The Beginning of Everything : An Exhibition of Drawings
Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota
Regis Center for Art, January 21 - March 28, 2020
Public Reception and Program : January 25, 6 - 10pm
When I see a white piece of paper, I feel I’ve got to draw. And drawing, for me, is the beginning of everything. - Ellsworth Kelly
Drawing is, in many ways, the most versatile of all artistic mediums. It can serve as the beginning of an idea, the beginning of a more ambitious project, or the beginning of a completed artwork unto itself. Because drawing is so elemental, so direct, such a primary means of expression, it is cherished for its immediate and intimate access to the possibilities of creative expression.
This group exhibition will survey a broad range of approaches to drawing, and include works from a wide variety of geographies, time periods, and esthetic perspectives. It will include works by Edgar Arcenaux, Leslie Barlow, Circle of Federico Barocci, Hannelore Baron, Harriet Bart, Robert Bechtle, Kim Beck, Hazel Belvo, Sadie Benning, Melissa Cooke Benson, Frank Big Bear, Judith Bernstein, Rachel Breen, James Boyd Brent, Andrea Carlson, Rebecca Clark, Robert Cottingham, J.M. Culver, Stephanie DeArmond, Jim Denomie, Mary Esch, Jacob El Hanani, David Feinberg, Sheila Ghidini, Michela Griffo, Carmen Herrera, Jim Hittinger, Larassa Kabel, Shana Kaplow, Imi Knoebel, Anne Lindberg, Kristen Lowe, Joyce Lyon, Kevin Martin, Henri Matisse, Ana Mendieta, Lynda Monick-Isenberg, Clarence Morgan, Stuart Nielsen, Lamar Peterson, Sonja Peterson, Raymond Pettibon, Zilia Sánchez, Kristen Sanders, Megan Scheffer, John Schuerman, Lauren Seiden, Amy Sillman, Joe Sinness, Laura Stack, Nancy Spero, Priya Thoreson, Tonja Torgerson, Jonathan Thunder, Jack Tworkov, Amanda Valdez, Aaron van Dyke, Megan Vossler, Russ White, Dyani White Hawk, Cosmo Whyte, Francis Yellow, Jack Youngerman, Mathew Zefeldt, and others to be announced.
The exhibition is curated by Howard Oransky, Director, and Teréz Iacovino, Assistant Curator of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery.