1785, Les Cayes Haiti – 1851, New York, New York View artwork The Legacy of John James Audubon John James Audubon. The name brings to mind the majestic beauty and grace of a vast collective of wildlife portraiture. However, it is crucial to remember Audubon’s detailed scientific observations as well, for his work in that capacity Read More
David Amland
1931, Iowa City, Iowa, – 2010 Dallas, Texas View artwork David Amland, artist, teacher, amateur historian, and naturalist, was born in Iowa City, Iowa in 1931. He grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955. He received his undergraduate degree from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Read More
Anna Fay Albin
1880, Berea, Kentucky – 1954, Lincoln, Nebraska (Anna Fay Hanson) View artwork Anna Albin applied special creativity to handloom weaving in a way that led people to regard weaving as a fine art. A major factor in this revised view was her energetic participation in exhibitions such as with the Omaha Society of Fine Arts Read More
Kathleen Parks Adkison
1917, Beatrice, Nebraska – 2010, Spokane, Washington (Kathleen A. Gemberling) (Kathleen A. Van Dewerker) (Kathleen A. Parks) (Kathleen Parks Gemberling Adkison) (Kathleen A. Gemberling Adkison) View artwork An abstract expressionist painter described as the first woman artist to drip and pour paint onto floor-laid canvas, Kathleen Adkison “abandoned easels and traditional brushwork, and in the Read More
Paul Adkinson
1934, Imperial, Nebraska – View Artwork Born in Imperial, Nebraska, Paul Adkinson is a self-taught artist who learned to paint by reading books, experimenting, and taking workshops taught by nationally recognized artists. Adkinson’s work has been displayed at the American Art Association Regional Invitational Exhibit in Denver, Colorado, and in Nebraska at the Governor’s Mansion Read More
Gary E. Zaruba
1940, Belgrade, Nebraska – 2014, Kearney, Nebraska View artwork Gary Zaruba – a man of many talents who taught art for nearly 40 years at Kearney State College, now University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) – was an art educator, an artist, a carpenter, a collector, a scholar, an entrepreneur, and a volunteer. He was Read More
Gary E. Zaruba : MONA collection artwork
1940, Belgrade, Nebraska – 2014, Kearney, Nebraska Biographical sketch of artist Gary E. Zaruba Gary E. Zaruba Autumn Reflections acrylic 1990 Gift of Virginia Parish Accession No: 1991.39 (click image for full view) Gary E. Zaruba Untitled (street scene) oil on canvas 1962 35 × 34½” Gift of the Artist’s Family Accession No: 2015.19.04 (click Read More
Every Picture Tells a Story: People
January 22 – May 22, 2016 Narrative art through images evokes the power of the imagination, providing limitless opportunities for sensory, emotional, and personal interpretation so viewers may discover their own unique story. For the annual series of exhibitions in the Postmaster Gallery, 2016 features Every Picture Tells a Story with three subjects in turn Read More
MONA’s Recent Acquisitions
December 15, 2015 – February 28, 2016 — Over the last two and a half years, MONA has added almost 200 new artworks to its permanent collection. This large and diverse group includes paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, as well as other various media, ranging from representational to non-representational, created over the span of 150 years. Read More
Picture This: Nebraska Poet Laureate – John Neihardt
October 23, 2015 – January 17, 2016 — The 2015 exhibition series in MONA’s Postmaster Gallery explores poetry by Nebraska’s laureates, creating a synthesis of the literary with the visual. Aesthetic delights and sensory speech that connect us with our soulful self and the experiences of others are stirringly evoked through the visual language of Read More
