The Talley Gallery at Bemidji State University will feature carved paper work by Jennifer Falck Linssen in an exhibit entitled “Flow,” opening Oct. 2.
Linssen will be present at the gallery for an Oct. 2 opening reception for the exhibit from 1–3 p.m. She will give a gallery talk to introduce the exhibit beginning at 1 p.m.
“Flow” is a series of works on bird migration inspired by a trip to the Florida coast. While hiking and kayaking, she noticed dense populations of birds making their winter homes along the coast.
“It was with curiosity and wonder that I watched and studied these small creatures, considering the great lengths they traveled as they crossed the continent,” she said. “With this thought in mind and as the seasons passed that year, I began to consider how my surroundings in northern Wisconsin served their needs each summer and how each patch of land north to south served them as well. This habitat, though exceedingly diverse and often compromised, is essential.”
Those connections between distant winter and summer habitats inspired the work included in “Flow.” These pieces are produced using a 1,200-year-old Japanese technique for printing on textiles called “katazome” and hand-carved stencils called “katagami.” She creates contemporary sculptures by combining those paper-carving skills with metalworking and basketry techniques which transform two-dimensional stencils into three-dimensional artwork.
Linssen’s work has been shown nationally and internationally including solo museum exhibitions in California, Colorado, Missouri and South Carolina. Her work can be found in collections as diverse as the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Ga.; PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Houston; and the Grand Austin Towers, Hong Kong, among others. Her sculptures have been featured in a number of publications including Southwest Art Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and the Surface Design Journal.
“Flow” will be open in the Talley Gallery through Oct. 27.
About the Talley Gallery
Bemidji State University’s Talley Gallery was dedicated to the memory of Ila Mae Talley on Sept. 27, 1975. Talley joined the Bemidji State Teachers College faculty in 1946 and taught at the college until her death in 1963. During her tenure, she organized the Bemidji Creative Arts Center and the Minnesota Art Education Exchange, now known as the Art Educators of Minnesota. At Bemidji State, she taught a variety of students in elementary art, techniques of weaving, Introduction to Art and Methods of Teaching Art.
The Talley Gallery’s exhibits, collections and programs have supplemented BSU art education and cultivated a greater understanding of and appreciation for creative expression in the Bemidji region. Each year, the gallery hosts six visiting professional artists and juries three BSU student shows – two senior art shows and one scholarship show.
Located in Bridgeman Hall room 140 on the campus of Bemidji State University, the Talley Gallery is barrier-free and open at no charge to the public. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
CONTACT
- Laura Goliaszewski, Talley Gallery director; (218) 755-3708, lgoliaszewski@bemidjistate.edu
- Jennifer Falck Linssen; jennifer@jenniferfalcklinssen.com
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Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,100 students, Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. The university’s Shared Fundamental Values include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and international and multicultural understanding.
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