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Link to the exhibition press release:

http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/artmuseum/exhibits/coming.asp

J. Johnson Gallery, in Jacksonville, Florida, opens its fourteenth season with Modulism, a cross-discipline exhibition exploring the relationship between modular geometric forms and negative space. The show features the work of Dolf James and Andrew Zimmerman, two artists who reimagine simple forms with a close attention to the details and processes used to create them. New York-based artist Andrew Zimmerman’s bold three-dimensional paintings in the east gallery appear almost planar juxtaposed with Dolf James’s large-scale metal sculptures filling the west gallery, however both echo a shared minimalist sensibility and emphasis on seriality. The show will remain on view through November 7th.

more info: http://www.jjohnsongallery.com/exhibitions/modulism

September 18, 2014 - February 7, 2015: Rick Shaefer: Rendering Nature

 Connecticut-based artist Rick Shaefer, best known for his remarkable works in charcoal on vellum, will have his artworks featured in the newest exhibition at Fairfield University's Bellarmine Museum of Art. Entitled Rick Shaefer: Rendering Nature, the exhibition is on view September 18, 2014 through December 19, 2014. An opening reception, free and open to the public, takes place on Thursday, September 18, 2014, from 6 to 8 p.m. Shaefer's charcoal drawings will be complemented by more than a dozen of his cloud paintings, many of which have never been exhibited publicly before and several of which were painted specifically for the Bellarmine's main gallery.

more info: http://www.fairfield.edu/lifeatfairfield/artsminds/thebellarminemuseum/exhibitions/

This exhibition highlights the work of artists who use images of animals in their art, including Jane Alexander, Louise Bourgeois, Nick Brandt, Walton Ford, Jenny Lynn McNutt, Jane Rosen, and Kiki Smith. Exhibition curator, Kathy Muehlemann, Randolph College professor of art and department chair, describes the premise of the exhibition:

“Animals present a rich trove of associations. As interwoven as they are in our literature, art, and daily life, they maintain an otherness as well. These seven artists present a wide range of responses to the animal. The gaze and the answering gaze within these works set in motion many emotions. The enchanted realm of animals has many doors to enter and mirrors back to us a spirit.”

This exhibition will be on view through December 14th.

more info: http://maiermuseum.org/2014/08/26/the-103rd-annual-exhibition-of-contemporary-art/

The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina is presenting a career retrospective of artist Shelley Reed. The result of her ongoing "conversations" with the Old Masters, "Animal Instinct" is an impressive selection of 26 large-scale black and white paintings including a wall-length mural.

May 16 - September 14

more info: http://www.columbiamuseum.org/exhibitions/summer-2014/

The University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME, has acquired a mixed media work on paper by New York artist Bo Joseph, Terra Nullis.

The University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME, has acquired a painting by New York artist MaryBeth Thielhelm, Grey Indigo Sea.

The University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME, has acquired a photograph by California artist John Huggins, Aquarium #2, Sydney, Australia.