| HATTIESBURG -- The Department
of Art and Design at the University of Southern Mississippi
will present art work by guest artist Katherine Kadish Jan.
17 through Feb. 11 at the Museum of Art on the Hattiesburg campus.
An artist reception is planned from 4 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 9 with
a gallery talk at 5 p.m.
Kadish, a native of Yellow Springs, Ohio, presents her paintings
and monotypes in an exhibition called Borderlands.
"This exhibition was planned long before Hurricane Katrina
changed the face of the landscape and the lives of so many people
in this part of the country," the artist said. But, she
feels "there are strange points of connection which occur"
in the works chosen.
"All of these paintings and monotypes, which represent
some of my work from the past few years, are about transformation,
the transitory nature of material things, and the value of each
moment we fully experience," she explained.
Color is the lifeblood of her work, followed by light and shadow,
all elements that she describes as "impermanent and subject
to context, time, weather and memory."
A small group of monotypes made following the devastation of
Hurricane Andrew are included in this exhibition. "The
term 'natural' disaster struck me as questionable, given that,
as in Hurricane Katrina, so much of the damage was caused by
human and bureaucratic confusion and misplaced priorities."
It was these pieces, due to the nature of the subject, that
Kadish began to play with the breaking down of spatial boundaries.
The most recent paintings in the exhibition include the "Curtains"
series and "House and Garden." Kadish said these works
represent a "memory of and a yearning for 'place,' that
connection to the visible and invisible world, which I believe
all of my work represents."
Mark Rigsby, director of the Southern Miss Museum, calls this
exhibition a "major show" for the south Mississippi
area. "Having experienced so much change and transformations
in recent months, our patrons will easily identify with the
works of Katherine Kadish," he said. "It's a show
not to be missed."
Kadish has had numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally
and internationally—from Seoul, Korea, to Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, to Chicago, Ill. Her works have been included in public
and corporate collections, including the The British Museum
and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Library of
Congress in Washington, D.C., and the New York Public Library.
The Museum is located in the Fine Arts Building at the southwest
corner of the USM campus. Admission is always free, and hours
are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 601.266.5200.
About The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi, founded in 1910, is
a comprehensive doctoral and research-extensive university fulfilling
its mission of being a leading university in engaging and empowering
individuals to transform lives and communities. In a tradition
of leadership for student development, Southern Miss is educating
a 21st century work force providing intellectual capital, cultural
enrichment and innovation to Mississippi and the world. Southern
Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Miss., with an additional campus
and teaching and research sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast;
further information is found at www.usm.edu.
For more information, visit the Web at www.usm.edu/arts or
contact Angela Kilcrease at 601.266.4988.
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Last updated:
01/25/06 |
