Exhibition and Program Catalogs

A collection of exhibition and program catalogs that discuss the artists and work involved in the show at Wright State University.

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Pyramidal Influence in Art

Fine Arts Gallery Inc., Wright State University

This catalog features a collection of essays and art from an exhibition regarding the influence of the Pyramid on culture throughout history and into modern day. The exhibition was held at Wright State University Galleries from August through September 1979.
Regional Fellowship Recipients

Fine Arts Gallery Inc., Wright State University

This catalog features work from an exhibition of artists that were beneficiaries of a regional fellowship program funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Art Department at Wright State University. Artists from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota were invited to submit recent work to apply for the fellowship. The exhibition was held at Wright State University Art Galleries in May of 1979.
Triad: Sculpture Projects Doyle/Gourfain/Leicester

Wright State University Art Galleries

The project documented in this catalog were first conceived in early 1978 by Ed Levine, then chairman of the Department of Art and Art History at Wright State University, and Betty Collings, then director of the University Gallery at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Both institutions had, for five years, been sponsoring a variety of exhibitions and experimental projects that probed various aspects of contemporary art. The similarity of goals between the two institutions made this collaborative effort possible.

Each of the three artists visited Dayton and Columbus in the spring of 1979 to survey possible contexts for his work. The projects were executed in the fall of 1979, using student, faculty, and staff assistance from each institution.
Quintessence: The Alternative Spaces Residency Program Number 1

Department of Art, Wright State University

The gallery guide discusses the works that comprised the 1977-1978 Alternative Space Residency Program which was sponsored by the Dayton City Beautiful Council and Wright State University. This particular guide featured the work of artists Alice Aycock, Jody Pinto, George Trakas, Siah Armajani, and Charles Simonds. Quintessence number one showcases the first year of a six year long project.
16 projects/4 artists 1977-1978

Fine Arts Gallery Inc., Wright State University

During the spring and summer of 1975 Wright State University organized a cooperative workshop/exhibitions program with three other institutions and, in 1976, received the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. This publication represents the second such program in what is hoped will be a continuing series.

The program consisted of sending four prominent contemporary artists to each of four schools during the 1977-78 academic year. The artists selected to participate in this project were Laurie Anderson, Dennis Oppenheim, Michelle Stuart, and William Wegman, each of whom works in diverse media and materials, and all of whom represent a range of artistic and aesthetic sensibilities. The four institutions that participated in the program were California State University at Long Beach, Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and Wright State University in Dayton, each of which maintains an art school, art department, and /or an art gallery and each flexible and resourceful enough to accommodate a program of this complexity.
Leif Brush: Graspable Atmospheres: Sky filters, wind envelopes, and clear space from the Terrain Instruments Structure Series

Fine Arts Gallery Inc., Wright State University

Catalog for the exhibition of Leif Brush's show Graspable Atmospheres: Sky filters, wind envelopes, and clear space from the Terrain Instruments Structure Series. The exhibit was featured at the Fine Arts Gallery at Wright State University from April 27 through May 18, 2978.
Michelle Stuart: Incidents of Travel

Fine Arts Gallery Inc., Wright State University

Catalog for the exhibition of Michelle Stuart's show "Incidents of Travel." The Exhibit was featured at the Fine Arts Gallery at Wright State University from April 7 through April 20, 1978.
4 Artist/ 16 Projects

Wright State University Art Galleries

Throughout the year of 1978 through 1979, came the collaborative project of four universities with 4 artists. The artists included in these workshop/exhibits were: Julia Heyward, John Mason, Mary Miss, and Elyn Zimmerman. This exhibit book documents the 16 projects undertaken by these selected artists. Funded partially by the National Endowment for the Arts the exhibits acted much like workshops allowing a presence of the artistic students to get involved and listen to the artists. The workshops covered a variety of subjects such as film, sculpture, photography, and so on. The colleges that took part in the exhibits were: California State University in Long Beach, University of Kentucky in Lexington, Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Missouri, and Wright State University in Dayton Ohio.
Art of the 60s: A View from the 70s

Wright State University Art Galleries

Held in October through November 1978, this is a flyer for an art exhibit ran by the Wright State University Art Galleries on the subject of art from the 1960s. It featured the works from three artists: Jae Ie Ferrara, Richard Fleischner, and Doug Hollis. Its purpose was to demonstrate the meaning of art of the 1960s in relation to trends of the 1970s. Two other speakers, Stewart Goldman and Laslo Vespremi, spoke and gave lectures alongside the exhibit.
Four Photographers

Wright State University Art Galleries

A flyer for the Four Photographers exhibit that was featured at Wright State University Art Gallery from October 9th through the 20th, 1978. There was an informal reception held that Friday, October 13th, at 4pm in regards to the presentation of the exhibit. It was a part of the Elyn Zimmerman Workshop.
Athena Tacha: Tape Sculptures

Wright State University Art Gallery

This catalog features work by artist Athena Tacha from her exhibition Tape Sculptures. The exhibition was held at the Wright State University Galleries from October 21 through November 3, 1978.
Richard Fisher - Current Charts: Chosen Lands

Wright State University Fine Arts Gallery

"Current Charts: Chosen Lands", by Richard Fisher, was the title of an exhibition ho s ted by the Fine Arts Gallery from February 9 through March 1, 1978. It comprised sixty-six works spatially and formally separated into two groups by the two levels of the gallery. The lower level presented forty-one works, primarily surface castings of specific sites along the Massachusetts coast, while the upper level housed the artist's Eco-Earth , an incomplete series of twenty-five imaginative drawings.
16 Projects / 4 Artists

Wright State University Art Galleries

During the spring and summer of 1975 Wright State University organized a cooperative workshop/exhibitions program with three other schools and, in 1976, received the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. The program consisted of sending four prominent contemporary artists to the four colleges and universities during the 1976-1977 academic year. The artists selected to participate in the program were Siah Armajani of Minneapolis, Larry Bell of Taos, Lloyd Hamrol of Santa Monica, and Pat Steir of New York, each of whom works in diverse media and materials, and all of whom represent a range of artistic and aesthetic sensibilities. The four schools that participated in the program were California State University in Long Beach, the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, and Wright State University in Dayton, each of which maintains an art school, art department, and/or art gallery and each flexible enough to accommodate a prototypal program of this complexity.

The artists were sent independently to each school where they served as artists-in-residence for one week and where they involved students, faculty, and other interested persons in an activity of their own design. The activities were based upon the artist's concerns and were directed toward the sharing of their artistic working methodologies and sensibilities.
Accumulated Vision: Extended Boundaries

Wright State University Art Galleries

The aim of this publication is to re-create, as closely as possible the experience that the visitor to the gallery may have encountered. The primary difference between the experiences of the gallery visitor and the reader of this book lies in the nature of the clues. Since the actual exhibition, in all its physical dimensions, cannot be presented here, additional data, such as artist's notes and drawings, are included. An integration and recognition of our conceptual, perceptual and projective process capabilities is required here as in the gallery. The work catalogued here is more difficult to engage in a comprehensive manner than Le Va's earlier work because of the scarcity of clues and because of the spatial interrelationships of this multi-leveled gallery. The processes required to understand Le Va's work apply consistently to all of his late work and hopefully to this book as well: We must follow the artist's clues "through the labyrinth of nonessential data into the light of complete comprehension . . . ."
Rudolf Baranik: Napalm Elegy and Other Works

Wright State University Art Galleries

This catalog features work from an exhibition of artist Rudolf Baranik as well as a conversation with the artist, Charlene Spurlock, and William Spurlock. It also includes an essay by Donald B. Kuspit. The Napalm Energy and Other Works exhibition was held at Wright State University Galleries from February 3 through 19, 1977.
Luminous Realities: Projection and Video Art

Wright State University Art Galleries

"Luminous Realities" is part of a continuing series of exhibitions devoted to the exploration of concepts and processes in contemporary art. This exhibition wed artistic sensibility to modern technology by utilizing the talents of seven contemporary artists working with video and projection devices as their media. David Cort explains video and projection art as a process. The classical painter expresses an abstract idea on canvas, but I think a video artist expresses an idea through a process. Art for a video artist is the creative process, art for the audience is the participation.

The following catalog attempts not only to serve as a record of the exhibition but also to introduce the reader to the work of the seven participating artists: David Cort, Tony Conrad, Douglas Davis, Anthony McCall, Nam June Paik, Paul Sharits, and Jud Yalkut. It is intended to be an introduction to the oeuvre of important contemporary artists brought together for the first time in a single exhibition.
Stephen Antonakos: Room for Wright State

Wright State University Art Gallery

The guide is a visual record of the installation of an environmental sculpture in the Wright State University Art Gallery. Room for Wright State was designed and built specifically for the Art Gallery by Stephen Antonakos. This document is meant to lend permanence to a temporary exhibition and to allow the reader to participate in the experience of the project from inception through completion. As an aid to the reader, the interior dimensions of the truncated cube that houses the neon (viewed from the upper gallery level) are 18' 6-5/8" x 20' 1-5/8" x 13' 6" high (565 x 610.5 x 410 cm). The dimensions of the exterior walls (lower gallery level) are 29' 7" x 25' 9-1/4" x 11' 10-3/4" high (900 x 780.5 x 379 cm). The medium is wood, plasterboard, and clear (red) neon.
Environmental Sculpture Symposium

Wright State University Art Galleries

An exhibit centered on environmental sculpture. This is a flyer that advertised the exhibit featuring the works of five artists: Rosalind E. Krauss, Michael Hall, Robert Irwin, Robert Doty, and Stephen Doty. It was held October 10th, 1974 at Wright State University Art Gallery.
Amish Quilts

Wright State University Art Galleries

A gallery held by the Wright State University Art Galleries on subject of Amish quilts. These quilts were the collection held by Darwin Bearley that were shown September 18th through October 6th, 1970. Darwin Bearley had a talk on the exhibit October 2nd, 1970; which was followed by a reception.
Committed to Print

Wright State University Art Galleries

A poster depicting several events ending the 1960s. The composition is overlapping and visually striking. Figures within this collage include: Martin Luther King Jr, President Kennedy, an astronaut representing the Apollo 11 mission, a truck with U.S. troops in Vietnam, a singer representing Woodstock, and many other smaller images representing other historical events of the time. The artist is unknown, and there was no name for the collage.