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Portrait of Frances F. Switt
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Visions of Bahia, Brazil, from the Collection of Frances F. Switt
February 18 - August 15, 2008
Reception: Friday, march 28, 2008 7-9pm
Grinter Gallery presents “Visions of Bahia, Brazil, from the Collection of Frances F. Switt.” This selection from Frances F. Switt’s extensive art collection highlights artists who lived and worked in Bahia, Brazil, during the mid- to late-20th century. Ms. Switt entered the Foreign Service after working for the joint U.S.-Brazilian cultural center in Bahia and also served tours in Rio de Janeiro, again in Bahia and Brasilia. She also served as a cultural affairs officer in Buenos Aires and Paris and as public affairs officer in Port-au-Prince.
The Grinter Gallery is located in the main lobby of Grinter Hall on the University of Florida campus. A public reception will be held on Friday March 28 in conjunction with the 7 to 9 PM opening reception for MFA Thesis Exhibition I in the University Gallery and Focus Gallery. For further information, please contact Grinter Gallery curator Shi Chen, at (352) 392-0201 ext. 230 (shichen@ufl.edu), or the University Gallery at (352) 392-0201 ext. 229
4th Annual Global Culture Photography Juried Exhibition
January 22 - February 8, 2008
Reception: Tuesday, January 22nd, 4 – 5 pm
Sponsor: University of Florida International Center and the Transnational and Global Studies Center
This juried exhibition features photographs portraying the theme of “Global Culture” as seen by UF students studying abroad; International Students attending UF and traveling throughout the United States; Faculty, Staff and Alumni while traveling abroad; and UF Photography and Photojournalism majors while studying abroad. Photographic locations range from Gainesville, Florida to Shanghai, China; each highlighting the fact that what is familiar to some is exotic to others.
For more information, please contact Heather Barrett at hbarrett@ufic.ufl.edu, (352) 273-1531 and Shi Chen at shichen@ufl.edu (352) 392-0201 ext. 230
A Private Eye: Latin American Prints
from Efrain Barradas Collection
September 4, 2007 - January 11, 2008
Reception: Friday, October 12, 2007 7-9pm
Grinter Gallery presents “A Private Eye: Latin American Prints from the Efraín Barradas Collection.” Printmaking has played an important role in Latin American arts since the 19th century. Some countries, such as Mexico and Cuba, have developed a strong graphic tradition, but the medium is popular in all of Latin America. The present selection is not a comprehensive example of prints from all of Latin America. It is, on the contrary, a collection put together by the collector’s taste. Still, this selection shows that Latin American artists have made of prints another important reflection of their social and historical reality.
IN THE HOUSE:
DOMESTIC ARTS FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA
March 5th--August 24, 2007
Reception: Friday, March 30th 7:00-9:00 pm
From pastoralist nomads to modern urban-dwellers, complex patterns of social organization subsist among the diverse ethnic groups throughout the Horn of Africa. While maintaining the integrity of their respective cultural and religious identities, this exhibition will examine the evolution of the distinctive stylistic traditions that appear both in secular and religious arts from Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. With reflections on the interconnected influences of Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, and Islam, as well as various indigenous ideologies, this exhibit will feature material culture from the realm of domesticity including an assortment of utilitarian objects, religious paraphernalia and items of personal adornment.
3RD ANNUAL GLOBAL CULTURE PHOTOGRAPHY JURIED EXHIBITION
January 22 - February 23, 2007
Reception: Friday, February 23rd, 7-9 pm
The exhibit will feature photographs portraying the theme of “Global Culture” taken by Study Abroad Students during their study abroad trip; International Students while they were in the United States; Faculty, Staff and Alumni while traveling abroad; and UF Photography and Photojournalism students while traveling abroad.
Sponsored by:
University of Florida International Center and the Transnational and Global Studies Center
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE GODS: HINDU ART IN CONTEXT
November 13, 2006 - January 12, 2007
Reception: Friday, December 1st, 7-9 pm
Grinter Gallery presents “Visual Communication with the Gods: Hindu Art in Context,” an exhibition by Jeremy Underwood for his project-in-lieu-of-thesis, Masters of Arts in Museum Studies. Through his selection of paintings and sculptures belonging to the Harn Museum of Art, Jeremy, with help from Hindu devotees in the Gainesville community, illustrates the diversity and intimacy of Hinduism. The objects in the exhibition range from household shrine objects to grain measuring cups and are accompanied by contextual photographs of household shrines from India and Gainesville. “Visual Communication with the Gods: Hindu Art in Context” conveys the permeating existence of Hinduism in everyday life and endeavors to exhibit an honest and accurate portrayal of Hindu beliefs and practices through photographs and quotidian religious objects.
DRESSED AND ADORNED: THE ART OF COSTUME
August 25 - November 3, 2006
Reception: Friday, August 25th, 7-9 pm
Grinter Gallery presents a selection of costumes from three performances with a wide span in both geography and time. Costumes designed and produced by the UF Department of Theatre and Dance for Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", "The Seagull" (a Russian play), and the African Dance, show the craftsmanship and detail needed to make historical interpretation convincing. This exhibition highlights an integral component of performance; the dress and adornment that characters and dancers utilize to enhance their art forms.
Image credits:
Left: Costume for The Taming of the Shrew
Designed by Lauren Rossi (BFA 2004)
Constructed by: Jo Donn (Exchange Student from Great Britain)
Right: Traditional Red Wedding Dress for The Taming of the Shrew
Designed by Lauren Rossi (BFA 2004)
Patterned by Regina Truhart (Assistant Professor of Costume Technology 2003-2006)
Constructed by Michelle Benoit (MFA candidate 2007)
Visions of Wind River
Thesis Show by Barbara Matusik
April 10 - Summer 2006
Reception: April 21, 2006 7-9pm
The East of West: Florida Enchantments and
Victorian Tourism
February 20 - March 31, 2006
Reception: March 3, 2006 7-9pm
Global Culture Photography Juried Exhibition
January 16 - February 9, 2006
Reception: January 20, 2006 7-9pm
ETCHINGS FOR JAMES JOYCE'S ULYSSES
from the collection of Drs. Ashley and Michele White
September 16 - December 8, 2005
Reception: October 28, 7-9 pm
REFLECTIONS ON THE SHALLOW SEA:
Visual Culture of Andros Island
Featuring the Works of
Omelia Marshall
William “Scrap Iron/Old Iron” Colebrooke
Henry Wallace
RECOLLECTING IRAN
Artist: Aphrodite Desiree Navab
October 8, 2004 - January 14, 2005
Opening Reception: October 8, 7-9 p.m.
An Installation embodying within its fabric both the process and product of the artist's first trip back to her native country, Iran, in 2002. It is a cultural re-collection of objects and memories left behind after twenty-one years of exile. It is in the process of re-collecting, dislocating and relocating her place between Iran and the United States.
Asian Blue and White Porcelain and Chinese Yixing Teapots
April - Sep 30, 2004
Africa Across the Atlantic:
Yoruba Cultural Vibration from Nigeriato Florida
Nov 14, 2003 - April 9, 2004
Textile Arts of the Andes
Mar 17 - Sep 18, 2003
Art of the Americas
Oct.2, 2002- Feb. 28 2003
Asian, African, and Mayan Art
Feb. 14 - Sep. 25, 2002
