Prairie and Particles: Exploring Nature and Physics Through Cyanotype
Artist(s): Georgia Schwender
Dates on Display: May 2024-September 2024
Georgia Schwender’s work is a visual exploration that intertwines the realms of high-energy physics research and the delicate ecosystem of the tallgrass prairie, both symbolizing our origins and the essence of continued learning.
Georgia Schwender has been the visual arts coordinator at Fermilab National Laboratory since 2001, curating and coordinating over 100 exhibits. Her work has been exhibited nationally at the Schingoethe Museum/Aurora University, Woman Made Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Water Street Studios, and internationally at Stills Gallery, Scotland, and Quatre Villes Partenaires de Croissy, France.
Trust the Process
Artist(s): GHS AP Art and Advanced Photography Students
Dates on Display: May 2024
Trust the Process featured work from students in the Geneva High School AP Art and Advanced Photography classes.
Interior Painting
Artist(s): Anna Lentz
Dates on Display: March 2023-April 2024
Anna Lentz is a visual artist and arts educator living in Dundee, IL. Her paintings and textiles rely heavily on bright, saturated colors that demand to be looked at. Lentz is inspired by the natural worlds of her woodland home where she practices conservation and agroforestry.
You Are Here
Artist(s): Members of the Geneva community
Dates on Display: February 2024-March 2024
You Are Here: A Community Art Exhibit, was part of the month-long One Book, One Community event. Interested artists were not given a specific theme for their submissions, but among the selected pieces, several themes emerged. Nature was a source of inspiration to many of the artists, while others drew from personal experiences, both joyful and heartbreaking. There were scenes of faraway destinations, as well as familiar local spots. Some artists worked in the abstract, while others created pieces that were stunningly realistic. Whether just starting out, or having worked for years as professional artists, this talented group of individuals showed that we are connected by what inspires us.
Joshua Enck: Selected Sculptures
Artist(s): Joshua Enck
Dates on Display: September 2023-January 2024
As a prelude to the installation of his sculpture, Hortus, in Dudley D. and Delores R. Malone Memorial Garden, the Library held an exhibition of wall-mounted and pedestal scale pieces by sculptor Joshua Enck. The show featured meticulously crafted abstract sculptures created by the artist at his studio in upstate New York.
The Big Picture of US
Artist(s): Claudia Canon and Katherine Kratzer
Dates on Display: July 2023-September 2023
The Big Picture of US featured the work of artists Claudia Canon and Katherine Kratzer. This show was presented in partnership with the Geneva Foundation for the Arts.
“Paper is the language we choose to tell a story about what matters to us. Nature is beautiful, powerful, and ever evolving. By manipulating paper into themes of nature, we explore both the problems and the possibilities of our world.” --Claudia Canon and Katherine Kratzer
Inner Experiences
Artist(s): Dimitri Pavlotsky
Dates on Display: June 2023-July 2023
The Library, in partnership with the Geneva Foundation for the Arts, hosted the exhibition Inner Experiences, featuring the work of Chicago-based artist Dimitri Pavlotsky. His work explores the figure by creating interior emotional landscapes. The direction of his prolific art practice has evolved from a thirst for whimsy and self-expression, and as a reaction to his previous academic training and successful career in architecture.
Guided Ramblings
Artist(s): GHS AP Art and Advanced Photography Students
Dates on Display: May 2023
The student in Geneva High School’s AP Art and Advanced Photography classes showcased their portfolio pieces in this group exhibit.
Translucent, Transparent, Opaque
Artist(s): Alison Balcanoff
Dates on Display: March 2023-May 2023
The Library hosted work by Alison Balcanoff as part of the group exhibition, Translucent, Transparent, Opaque, held at the Geneva Center for the Arts. Balcanoff’s intricate cut paper artwork is layered and stacked to make free-flowing and gorgeous reference to the natural world.
This exhibit was presented in conjunction with the Geneva Foundation for the Arts
Prairie Passage
Artist(s): Joanne Aono
Dates on Display: January 2023-March 2023
The lobby gallery hosted selections from Joanne Aono’s Prairie Passage exhibition at the Geneva Center for the Arts. Prairie Passage consisted of drawings and an installation referencing the wild and cultivated plants that have grown on the prairie, providing food for the area’s inhabitants throughout history.
This exhibit was presented in conjunction with the Geneva Foundation for the Arts
