Stephanie Snyder ’91, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery Director, has shared this amazing scope of shows and tributes, including exhibitions celebrating Lloyd Reynolds, images of dance, Native American basketry, art from the collection of Leslie Scalapino ’66, archival photography of Reed’s beginnings, and Mary Barnard ’32. Read about them all…
LLOYD REYNOLDS, A LIFE OF FORMS IN ART
April 5-June 12, 2011
Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery
Special Reunions Reception: Thursday, June 9, 7-9 p.m. at the Cooley
Please join curators Stephanie Snyder ’91, Gay Walker ’69, and Cooley Education Outreach Coordinator Greg MacNaughton ’89 for a special reception honoring one of the most beloved and influential professors in the history of Reed College.
The Cooley Gallery is proud to present the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of renowned Oregon calligrapher, visual artist, Reed College professor, and humanist Lloyd Reynolds (1902-1978). The exhibition includes fine examples of Reynolds’ calligraphy, in addition to his etchings, wood-block prints, drawings, puppets, books, graphic design, teaching examples, and hand-made studio implements. The exhibition also features rare films and photographs of Reynolds at work.
A color exhibition catalog will be published by Publication Studio, Portland, and will be available at the Cooley Gallery during Reunions.
Open every day during Centennial Reunions (Mondays too)
Hours: 12-5 p.m., in the Library
100 YEARS, 100 IMAGES OF DANCE
Vollum Lounge
Special Reunions Reception: Wednesday, June 8, 6-8 p.m. in Vollum Lounge
(The exhibition will be open during Reunions, for specific hours please check your schedule booklet upon arriving.)
This stunning exhibition is presented by the dance department alumni in honor of the Reed College Centennial and includes archival photographs of dance classes, rehearsals, and performances from Reed’s 100-year history.
Please join us to celebrate these truly spectacular photographs with live music, light refreshments, and a brief talk by Hannah Kosstrin, visiting professor of dance. You will also have the opportunity to meet some of the people who made this installation possible. Presented by the ReediesDance Gallery Committee: Peter Abrahams ’77, Lisa Gillette ’79, and Brynna Hurwitz ’81.
BASKETRY AND A SEARCH FOR AUTHENTICITY IN ARTS AND CRAFTS
An exhibition of Native American, South American, and African baskets from the Reed College Art Collection
Curated by Anna Frattolillo ’11
Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library
In the Case Works vitrines, located in the open reading room just past the circulation desk
Special Reunions Reception: Thursday, June 9, 7-9 p.m. (concurrent with the Lloyd Reynolds reception)
In conjunction with her studio art thesis, Anna Frattolillo ’11 spent the 2010-11 academic year researching the baskets in the Reed College Art Collection, working with Cooley Director Stephanie Snyder ’91 and Cooley Registrar Colleen Gotze. In the process, Frattolillo initiated the re-interpretation of the baskets by the Columbia Basin Basketry Guild, providing valuable new insight into these beautiful indigenous and, sometimes, not-so indigenous objects.
WORKS OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF LESLIE SCALAPINO ’66 AND THOMAS J. WHITE
Eliot Hall, 3rd floor, open during public building hours
In honor of Leslie Scalapino ’66 (pictured above), and in conjunction with Reed’s celebration of her life and work, Thomas J. White and Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery Director Stephanie Snyder ’91 have organized a public exhibition of artworks from Scalapino and White’s personal collection of Asian art and artifacts and contemporary art. These beautiful works are part of a generous gift to Reed College by Scalapino and White. Leslie Scalapino often collaborated with visual artists and lived with works by well-known artists such as Petah Coyne and Cindy Sherman. The exhibition includes a diverse array of contemporary and Asian art.
100 YEARS AGO
Through July 2011, Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library
In the long display cases, located just past the circulation desk
Special Reunions Reception: Thursday, June 9, 7-9 p.m. (concurrent with the Lloyd Reynolds reception)
Special Collections Librarian Gay Walker ’69 has curated an exhibition of objects, photographs, and documents that chronicle Reed’s beginnings. Many of our earliest traditions, such as Campus Day (pictured), are elucidated in this one-of-a-kind project.
SELECTIONS FROM THE MARY BARNARD ’32 PAPERS
Vollum College Center, in a vitrine adjacent to the Reunions seminar on Mary Barnard ’32
Open through Centennial Reunions week only
Special Collections Librarian Gay Walker ’69 has curated a selection of documents from the Mary Barnard ’32 papers on the renowned poet, Sappho translator, and Lloyd Reynolds advisee, as a special accompaniment to centennial events.
