Campus Connection

[caption id="attachment_27102" align="alignright" width="140"] Work by Chicago Artist Tina Tahir.[/caption] Artwork with the focus of removed or erased items in the piece will be featured in the UW-La Crosse University Art Gallery. “Erasure,” coordinated by guest curator Roger Boulay, will feature works in a variety of media — photography, painting, mixed media and video. The works focus on the act of removal or erasure as process. The premise for the exhibit is the iconic erased drawing of Willem DeKonig by Robert Rauschenberg. Artist Hunter Lewis will be on campus to talk about his work in the exhibition and answer questions at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in the University Art Gallery, Center for the Arts. Curator Roger Boulay will join Lewis to discuss the selection of works in the show and some of its broader historical and contemporary connections. A reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in the University Art Gallery. The exhibit runs through Saturday, Nov. 16. [caption id="attachment_27103" align="alignright" width="140"] Work by Justin Kimball, Florence, Mass.[/caption] Artists whose work is in the exhibit include:

• Justin Kimball, Florence, Mass.
• Hunter Lewis, Chicago
• Colleen Merrill, Lexington, Ky.
• Adrienne Salinger, Albuquerque, N.M.
• Tina Tahir, Chicago
• Izel Vargas, Miami

Regular gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and during events in Toland Theater. Admission is free. Find out more about the gallery at: www.uwlax.edu/art. [caption id="attachment_27104" align="alignleft" width="140"] Work by Hunter Lewis, Chicago.[/caption] If you go— What: “Erasure” Who:   Artwork that focuses on the act of removal or erasure as process When: Oct. 25-Nov. 16 Where: University Art Gallery, first floor of the UW-L Center for the Arts, 16^th and Vine streets Admission: Free