Exhibition Announcements
Up & Upcoming to the South
Prepared by 15 Bytes staff unless otherwise indicated. UPCOMING and UP listings should reach us by the last Wednesday of the month. Please send listings for this page to editor@artistsofutah.org

UTAH COUNTY
Springville Museum of Art UP: Passages and Pathways explores the journeys of several Utah artists as they express themselves through various subjects, styles and mediums. The works in this exhibition examine both the literal pathways between physical locations and the figurative passages between cultures, thoughts, and ideas, inviting visitors to reflect on their own experiences. Featuring work by Fahimeh Amiri, Spectrum Studios, Utah Fiber Artists, Holdman Studios and Russell Ricks. Through November 1. AND: Family Vacation. Through vintage-inspired artwork from Stephanie Deer, travel posters by John Clark, and traditional Utah landscapes from the SMA permanent collection, this exhibition will recreate a mid-century vacation the whole family will enjoy. Through January 3, 2016. AND: Parables, paintings by Liz Lemon Swindle that present Biblical parables in both ancient and modern settings. Through January 3, 2016. AND: Passages and Pathways explores the journeys of several Utah artists as they express themselves through various subjects, styles and mediums. The works in this exhibition examine both the literal pathways between physical locations and the figurative passages between cultures, thoughts, and ideas, inviting visitors to reflect on their own experiences. Featuring work by Fahimeh Amiri, Spectrum Studios, Utah Fiber Artists, Holdman Studios and Russell Ricks. 

Brigham Young University Museum of Art UP: Weaving the Unexpected: Navajo Pictorials from the Lucke Collection. In 1880-1920, the Navajo wove modernity into their traditional rugs. Trains, trading posts, and soda pop all became part of the ever adapting and progressing Navajo narrative. The Lucke Collection of pictorial weavings offer a snapshot of reservation life, synthesizing tradition and popular culture (see our review page 7). Through September 19. AND: e.g. Nicholas Galanin: We Will Again Open This Container of Wisdom That Has Been Left in Our Care features two video works that explore the concept of hybridity in sound and dance (see our review in the July 2015 edition of 15 Bytes). Through September 2015. AND: Moving Pictures C.C.A. Christensen's Mormon Panorama features 22 or the original 23 dramatic scenes the artist painted depicting the miracles and persecutions of the LDS church in its early years (read our review page 5). Through October 3. AND: Treasures of British Art 1400-2000: The Berger Collection. Regarded as one of the most impressive groups of British art assembled in private hands, this exhibit from the Denver Art Museum includes artworks by British masters ranging from portraits of celebrated historical figures to quintessentially British landscapes to horse racing and everything in between (see our review page 7). Through January 16, 2015.

BYU Harold B. Lee Library UP: Paintings of Paradise | Linda Etherington in the Auditorium Gallery, level 1, Through October 31.

Woodbury Art Museum UP: Yolande Harris: Listening to the Distance. This exhibition explores the world of sound and sight through new media images and videos. As the Woodbury Art Museum’s first new media exhibition, visitors will enjoy looking and listening as they become immersed in the environments that Harris explores (see our review in the August 2015 edition). Through September 19.

EPHRAIM
Granary Art Center UP: RAT FINK! explores the work of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth who was as an artist, cartoonist, pin-striper and custom car designer. Roth, who moved to Manti, Utah in the latter part of his life after converting to Mormonism, was a key figure in Southern Califronia’s Kustom Kulture movement. Through September 18. AND: The Covered Cars. Todd Sanchioni’s work explores the covered car as a typology through the framework of traditional street photography. Through September 18.

PRICE
Gallery East (USU Eastern) UP: Within the Teeth of Geologic Time features the photographs of Jason Huntzinger which explore the manmade landscape of the old West and the tenuous nature of its existence. He is particularly interested in these artifacts within the context of geological time in this area, where the rawness of the land is so visible. Through October 2, artist reception Friday, September 11, 6-8 pm.

Prehistoric Museum (USU Eastern) UP: Terry Willis, Red Rocks and Blue Skies, features painstakingly realistic paintings of the Colorado Plateau and San Rafael Swell. Though September 28.

GREEN RIVER
John Wesley Powell River History Museum UP: This Is Green River is a collection of stories about the town of Green River; personal stories, public stories, and historical stories, each one connected to the objects and photos displayed. Curated by Epicenter. Through October 31.

CEDAR CITY
Braithwaite Gallery (SUU campus) UP: ABC: Assemblage, Book Art, Collage is co-curated by book artist Sue Cotter, SUU associate professor of art education Deborah K. Snider, and New York-based collagist Jonathan Talbot, who invited artists from across the United States to share their work in southern Utah. A number of seminars affiliated with the exhibition will be held. Through November 7.

ST GEORGE
St. George Art Museum UP: A Bright Swirling of Bugs, an Installation by Kay Miner. A batik and fiber artist, Kay Miner, earned undergraduate degrees in Communications and Art Education at Weber State University and holds a Master’s Degree in Art from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. This installation combines the detail and pattern of insects with the beauty and simplicity of gingko leaves. September 12 - December 31. AND: Weaving a Revolution: A Celebration of Contemporary Navajo Baskets (Natural History Museum of Utah) The exhibit is organized in five thematic sections: Ceremonial Baskets, Innovation and Revival, Fueling the Revolution, Structures of Sumac, and Pushing Boundaries, Preserving Traditions. Along with photography, digital interactives, and videos, the exhibit introduces visitors to the weavers, their remarkable work, and the stories that both underpin and carry forward basketry tradition. September 12 - December 31.

Sears Art Museum UPCOMING: Shadowing Sharon: Shades of Gray. Series of photographic essays by Sharon Gray displayed on large monitors along with ceramic installations by Matt Conlon, DSU Alumni. Johnson Yazzie will be featured in the Eccles Grand Foyer. September 28 - November 20.

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