August 16 – November 13, 2016 Dave Stewart started his artistic career after a chance happening while working in the building housing the Art Department of Hastings College, Nebraska when a classroom assignment piqued his curiosity to create. Mostly self-taught, Stewart’s three-dimensional assemblages are reminiscent of the work of Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Cornell while Read More
1949, Norfolk, Nebraska Ron Nordyke Convergence acrylic on panel, n.d. 30 × 24″ Gift of Association of Nebraska Art Clubs – 2015 Accession No: 2016.47.01 (click image for full view)
July 9 – October 2, 2016 Painter, printmaker, and public artist Watie White focuses within his artwork on narratives of the “absurd and obvious” or those that are “socially engaged.” White, an Omaha based artist, brings to MONA his large-scale public art linocut portraits as well as studio-based single-block woodcuts of detailed landscapes. Artist Talk Read More
1911, Lincoln, Nebraska – A Nebraskan for only the first year of her life, Opal Anderson became a painter and sculptor. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, although her birth date is not known, and lived most of her life in Des Moines, Iowa. She married William C. Anderson and they lived at 113 Locust Read More
1858, Omaha, Nebraska – (Margaret Andrews) Born in Nebraska Territory, Maggie Anderson was the third of six children of James H. and Margaret A. Andrews. Likely named for her mother, it appears she chose the nickname of Maggie as that is the way she is referenced in Edan Hughes’ books on early California artists and Read More
1903, Hastings, Nebraska – 1978, San Bernardino, California A painter, sculptor, and teacher, Vera Arnold never married and, from her mid 30s, lived in California where she worked as an artist and art teacher. Vera was born in Nebraska, the oldest of three children of Ida Belle and Mason C. Arnold. When she was age Read More
1889, Fremont, Nebraska – 1971, Omaha, Nebraska A long-time Omaha Central High School art instructor, Mary Angood was known for curriculum innovation including the addition of classes in etching, leather tooling, and weaving. At Central High, art was made a regular part of the curriculum after World War I, and four credits could be earned Read More
1896, Lincoln, Nebraska – 1998, Lincoln, Nebraska View artwork Painter, Emma Baegl was a frequent exhibiting member with the Lincoln Artists’ Guild, often showing still lifes. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to German parents, Barbara and John Baegl. Her father’s jobs were described in census records variously as ‘laborer,’ ‘fireman,’ and ‘boiler washer.’ Family Read More
May 24 – September 30, 2016 An artist’s selection and manipulation of size, media, and style are vital to the success of an artwork. This exhibition juxtaposes paintings, photographs, sculptures, prints, and fiber works with consistent subject matter to serve as examples of the multi-faceted ways that artists convey meaning and ideas. Works included in Read More
May 17 – September 4, 2016 Fiber artist Jean Thiessen and woodcarver Eric Berggren were 20th century Nebraska folk artists who created small but important bodies of work during their lifetimes. Thiessen, active in the 1900s to 1930s, crafted stunning on-edge felt rugs with compositions ranging from a self-portrait to still-life work and abstract designs. Read More
