Past Exhibit

Lanny Bergner:
Un/Natural Construct

May 11 - July 2, 2009
artist’s preview reception: May 8, 5 - 7pm
artist’s lecture: May 8, 4:30 pm

Un/Natural Construct, a sculpture Installation at the MU George Caleb Bingham Gallery, and Coalesce, a companion exhibition of sculptural objects at Landmark Bank, will open in May. These two exhibitions occur concurrently with eight additional exhibitions as part of the Second Biannual Fiber Art Tour and Exhibitions (FATE) (www.fatecolumbia.com).

Lanny Bergner is an internationally known artist who uses hands-on processes of coiling, fraying, twisting, wrapping, gluing and knotting to transform industrial screening, wire, silicone and monofilament into organic constructions. His goal is to create individual sculptures and site-specific installations that appear to have grown into being. He loves the natural world and is constantly inspired by its beauty and infinite varieties of form. This, in combination with his fears, quirks and joys, results in works that celebrate the wonder of it all.

Bergner’s work is included in many collections. Among them are the Museum of Art and Design, NY; Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju-City, Korea (2005); the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA; and First National Bank, Columbia, MO. Among the many awards he has received the Gold Prize, for the 4th Annual Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Cheongju, Korea (2005) is one of the most prestigious.

His work is represented by several galleries, and he has participated in numerous one-person and group shows including International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland (2010), National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland (2005).

The exhibitions, lecture and reception are free and open to the public.

more info on Fiber Arts Tour & Exhibits (FATE)

The Fiber Arts Tour and Exhibition is a self-guided tour that will take place at ten galleries in Columbia. Exhibitions will take place simultaneously for the 2nd biennial series of fiber art exhibitions in downtown Columbia this summer to coincide with the International Surface Design Association (SDA) conference being held in Kansas City from May 28 -31.

The Fiber Arts Tour and Exhibitions (FATE) will run from May 15 – June 30 and features both established and emerging fiber artists in a combination of one-person and group shows. Internationally known artists will include Lanny Bergner, who works with textile techniques using industrial materials, Jo Stealey, a designer of sculptural handmade paper and Luanne Rimel, who combines photography and stitched cloth.

Besides several one-person shows, a series of group shows are being curated at other venues around Columbia and will showcase University of Missouri textile graduate students and alumni as well as local and regional artists.

Venues include:

Perlow-Stevens Gallery
Museum of Art and Archaeology
George Caleb Bingham Gallery
Boone County Historical Society Museum
Columbia Art League
Bluestem Missouri Crafts
Landmark Bank
Boone County National Bank
Poppy: A Gallery/Shop
Orr Street Studios
 

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