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Other MacArthur Fellows associated with JCCC and the Nerman Museum

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Did you know that aside from 2024 MacArthur Fellows Ebony G. Patterson and Wendy Red Star, and 2023 MacArthur Fellows Dyani White Hawk and Raven Chacon, the museum has works by several other Fellows in our collection, and have exhibited or hosted several more? Check them out below!

Martin Puryear – 1989 Fellow

Martin Puryear, Untitled, 1999, etching and aquatint on chine collé, 27 x 32 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS

In addition to having Puryear’s Untitled being part of our collection, this artist was also part of additions/editions in 2000, in JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art.

Guillermo Gómez-Peña – 1991 Fellow

The Nerman Museum, in collaboration with Charlotte Street, hosted Gomez-Peña’s La Pocha Nostra for The Mex Files: A Divination Ritual in 2023.

Wendy Ewald – 1992 Fellow and Dawoud Bey – 2017 Fellow

Bey and Ewald were featured in the 1997 exhibition, Portraits, at JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art.

Kerry James Marshall – 1997 Fellow

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (Altgeld Gardens), 1995, acrylic and collage on canvas, 79 x 103 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS. Photo: EG Schempf

Kerry James Marshall, Studies for Untitled (Altgeld Gardens), 1995, pencil on paper, 11 x 15 1/2 in. and 8 1/2 x 11 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Gift of Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to Marshall’s Untitled (Altgeld Gardens) and Studies for Untitled (Altgeld Gardens) being part of our collection, this artist was also part of several exhibitions at JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art:

Elizabeth Murray – 1999 Fellow

Elizabeth Murray, Landing, 1999, oil on canvas, 115 x 138 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Gift of JCCC Gallery Associates

In addition to Murray’s Landing being part of our collection, this artist was also part of several exhibitions at JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art:

In March of 2024, we also hosted a gallery talk about Landing with Jason Andrews, who worked for Murray’s estate.

Toba Khedoori – 2002 Fellow

JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art presented Khedoori’s first institutional exhibition in 1996.

Josiah McElheny – 2006 Fellow

JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art presented Josiah McElheny · Works 1994-2000 in 2001.

Mark Bradford – 2009 Fellow

Bradford was part of queer abstraction in 2019-2020.

Uta Barth – 2012 Fellow

Uta Barth, Untitled (aot 5) from … and of time, 2000, triptych, color photographs, 35 1/4 x 44 1/4 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, , Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation

In addition to Barth’s Untitled (aot 5) from … and of time being part of our collection, this artist was also part of several exhibitions at JCCC’s Former Gallery of Art and at the Nerman Museum:

Nicole Eisenman – 2015 Fellow

Nicole Eisenman, Ouija, 2014, charcoal, ink, graphite on paper, 36 1/4 x 17 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Gift of the H Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Foundation

Eisenman was also part of the Nerman Museum’s REVEAL · Works from the Collection exhibition, which was on view in 2014-2015.

Jeffrey Gibson – 2019 Fellow

Jeffrey Gibson, American Girl, 2013, found punching bag, wool blanket, glass beads, steel studs, artificial sinew, tin jingles and chain, 43 x 16 x 16 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Gift of the H Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Foundation. Photo: EG Schempf

Jeffrey Gibson, Shield, number 1, 2012, found wood ironing board, deer hide, nails, acrylic paint, 58 x 15 3/4 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, Acquired with funds provided by the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Art Acquisition Endowment of the JCCC Foundation. Photo: EG Schempf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to Gibson’s American Girl and Shield, number 1 being part of our collection, this artist was also part of several exhibitions at the Nerman Museum:

We also have a NMOCA InSight video about Shield, number 1.

Wendy Red Star Announced as 2024 MacArthur Fellow

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Wendy Red Star was recently announced as one of the 2024 MacArthur Fellows, sometimes also referred to as the “genius grant.” The Nerman Museum owns several of her works:

Red Star has also been featured in a some of our exhibitions!

Wendy Red Star also gave an artist talk at the Museum:

Learn more about her MacArthur Fellow award:

Ebony G. Patterson Announced as 2024 MacArthur Fellow

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Ebony G. Patterson was recently announced as one of the 2024 MacArthur Fellows, sometimes also referred to as the “genius grant.” The Nerman Museum owns one of her pieces:

Ebony G. Patterson, Untitled Lightz II, 2013, mixed media on paper, 75 x 100 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Gift of the H Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Foundation. Photo: EG Schempf

Patterson has also been featured in a some of our exhibitions!

Listen to Patterson discuss Untitled Lightz II:

Learn more about her MacArthur Fellow award:

Stories on Tours – incorporating picture books

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We love using storybooks to discuss art!

Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest is a great picture book to use when discussing Preston Singletary’s Raven Steals the Moon:

Preston Singletary (b. 1963)
Raven Steals the Moon, 2007
Glass, blown and sand carved

 

Ish is a lovely book to use to introduce the idea that art doesn’t have to be perfect or representational, and that we all see art in our own way. We often read it near the Elizabeth Murray painting Landing:  Ish picture book read aloud

 

Elizabeth Murray (1940 – 2007), Landing, 1999, Oil on four canvases

 

The Pot that Juan Built is all about Juan Quezada Celado and his process, check in out!: The Pot that Juan Built read aloud (this one looks long, but the 2nd half is reading the afterward about the artist, which we don’t do on tours, but is worth watching for your own knowledge)

Juan Quezada Celado (b. 1940)
Red on Black Jar, 1999
Polychrome clay, 12 x 11.75″

These are just a few of the books we use regularly on our tours for children, especially groups that are K-2nd grade.

We are often able to find picture books that relate to special installations and temporary exhibitions as well. Right now in Actions for the Earth we have several picture books in the exhibition space itself, so families can read while they visit:

 

Eric-Paul Riege Weaving Dance Durational Performance

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Eric-Paul Riege
Diné + American, b. 1994
blanket 4 epr [2] draped upon Shádi’ááh to keep him warm

Shádi’ááh, 2022
Mixed fibers
Private collection
Courtesy of the artist and STARS, Los Angeles

epr blanket [2], 2012–present
Fiber
Courtesy of the artist

Label’s extended identification text:

Eric-Paul Riege makes fiber artworks that draw upon his Diné upbringing and the worldview of hózhó, which conveys a web of physical, mental, and spiritual life. In this work, organic materials and mass-produced, store-bought products seamlessly interact to create animated works of contemporary vitality that are a testament to the aliveness of tradition. The handmade sheep is a potent symbol for the artist, as the U.S. government’s policies have long decimated the sheep population which had acted as a source of livelihood, a weaving resource, and held ceremonial significance for Diné (meaning “the people” in the Navajo language). In his work, Riege grapples with the complex interactions between personal and political discourse, while keeping his familial practices of weaving and jewelry-making strong in the emblematic textile piece.

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The video below showcases a Weaving Dance Durational Performance by Riege for the the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, which was part of his Hólǫ́—it xistz exhibition in 2019.

Riege’s work is featured in Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology.

 

 

Zines! Let’s talk Elements and Principles

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We’ve been into zines recently here at the Nerman, with both a lichens and an embroidery zine featured in the Actions for the Earth exhibition currently on view. Running with that, we developed a couple zines for discussing the Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Enjoy!

Elements and Principles Zine (PDF)

And if you’ve never folded a zine before, here’s some instructions:

Gabriel Mills: Aunechei

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Gabriel Mill’s exhibition at the Nerman Museum features large scale abstract works in the Oppenheimer New Media gallery, though they do not feature new media but one of the oldest media – oil paint. Read about Gabriel’s thoughts on how his work relates to the long history of painting in an interview:

SPOTLIGHT: GABRIEL MILLS | PLATFORM (platformart.com)

And more about his process here:

Gabriel Mills: TIDSOPTIMIST | Micki Meng (friendsindeed.art)

The museum is so excited not only to be hosting this exhibition but also to have a work by Mills in the permanent collection. We were able to pull Gabriel aside to discuss this work specifically, Thira. Listen here:

We also have bookmarks now available with an image of Thira to give to visitors!

 

Plant Diagram for Actions for the Earth

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Some folks have been asking about what plants are in the planting bed in the gallery for the Actions for the Earth exhibition. I made a diagram of what we planted, which lists both common and latin names (my handwriting is small, but you should be able to zoom in).

They are all plants that are native to the prairie. Following the exhibition closing we have permission to keep them in the JCCC greenhouse until early spring, at which time we’ll plant them on campus, completing the sustainability loop of this particular artwork!

mandala seedling map (PDF)

A printed copy of this diagram is also available at the desk, for visitors who may have questions.