CWS - Gallery Exhibits & Talks

The images of Sioux Falls water color artist Marian Henjum will be on display in the Madsen/Nelson/Elmen Galleries of the Center for Western Studies’ Fantle Building from March 4 through May 29, 2010. Also on display is an exhibition of blown glass by Fargo, North Dakota, artist Jon Offutt. (Jon's Facebook page)

A reception is scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. with a gallery talk at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Marian Henjum graduated from South Dakota State University with an art education degree. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and Outstanding Young Women of America. Upon graduation she was asked to teach at her alma mater. After three years as an SDSU art instructor, she moved to Sioux Falls. She started exhibiting, selling her work and winning awards in the 1960s. She has had 38 solo shows and her paintings are in public and private collections nationally and internationally, including six permanent collections. Recently, Marian’s work was purchased for the South Dakota Capitol’s permanent collection.

Offutt vase

On display with the Henjum paintings is an exhibition of blown glass by Fargo, North Dakota, artist Jon Offutt. Jon has a MFA degree from the College of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. For the past ten years he has owned and operated his own art studio, House of Mulciber in Fargo. He has exhibited his work and done demonstrations across the country. Museums in North Dakota, Minnesota, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Kentucky, and Illinois own some of his pieces.

The fluidity of Offutt’s blown glass artwork and Henjum’s watercolors perfectly complement each other. This is a rare and unique exhibition that you will not want to miss! Read the story in the Augustana Mirror.

The Center for Western Studies is located in the Fantle Building at 2121 S. Summit Ave., Sioux Falls. Hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free.

For more information please call (605) 274-4007, email cws@augie.edu, or visit the website at www.augie.edu/cws.

Upcoming Exhibitions...

June - September, 2010
JoAnne Bird: A Retrospective Exhibition

JoAnne Bird is also the featured artist for the 2010 June Event.

CWS is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Admission is free, donations are accepted.

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