"Drawing Lawrence" an exhibition of drawings by Michael Krueger on the occasion of Lawrence’s sesquicentennial.
Exhibition: October 18 – November 30
Reception: October 22, 7 – 9 p.m.
In 2002, artist Michael Krueger and Lawrence Arts Center Gallery Director Rick Mitchell began talking about producing an exhibition of Michael’s drawings that would be displayed in the Arts Center during 2004, the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Lawrence. Mitchell was looking for an exhibition that would focus attention on Lawrence history and Krueger had already begun to do drawings and prints on subjects in American history in his own distinctive style. Michael agreed to do an exhibition on Lawrence themes—the results will be shown in the gallery of the Lawrence Arts Center from October 18 through November 30.
Michael Krueger is a father, an artist and an associate professor in the department of art at the University of Kansas. He was born in 1967 in Kenosha Wisconsin and moved three years later with his family to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 1990 Michael earned a BFA from the University of South Dakota and in 1993 he graduated with an MFA from the University of Notre Dame.
Michael joined the Art Department Faculty at KU in 1995 where he teaches Intaglio, Relief, Drawing and Digital Printmaking-- he was the first faculty member in the Art Department to offer a course on Digital Art. In 1998 he helped to establish a printmaking studio at Haskell Indian Nations University and he continues to conduct workshops and collaborative exchanges with Haskell students. He was also the first faculty member in the Art Department to offer a Study Abroad course. Since 2000, he has directed this winter-interim printmaking course in Florence Italy.
Michael has given over 60 lectures and workshops in such locations as Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL, City College of New York, NY, NY, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN, Instituto Superior de Arte, Asunción, Paraguay, Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KC, MO, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Pratt Institute of Art, NY, NY, and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. He has recently had solo shows at the Casa Mayor Galleria, Asunción, Paraguay, Santa Repararta International School of Art in Florence, Italy and the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. His work is included in over 30 public collections including; the New York Public Library, the Museo Del Barro, Asunción, Paraguay, the Belger Art Center, KC, MO, City of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission and Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s Estate in Charlottesville, VA.
Michael Krueger printmaking workshop at the Lawrence Arts Center:
Saturday October 23, 10 a.m.
- Simple Printmaking Techniques:
- This workshop will focus on simple printmaking techniques that can produce fine results.
- Demonstrations will include the new polyester printmaking plates often called Pronto Plates. Other demonstration will include Xerox roll-up, stencil techniques and simple monoprint techniques. After the demonstrations participants will be able to try any and all of the techniques in this hands on workshop.