BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University’s Merwin and Wakeley Galleries (6 Ames Plaza West, Bloomington) will feature the artwork of Michiko Itatani, as well as the ceramic work of Lou Pierozzi, from Thursday, Sept. 2 through Thursday, Sept. 30.
All exhibits are free and open to the public. The opening reception for both exhibitions will take place on Thursday, Sept. 2 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Itatani’s display, consisting of eight works from 2002-2010, is centered around the theme of “Cosmic Wanderlust” and will be shown in the Merwin Gallery. “I am presenting my personal fiction based on the human desire to reach out into the mental and physical space beyond our grasp,” said Itatani. A professor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Marie Sharp Walsh New York Studio Grant and John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, among others. Her paintings have been shown nationally and internationally. Itatani received her master’s degree in fine arts at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1976.
Pierozzi’s ceramic display, Rediscovering America, will be featured in the Wakeley Gallery.