Typically for these artist blog posts / features, we write about the artists; however “James A. Fox” yielded many results. After consulting with Indiana University’s Assistant Director of Public Art and Cultural Heritage (a position often and affectionately called the Campus Art Curator), I was provided with only a single source of information about the… Read more »
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Zach Mukwira
Zacharia Mukwira (sources shorten his name to both Zack and Zach, but I will be using Zach) was born in Makonde, Zimbabwe in 1968 and currently lives in the Western Cape. Early in his life, Zach studied visual art, as well as movement, dance, theatre, and drama, showcasing his wide array of creative interests and… Read more »
Mark Dillman
Mark Dillman (b. 1955) is an artist based in Indianapolis and active in the region. He studied portraiture at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, under the guise of Edmund Brucker. Beyond the portrait of Dean John Graham, Dillman has been commissioned to create portraits of numerous other individuals including James Dean (for the… Read more »
Umber Shades of Winter
Umber Shades of Winter Sibyl Gay Price Watercolor on paper, 10.375 x 13.75 inches Located on the 3rd floor, faculty / staff lounge
Konishi Seiichirō
Konishi Seiichirō (b. 1919) was an accomplished woodblock print artist of the Sosaku Hanga (or “Creative Print”) movement, Konishi’s self-carved and printed works focus on the architecture, famous sites, and natural beauty of his home region. Konishi formally studied oil painting and design, but taught himself the aspects of woodblock printing. In 1950, he exhibited… Read more »
Ethel Louise Brown
Ethel Louise Nelson Brown (1915-1986) was an Indiana resident and artist, born in Marion (Grant County) who lived in various parts of the state throughout her life (including Brown County and Delaware County). There is little public information on Brown beyond her burial information, but we wanted to highlight the second photo that corresponds with… Read more »
Harry Engel
Harry Engel (1901-1970) was born in Romania before his family moved to New York, and finally to southern Michigan. His parents initially urged him to pursue art, but Engel naturally focused on artmaking. After high school, Engel studied in Paris for two years under several great instructors and returned home and enrolled at Notre Dame… Read more »
Untitled (Tringali)
Untitled, 1981 Ric Tringali Mixed Media, 36 x 28 inches Located on the 3rd floor, Marketing and Communications hallway
Ric Tringali
Ricardo “Ric” Tringali (1951-2013) was a designer, artist and illustrator from Algonac, Michigan. He studied at Kendall College of Art and Design and Thomas Jefferson College in Michigan and later relocated to the Bay Area and earned his BFA and MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Tringali continued to prolifically make art and exhibit… Read more »
Martha Sherman
Martha Steinkamp Sherman (1911-2012) was a midwestern multidisciplinary artist whose work included fiber arts, applique, painting, and graphic design and printmaking. Sherman earned degrees in Applied Arts and Education at the University of Cincinnati and, at various points in her life, taught there was well. Martha was well known in the Ohio art community as… Read more »