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Moraine Valley Community College is hosting “Living Death, Dying Life” by artist James Ehlers in the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. The exhibit will run from August 17 until September 17. An artist’s reception will be Thursday, August 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Art Gallery.
Ehlers uses the technique of metal engraving to depict energy dispersing from the body after death. His images are expressions of the ongoing cyclical nature of existence.
Ehlers is the Don and Mary Glaser Distinguished Professor of Engraving Arts at Emporia State University (Emporia, Kansas), which is the only school in the nation to offer a bachelor’s degree in Engraving Arts. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida), a Master of Arts degree from Bradley University (Peoria, Illinois), and a Bachelor of Arts degree from McNeese State University (Lake Charles, Louisiana). He has participated in group exhibitions in Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Norway, Romania, the Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, and across the United States.
Moraine Valley’s Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery provides an opportunity to view locally and nationally recognized artists. Exhibits in the Art Gallery are free to the public and are available for viewing Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., as well as during most performances in the Fine and Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit morainevalley.edu/fpac.
For news media inquiries, call Jessica Crotty, coordinator of College and Community Relations, at (708) 974-5281, or e-mail her at crotty@morainevalley.edu.
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