40 Years of Art and Captivation

Spotlight on the University of Kentucky Art Museum.

Afton Skeeters

Photo of Still, Wallflowers, Roses and Weeds (Left to Right) all created by Joan Snyder as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

The University of Kentucky Art Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary. This is the perfect chance to revisit this hidden gem of Lexington. In a survey given to students at WCHS, only 7% said that they had been to the UK Art Museum. The current exhibits are thought-provoking and well worth the thirty-minute drive!

Interwoven

  • Still created by Joan Snyder as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Roses and Weeds created by Joan Snyder as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Portrait Series: Apart, Portrait Series: Together, Portrait of a Plaid (green-yellow-pink-black) and Portrait of a Plaid (red-yellow-black) (Left to Right) created by Crystal Gregory as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Photo of Still, Wallflowers, Roses and Weeds (Left to Right) all created by Joan Snyder as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Wallflowers by Joan Snyder as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Grandma’s Flower Garden created by Judy Ledgerwood as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Portrait Series: Apart, Portrait Series: Together (Left to Right) as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Portrait of a Plaid (green-yellow-pink-black) and Portrait of a Plaid (red-yellow-black) (Left to Right) created by Crystal Gregory as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Grandma’s Flower Garden and Wackadoodle (Left to Right) created by Judy Ledgerwood as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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  • Wallflowers, Roses and Weeds created by Joan Snyder and In Love and Grandma’s Flower Garden created by Judy Ledgerwood (Left to Right) as part of the Interwoven exhibition.

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Artists Judy Ledgerwood, Joan Snyder, and Crystal Gregory have combined their diverse backgrounds and artistic style to spread awareness of feminism. The exhibit Interwoven will be at the UK Art Museum until December 8th. 

Conservation and Collection

  • Ballet Girl in Red created by Kouis Kronberg as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Still Life created by William Baziotes as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Surf and Stones, Maine created by Sudduth Goff , European created by an unknown artist, and Sausalita, California created by Clifford Amyx as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition (Right to Left).

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  • European created by an unknown artist. It was donated by H. H. Thomas as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Surf and Stones, Maine created by Sudduth Goff as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Sausalita, California created by Clifford Amyx an Art Teacher at the University of Kentucky as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Untitled (Group of Soldiers) created by Clifford Amyxas as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • On the Porch created by John George Brown as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Department Store created by Joseph Vavek as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • The Little Apple Peeler created by an unknown artist as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Portrait of Mary Frances Thompson Price and their Son created bt Samuel Woodson Price as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Portrait of Robert Crockett created by Samuel Woodson Prince as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • A Portrait of Henry Clay by James Reid Lambdin as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Portrait of Mother by William P. Welsh as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Self-Portrait created by William P. Welsh as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • European created by an unknown artist. It was donated by H. H. Thomas as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Surf and Stones, Maine created by Sudduth Goff as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Ballet Girl in Red created by Kouis Kronberg as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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  • Sausalita, California created by Clifford Amyx an Art Teacher at the University of Kentucky as part of the TLC, Part II: Conservation and the Collection Exhibition.

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As part of the 40th-anniversary celebration, the museum is bringing out the Conservation and Collection exhibit. this exhibition recognizes the institution’s mission to preserve the almost 5,000 works in its collection. The paintings in this installation have all received care from a conservator. The Conservation and Collection exhibit will be at the museum until February 9th.

Benediction

  • Total Eclipse created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • Total Eclipse created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • Loving, Leaving created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • Speech Sounds created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • No Name in the Street created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • A pile of shavings from an art piece created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • Loving, Leaving created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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  • Remarks on the Outcome of the Election created by Bethany Collins as part of the Benediction Exhibit.

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Chicago-based artist Bethany Collins manipulates language in provocative ways. In drawings, prints, paintings, sculptures, and artist’s books, she removes words from her pieces. It is exactly blackout poetry but on a larger scale. Her work addresses the personal and the political through race, power, and histories of violence.  Her exhibition Benediction will be at the UK Art Museum until December 8th. 

Recent Works

  • Untitled #18 from the series Albeit created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #18 from the series Albeit created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #17 from the series Albeit created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #17 an #18 (right to left) from the series Albeit created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #14 from the series III Form and Void Full created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #18 from the series III Form and Void Full created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #8 from the series Fall created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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  • Untitled #8 from the series Fall created by Laura Letinsky as part of the Recent Works Exhibition.

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Laura Letinsky will be the first artist for the 2019-20 Robert C. May Photography Lecture Series. This exhibit is a clear outlier in what is considered still life. Rather than pristine bowls of fruit, Letinsky photographs the remains of an already eaten meal. Laura Letinsky’s exhibition Recent Works will be at the UK Art Museum until December 8th. 

 Singletary Center for the Arts

 405 Rose Street

Lexington, KY 40506

Phone: 859.257.5716

https://finearts.uky.edu/art-museum

Hours:   

Monday – Thursday            10AM – 5PM                             

Friday                                    10 AM – 8PM                             

Saturday – Sunday              12 – 5PM