Art gallery at FVCC presents ceramist Adrian Arleo
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Missoula artist Adrian Arleo’s artwork will be on exhibit at Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery on the campus of FVCC. She says her work combines human and non-human elements to show their interconnectedness.
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News from Wachholz College Center, FVCC
KALISPELL - The Wachholz College Center’s Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery on the campus of Flathead Valley Community College is excited to announce their upcoming exhibition, works by Missoula based artist and ceramic sculptor, Adrian Arleo. Arleo’s work will be on display from Jan. 28 through March 27 with a public opening reception on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5-7 p.m.
Arleo studied art and anthropology at Pitzer College and earned her Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design in 1986. She went on to serve as Artist in Residence at Oregon College of Art and Craft (1986-87) and at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology (1987-88), and in 2012, she was honored with an invitation to the Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency.
Her work is exhibited extensively, both nationally and internationally, and is included in a wide range of public and private collections. Arleo’s artist achievements have earned her recognition from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation in 1991 and 1992, as well as a Montana Arts Council Individual Fellowship in 1995. Her work has been widely published in books, magazines and online platforms. In addition, Arleo is a frequent workshop instructor, offering courses on figurative ceramic sculpture around the globe.
Arleo describes her work as a combination of “human, animal and natural imagery to create a kind of emotional and poetic power.” She goes on to explain her focus on the importance of the interconnection between the human and non-human realms in her work. “[My] work frequently references mythology and archetypes in addressing our vulnerability amid changing personal, environmental and political realities. By focussing on older, more mysterious ways of seeing the world, edges of consciousness and deeper levels of awareness suggest themselves.”
Everyone is invited to attend the exhibition opening reception in the Wachholz College Center’s Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5-7 p.m. Following the opening event, the exhibition will be available for viewing to the public through March 27. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. as well as during WCC showtimes for patrons with tickets to WCC performances.
To stay up to date on the current art featured in the Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery and to find information about the Wachholz College Center, visit: wccmt.org and follow WCC.on Facebook and Instagram.
