhibitions and workshops around the United States. Her work is in the collections of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art among others. Meaden focuses on wheel thrown utilitarian objects with rich ornamentation and patterning. Her work takes inspiration from 18th century manufactured porcelain and silver that was commonly found in middle class English homes. Meaden transforms these traditional forms with lush pattern and exaggerated details.
Lana Wilson of Del Mar, CA is a ceramic artist, educator and writer. She is currently a contributor to Clay Times Magazine. Wilson’s work is regularly featured in national exhibition and she is well known for her workshops at ceramic centers and museums. Wilson has a similar interest in creating complicated and unusual surfaces on her utilitarian hand-built ceramics. She creates a variety of detailed patterns and textures through the use of stamps and tools. These details are then highlighted through a complicated glazing application. Many of her patterns are based on symbolic forms imbibing the everyday objects with ritualistic meaning.
This exhibition was curated by visiting curator, Brian Nettles. Nettles is a clay artist, educator and curator from Pass Christian, MS.
