Press Releases 2019
Installation, Performance Artist Trey Duvall to Visit UW Nov. 11-15
October 31, 2019 ‖ Trey Duvall, an installation and performance artist, will visit the University of Wyoming Nov. 11-15.
He will give an artist talk Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 6-7 p.m. in Room 111 of the UW Visual Arts Building. UW students and community members will perform “Work Flow 004” in collaboration with the artist Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7-8 p.m. in the lobby of the Visual Arts Building.
UW to Host Women’s Suffrage Symposium Nov. 7-8
October 28, 2019 ‖ The opening address -- “Race, Gender and Empire: the Strange Career of Woman Suffrage in Wyoming” -- is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the UW Art Museum. It will be delivered by Virginia Scharff, distinguished professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico.
UW Art Museum Announces Featured Auction Items at Benefit Gala Oct. 4
September 25, 2019 ‖ Vacation packages, artwork and jewelry are among auction items that will be part of the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s 25th annual gala fundraiser Friday, Oct. 4.
Artists Gomez de Molina, Abbott to Visit UW Oct. 1-5
September 17, 2019 ‖ Cuban-born taxidermy artist Enrique Gomez de Molina and American technology artist Troy Abbott will visit the University of Wyoming Oct. 1-5.
The UW Art Museum will host their new exhibition, “(re)Evolution: Enrique Gomez de Molina & Troy Abbott,” Sept. 21-Dec. 21.
UW Art Museum to Host Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception Sept. 20
September 6, 2019 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will feature “(re)Evolution: Enrique Gomez de Molina & Troy Abbott” during a free reception to celebrate the exhibitions for the fall semester Friday, Sept. 20, from 6-8 p.m.
Artist Nikki Pike to Visit UW Sept. 4-7
August 28, 2019 ‖ Denver-based artist Nikki Pike will visit the University of Wyoming Sept. 4-7.
UW Visual Arts Department Faculty to Exhibit at UW Art Museum
August 15, 2019 ‖ A new exhibition that showcases the creative work of University of Wyoming visual arts department faculty members will open Saturday, Aug. 31, at the UW Art Museum.
UW Art Museum Benefit Gala to Celebrate New Fall Exhibition
August 8, 2019 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host its 25th annual gala fundraiser Friday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. at the Centennial Complex.
Installation, Performance Artist Trey Duvall to Exhibit at UW Art Museum
July 23, 2019 ‖ A new exhibition, “Trey Duvall: Do, Do, Do, Do, Do,” will open Saturday, Aug. 10, at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.
UW Art Museum to Celebrate Summer Solstice June 21
June 4, 2019 ‖ The public is invited to attend the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s annual summer solstice celebration Friday, June 21, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
UW’s Christensen Participates in Education Program for Museum Leaders
May 20, 2019 ‖ A University of Wyoming Art Museum curator recently participated in the Getty Leadership Institute’s (GLI) NextGen 2019 education program for museum leaders.
Two New Exhibitions Open in June at the UW Art Museum
May 17, 2019 ‖ Two new exhibitions will open the beginning of June at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.
Cuban Artist Pavel Acosta to Visit UW April 9-12
March 25, 2019 ‖ Cuba-born, America-based artist Pavel Acosta will visit the University of Wyoming April 9-12. Several free public events will take place during the artist’s visit.
UW Art Museum Hosts Gallery Walk-Through with Student Award Winners
March 15, 2019 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host a free gallery walk-through featuring student award winners from the 44th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition Thursday, March 28, from 6-8 p.m.
Student Art Featured at UW Art Museum Spring Opening Reception Feb. 22
February 4, 2019 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will feature the 44th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition during a free reception to celebrate the exhibitions for the spring semester Friday, Feb. 22.
UW Art Museum to Host ‘Lunchtime Conversations with Curators’ This Spring
January 29, 2019 ‖ The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host a series of gallery walk-through events monthly on select Wednesdays during UW’s spring semester from 12:10-12:50 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue Events Scheduled at UW Feb. 3-9
January 28, 2019 ‖ A number of events that tie into the contributions of black women during the civil rights movement to the present are scheduled during the 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue (MLK DOD) Feb. 3-9 at the University of Wyoming.
-- Tuesday, Feb. 5: “Community Healing Practices,” 6-8 p.m., UW Art Museum. Panel discussion and healing trauma through art, yoga and sound therapy sessions.
UW Art Museum’s Vogel Collection to be Exhibited in Entirety for First Time
January 15, 2019 ‖ For the first time, the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s collection of works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel national gift program, “Fifty Works for Fifty States,” will be exhibited in its entirety from Feb. 9, 2019-March 21, 2020.
