Landscape Imagined,
Oil on canvas, 50" x 70”, 2004


  Cuban-born painter Paul Sierra came to the United States in 1961 at age 16. Memories of his native country’s lush tropical landscape routinely suffuse his paintings. Usually a single figure is posed enigmatically to spark a narrative.   The dreamlike moods of his paintings are in the tradition of Magic Realism, a kind of painting that infuses ordinary events with a supernatural quality. In Sierra’s sometimes mural-sized paintings, a vibrant, pulsating palette applied in thick individual brushstrokes animates this quality.
  Tuesday, January 18–Thursday,
February 10
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200
Sierra’s mysterious scenes and expressionistic surfaces are designed to stir the emotions and imagination of their viewers.

Numerous galleries in Chicago, Miami and Atlanta represent Sierra. His work has been exhibited from coast to coast in the United States and collected by numerous institutions and museums such as the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and Rolli Foundation Museum, Uruguay.		  

 

Slide Lecture
Wednesday, February 2
1:15–2 p.m.
Painting Studio
Building C, Room C201

Reception/Discussion
with the Artist
Wednesday, February 2
2–3 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200

For more information: www.paulsierra.com

  



 
  Lexicon (1 of 100 shown here),
Mixed media on paper, 1999
  Monday, February 21–Tuesday, March 22
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200
Lexicon is a collaborative project that was produced by two artists living in different states over the course of a year via U. S. mail. It comprises 100 images on individual 5 x 7 inch papers. Each image is delicately layered, superimposing words, diagrams and representations to exquisite effect. Lexicon is a traveling exhibit and has been shown in Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center and at the Northern Illinois University gallery. Harper is proud to host this extraordinary exhibit.

“As partners, we took turns alternating the role of initiator and respondent. Individual pieces traveled back and forth between Georgiana’s studio in Portland, Oregon and mine at that time in Chicago. During these transactions, the image’s direction was sensed more than planned, and worked on rather intuitively by either party until we felt it to be complete. Both of us contributed to each of the paintings along the way. The synergy of evolving images became a compelling dialogue, a relationship of discovery that taught us the language of the other, as well as reflecting back the sound of our own artistic voices.”

Lynda Lowe		  

 

Slide Lecture
Wednesday, February 23
1:30–2:15 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200

Reception/Discussion
with the Artist
Wednesday, February 23
2:15–3 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200

For more information:
www.lyndalowe.com

  





Monday, April 4–Tuesday, April 26
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200

    

“SMALL WORKS,” the 28th National Juried Exhibition at Harper College, highlights work drawn from entries submitted by artists all across the country. The show features a wide array of media ranging from photography, prints, and painting to metal, clay, glass and fiber. The Harper College Educational Foundation sponsors this exhibit

      





Wednesday, May 4 –Wednesday, May 18
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space
Building C, Room C200

    

This annual exhibit will include works by students who have taken art courses throughout the year. A variety of concept and material approaches will be submitted by students and chosen by jury.

   Reception,
Tuesday, May 10, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Art Exhibition Space, Building C,
Room C200 		 





Monday, February 14–Friday, February 25 Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hallway Display Cases in Buildings C and P,
Upper Level Hallways
Hallway Display Cases, Building L,
Lower Level Hallway

   

This show of art by area high school students is an annual event at Harper. High school and Harper College art teachers select the awards for student works. The exhibit and reception provide an opportunity for students, teachers and parents to participate as members of the art community.




   Reception and Award Ceremony, Thursday, February 24, 7:30–9 p.m.
Building A, Student Center Lounge		  



Harper College > Art Department

Past Exhibits > Fall 2003 > Summer 2004 > Fall 2004

All exhibits are free and open to the public.

Exhibition space hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–4:30 pm

For more information, call 847.925.6568.