4 DSU faculty selected for Governor's 6th Biennial art exhibition

October 10, 2014

Angela Behrends, Cassie Marie Edwards, Alan Montgomery, and Giles Timms each have artwork included in the South Dakota Governor's 6th Biennial Art Exhibition. Their work was chosen from 155 artists submitting 420 pieces of artwork. Jodi Lundgren, Curator of Exhibitions at the South Dakota Art Museum, stated, "The submissions were very strong.... In the end, 54 works by 49 artists were selected for the exhibition by our juror.”

The South Dakota Governor's 6th Biennial Art Exhibition will travel to five venues around South Dakota over the next year and a half: South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science in Sioux Falls, John A Day Gallery in Vermillion, and the Dakotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen.

The Governor's 6th Biennial juror is Chris Atkins, Coordinator of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His specialties include contemporary art and visual culture.

The South Dakota Governor's 6th Biennial Art Exhibition's opening reception is Friday, October 10, 4:30-7:00 pm at the South Dakota Art Museum on the SDSU campus in Brookings. All are welcome. Admission is free.

http://www.sdstate.edu/southdakotaartmuseum/visit/event-calendar.cfm

Exhibition schedule:

South Dakota Art Museum, September 30, 2014 -January 4, 2015

Dahl Arts Center, January 16 - May 30, 2015

Washington Pavilion, June 12 - October 4, 2015

John A Day Gallery, October 22 - November 20

Dakotah Prairie Museum, December 10, 2015 - January 23, 2016

Giles Timms
The Immortal Stare of the Forest God

Angela Behrends
Will