Visual Art | Thursday, May 5,2005

art seen 5-5-05

Oh the Places I’ve Been, the newest exhibit at Prairie Art Alliance, features paintings by Springfield artists Tiffany Beane, Shirley Caldwell Smith, and Leonard Gaither. I visited wit

Visual Art | Thursday, April 21,2005

art seen 4-21-05

By Job Conger

Over the past decade, Robert Sill began noticing a trend that disturbed him: Gallery spaces had grown, and large-scale works tended to dominate shows. But bigger isn’t always better, a

Visual Art | Thursday, March 24,2005

art seen 3-24-05

By Job Conger

Michael Dunbar still has a problem with his early school years: “When you know what you’re going to do and you have to listen to teachers and figure out ‘Ho

Visual Art | Thursday, March 10,2005

art seen 3-10-05

By Job Conger

Quincy philanthropist John Willis Gardner accomplished two goals in one stroke when he founded the Gardner Museum of Architecture & Design in 1977, preserving important pieces of Quincy&

Visual Art | Thursday, March 3,2005

art seen 3-3-05

By Ginny Lee

It’s not often that two such eminent photographers as Bea Nettles and Fern Logan show their work in Springfield, let alone collaborate for a unique exhibit that celebrates women. Merge

Visual Art | Thursday, February 24,2005

Remembrance of things past

By Job Conger

The Springfield Art Association shows off part of its outstanding collection of early-20th-century paintings at a special exhibit that continues through March 19. The show includes the fir

Visual Art | Thursday, February 10,2005

Two for the show

By Job Conger

Visiting the art gallery on the second floor of the Illinois State Museum is comparable to discovering a cookie factory in your neighbor’s garage, two doors away. It ma

Visual Art | Thursday, February 3,2005

An unlikely canvas

By Ginny Lee

It’s the darnedest thing: Landscape painter Marina Mangubi paints on two-by-four boards. That’s right, lumber. Her curious miniature panoramic scenes of rural Ohi

Visual Art | Thursday, January 27,2005

Feats of clay

By Job Conger

Call it destiny: Small-town girl or boy seeks fame and fortune in the big city and falls for an uptown opposite number, and the couple lives happily ever after. Lady Luck dea

Visual Art | Thursday, January 6,2005

Second coming

By Job Conger

At first glance, the 80-plus paintings on display at Prairie Art Alliance are a circus of styles, techniques, and colors, ranging from black-and-white to psychedelic. What's striking is the diversity