Posted 4:03 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
A Wisconsin photographer and filmmaker explores the power and complexity of gender identity in the academic year’s opening show at the UW-La Crosse Art Gallery.
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Kat, 2014, Color Photograph[/caption]
A Wisconsin photographer and filmmaker explores the power and complexity of gender identity in the academic year’s opening show at the UW-La Crosse Art Gallery.
“Androgyny: An Exhibition by Lois Bielefeld” includes a collection of portraits, video and sound that challenges social ideas of gender, and celebrates gender expression and fluidity.
The exhibition opens with an artist’s talk from 3-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in 116 Center for the Arts. The lecture is followed by an opening reception from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery, located on the first floor of the Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets. Admission is free.
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Amaya, 2014, Color Photograph[/caption]
Bielefeld is a conceptual photographer and filmmaker who splits time between fine art and commercial/fashion photography. She was born in and currently resides in Milwaukee. She has a bachelor’s degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. From 2003-10 she lived and worked in New York City.
Bielefeld is a 2012 recipient of the Nohl Fellowship and has exhibited at Inova, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, ArtStart, Portrait Society Gallery and the Museum of Wisconsin Art. She has been named the Luxembourg Artist-in-Residence through the Museum of Wisconsin Art and is represented by Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee.
The exhibit runs through Saturday, Oct. 3. Regular gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and during events in Toland Theatre. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Art Department at 608.785.8230.
The exhibit is supported by the College of Liberal Studies; School of Arts and Communications; Art Department; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; UW-L Student Association; UW-L Foundation; Pride Center; and Rainbow Unity.
Kat, 2014, Color Photograph[/caption]
A Wisconsin photographer and filmmaker explores the power and complexity of gender identity in the academic year’s opening show at the UW-La Crosse Art Gallery.
“Androgyny: An Exhibition by Lois Bielefeld” includes a collection of portraits, video and sound that challenges social ideas of gender, and celebrates gender expression and fluidity.
The exhibition opens with an artist’s talk from 3-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in 116 Center for the Arts. The lecture is followed by an opening reception from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery, located on the first floor of the Center for the Arts, 16th and Vine streets. Admission is free.
[caption id="attachment_43411" align="alignright" width="250"] Amaya, 2014, Color Photograph[/caption]
Bielefeld is a conceptual photographer and filmmaker who splits time between fine art and commercial/fashion photography. She was born in and currently resides in Milwaukee. She has a bachelor’s degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. From 2003-10 she lived and worked in New York City.
Bielefeld is a 2012 recipient of the Nohl Fellowship and has exhibited at Inova, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, ArtStart, Portrait Society Gallery and the Museum of Wisconsin Art. She has been named the Luxembourg Artist-in-Residence through the Museum of Wisconsin Art and is represented by Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee.
The exhibit runs through Saturday, Oct. 3. Regular gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and during events in Toland Theatre. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Art Department at 608.785.8230.
The exhibit is supported by the College of Liberal Studies; School of Arts and Communications; Art Department; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; UW-L Student Association; UW-L Foundation; Pride Center; and Rainbow Unity.