JANUARY — FeBRUARY 2012

Words as Art
January 25 to February 10
Opening Thursday, January 26 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Combining a love for both the written and visual worlds, curator Ivy Sienkiewycz '13 looks at how words can inspire art, and art can inspire words. A collection of art from photography to photo collages with artists from coast to coast.

Senior Project Shows:

Delilah Owen
February 27 to March 3

Vivian Lambert
March 26 to 30

Chalese Carlson
April 30 to May 4

Arika Bready and Julie Olbrantz
May 7 to 11

Alice Anderson
May 14 to 18

Alonso Diaz Rickards
May 21 to 25

Senior Project Group Show
May 28 to June 3

July 2011 — April 2012

 Re-Imagined

Wendy Klemperer takes bands of recycled steel - the detritus of civilization - and fashions it into massive sculptures of elk, wolf, caribou, and mountain lion. Five of her sculptures are currently grazing on COA's campus. The exhibit is curated by June LaCombe of Pownal, Maine.

Klemperer is known for the strong gestures of her larger-than-life steel sculptures. Born in 1958, Klemperer attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1984, the year after receiving her BFA in sculpture from Pratt Institute. She holds a 1980 BA from Harvard-Radcliffe in biochemistry. Her sculptures are in private and public collections throughout the country. According to LaCombe, "These mammals are re-imagined by the artist, taking on mythic qualities and proportions. They are larger than life; the predators have grown in ferocity, the racks are abstracted, all reflecting the place the wild holds in our imaginations. The recycled materials, pulled from industrial salvage piles, give the animals a rough visceral quality while bringing those materials to life."