The Amarillo Museum of Art On-Line Exhibits

Achievements in Art:
The Private Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price

On view February 13 - April 3, 2005

This show will be the most significant exhibition to date featuring the breadth and depth
of the Asian Art Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price of Amarillo. Japanese scroll paintings and woodblock prints, South and Southeast Asian Sculpture, Middle Eastern Textiles and ceramics will all be included in this major exhibition.

RUG
Western Anatolia
Turkey, 18th century

TORSO OF A GODDESS (PROBABLY UMA)
Khmer (Cambodia), 12th century
Angkor Wat Style
Gray sandstone

HEAD OF DVARAPALA, KHMER
12 century, Bayon style
Gray sandstone

SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1724 -1770)
Japanese Woodblock Print
Untitled
n.d.

THE PANHANDLE ARTISTS’ HANGING

presented by THE AMARILLO MUSEUM of ART & The
Art Museum Alliance

The Panhandle Artists’ Hanging is a unique initiative designed to give artists of all ages and levels of experience an opportunity to exhibit their work in a museum setting. The Hanging is open to any artist working in any medium. We will accept one work per artist. The show is hung, by the artist, salon style from floor to ceiling.

Location: The Amarillo Museum of Art, 2200 S. Van Buren, 2nd Floor Galleries

Artists Hang Work: Thursday, December 2, 5 - 9 p.m. & Friday, December 3, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Opening Party: Friday, December 3, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Admission $5 (suggested donation) Members
are free!

Additional Exhibition Hours: Saturday & Sunday, December 4 & 5, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Artists Deinstall Work: Sunday, December 5, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. & Monday, December 6, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We will accept work under the following conditions:

We will accept one work per artist as long as there is room. (First come, first serve)
All artworks submitted for exhibition are subject to review to assure the exhibition is
appropriate for an audience of all ages.
Participation is FREE.

IMPRESSIONIST ART from the collection of Don and Sybil Harrington

This exciting exhibition includes both Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pieces from the Don and Sybil Harrington Collection. Art lovers everywhere will enjoy works by famous artists such as Renoir, Cassatt, Redon, Vuillard, Corot, and Degas, among many others. Also included in this unique Collection are Dutch paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. This may be the only chance to see these works of art in Amarillo because the Collection makes its home in the Phoenix Art Museum.

ODILON REDON
Flowers in a Vase, no date
Oil on boards
Collection of Phoenix Art Museum
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Harrington

Ulterior Motifs no. 7: a celebratory art extravaganza
(July 9 - September 5, 2004)

Ulterior Motifs no 7 is latest in a series of celebratory exhibitions presented by Wheeler Bro’s Studios of Lubbock, Texas. The exhibition is a who’s who of Texas artists and will include works by Franklin Ackerley, Bale Creek Allen, Terry Allen, Dan Allison, The Art Guys, John Berry, Michael Collins, B.C. Gilbert, Wayne Gilbert, Luis Jimenez, Nancy & Ed Kienholz, Sharon Kopriva, Angelbert Metoyer, James Porter, James Surls, Bryan Wheeler, and Jeff Wheeler.

Franklin Ackerley
Please Stay Calm, 2003,
oil, charcoal and ceramic on paper
mounted on board

Red (May 1 - September 5, 2004)

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
Roof with Snow, 1917
Watercolor on paper
Museum purchase

What comes to mind when we’re confronted with the color red? For thousands of years this color has had different meanings to different people as a symbol of love, marriage, fidelity and danger, just to name a few. This exhibition will allow students to develop their own associations with the color through an assortment of works from the Museum’s permanent collection.

At First Glance (May 1 - September 5, 2004)

LUIS JIMENEZ
Alligator Study, 1993
Color lithograph on paper
Gift of V. J. Jordan, Jr.

The Museum’s new Director, Tom Toperzer, conducted a quick review of the Museum’s permanent collection and selected works that caught his eye, “at first glance.” There are nearly 1,400 works of art in the Museum’s permanent collection, and this exhibition represents a small sampling of works he chose for their immediate impact.

Objects in Ritual: Turkish Prayer Rugs and Iznik pottery from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price (May 1 - July 3, 2004)

Charger
ca 1590-1600

Over 50 works of art from the Ottoman Empire will be seen in this exhibition, representing the peak of artistic production and quality in Turkey from the 16th - 19th century. Iznik, a town located in northwestern Turkey, is famous for its glazed earthenware pottery with designs of flowers, leaves and fruits. These tiles, flat plates and tankards will demonstrate the height of Iznik pottery making. Islamic prayer rugs will also be on display, demonstrating not only the ritual of prayer, but the artistic skill needed to create such intricate works of art.

Modes and Methods: Artistic Diversity in American Art (May 1 - July 3, 2004)

This exhibition is a group show of 17 artists from all across the United States. The focus of the exhibition is new and cutting-edge trends in American Art and the works are on loan from the LewAllen Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

JANAKI LENNIE
Provisional View #10, 2002
Oil on canvas

Amarillo College / West Texas A&M University Student and Faculty Exhibition
(March 13 - April 4, 2004)

This exhibition is the 32nd edition of the Museum's annual review of art works created by current students and faculty at these important institutions of higher learning. As always, this exhibition will feature intriguing explorations into photography, painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media.

Texas Panhandle Student Invitational (April 7 - 23, 2004)

This exhibition is the highlight of the year for middle and high school art students throughout the region. Organized this year by Denise Olson and the art faculty at Amarillo High School, the exhibition will feature the following categories: pencil drawing, colored pencil drawing, ink drawing, pastels, charcoal drawing, watercolor painting, acrylic/oil painting, mixed media, collage, printmaking, sculpture, pottery, photography, computer graphics, communication arts/graphic design, jewelry, and textiles. College scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors following an interview process and portfolio review. The exhibition will culminate with a Reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Students, their families, teachers, administrators, Museum members and the general public are all welcome to attend.

30+ Building a Vision: Highlights from the Permanent Collection
(February 7 - 28)


John Marin House, Maine, 1924 Watercolor on paper Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Buckthal	Dorothea Lange Migrant Mother, 1936 Gelatin silver on paper Gift of Stephen W. Plattner	Francois Octavien Fete Champetre, ca. 1730 Oil on canvas Gift of Nenetta Burton Carter

February marks the start of a new era in the Museum's history. With a newly renovated building, we are celebrating the Museum and its permanent collection through our exhibitions. 30+ Building a Vision: Highlights from the Permanent Collection is a culmination of outstanding works of art from the Museum's permanent collection which illustrate the development of the collection over the last thirty years.

Though the Museum began as a non-collecting institution in 1972, the Board of Trustees established collections policies in 1979 that have allowed the Museum's holdings to grow. The collection is comprised of four focus areas:

• American Modernism - Perhaps best represented by four Georgia O'Keeffe watercolors and several works by John Marin, the Museum's strengths in early American modernism also include such artists as Edward Weston and Alfred Steiglitz. Mid-century modernism is represented by such artists as Franz Kline, Louise Nevelson, and Helen Frankenthaler.

• Prints and Photographs: Works on Paper - The Museum' has extensive holdings in 1930's F.S.A. photographs, including Russell Lee, Dorothea Lange, and Arthur Rothstein, among others. Other photographs and prints span a variety of subjects from the early 19th century to the present and represent the greatest number of works in the permanent collection.

• Asian Art - Since 1995, the Museum's Asian art collection has grown dramatically through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price and V.J. Jordan, Jr., among others. Edo period Japanese wood block prints, South and Southeast Asian sculpture, Tibetan tsakli (miniature Buddhist devotional paintings), and Middle Eastern Textiles are four focus areas in the Asian art collection.

• European Art - European paintings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries include a variety of artists and subject matter. Artist represented include Francesco Guardi, Camilla Friedlander, Theodore Weber, among others.