Michael French
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
College of Performing & Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Image credit: Illustration courtesy of Michael Wong
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: ART INSIGHTS, MICHAEL
WONG, ZION ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
WHAT: Combining
images of nature, science, and culture, artist Michael Wong creates incredibly
imaginative large-scale landscape and installation art. This innovative artist
shares his craft during a presentation for Southern Utah University´s
Department of Art and Design´s weekly lecture series, Art Insights.
WHO: Art Insights, Southern Utah University,
Department of Art and Design
WHEN: Thursday, April 18,
2013
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: Centrum Arena, Section K, Southern Utah University, Cedar
City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit:
www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
SUU´S ART INSIGHTS FEATURES
MICHAEL WONG, ZION ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE,
APRIL 18, 2013
Southern Utah
University, Cedar City, Utah: Combining images of nature,
science, and culture, artist Michael Wong creates
incredibly imaginative large-scale landscape and installation art. This innovative
artist shares his craft during a presentation for SUU´s
Department of Art and Design´s weekly lecture series, Art Insights, on Thursday, April 18, 2013. The lecture begins at 7:00 pm in
the Centrum Arena, Section K on SUU´s campus. Admission is free and the general public is
encouraged to attend.
Michael Wong is a San
Francisco-based artist who specializes in large-scale drawings and
installations investigating cultural mythologies of global history. He has
shown his work nationally and internationally in New York, Minneapolis,
Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Beijing, and Venice. He is a veteran artist,
educator, and traveler whose studio practice focuses on drawing-based
explorations into history and culture. "I cull inspiration from my travels
throughout Europe, Asia, and America-experiences that continue to shape and
inspire the content of my drawings," Wong said. For the last several years, he
has focused on capturing panoramic landscapes in large-format drawings. These
works are inspired by his interest in imaginary topographies populated by
hybrids of science, history, and personal mythologies. He is the
artist-in-residence at Zion Nation Park during the month of April 2013. As an
artist, he is particularly spellbound by locations dominated by geological formations
that reveal the slow caress of time and erosion.
Art Insights is a
weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU´s Art and
Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience
presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around
the nation who share their work, insights, and attend gallery openings.
Admission is free, and the general public is invited to attend.
Rediscover the vibrancy of Zion National Park through the
artistic imagination and creative vision of Michael Wong by attending his Art Insights presentation. For more information on the SUU
College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at
(435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and
Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and
Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a Center for Shakespeare
Studies and a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16
different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of
Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in
art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration
degree. The Center for Shakespeare Studies offers a minor in Shakespeare
Studies. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in
teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students
enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College
presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year.
The College´s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts
Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and the SUU Ballroom
Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual
Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at
cpvamktg@suu.edu.
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