August 1-September 30, 2006

"Watercolor & Chinese Ink"
by Trúc Deegan

Trúc was born and raised in Vietnam, In 1965, she came to the USA and became a citizen in 1970.

Trúc has worked in a variety fo mediums but has chosen to concentrate on watercolor, especially the oriental style of brush painting. She studied under Mr. Ang Yew Sheng, a master of oriental watercolor, who lives in Penang, Malaysia.

She has taught oriental brish painting in the United States, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. She has held a number of one-woman exhibitions. She has participated in numerous competitive and judged exhibitions as well. In 2001, the Iowa City Public Library selected one of her works for its permanent collection. In 2002, one of her paintings received an honorable mention at the Hooverfest.

Her works have been purchased by art lovers around the world and are found in collections in Malaysia, Great Britain, France, Australia, Sri Lanka, the United States and elsewhere.

She and her husband have made their home in Iowa City since 1982.

Presented by Arts Iowa City & Sponsored by hills Bank & Trust, the Englert holds an opening reception on Friday, August 4th, from 6:30-7:30PM, before the performance of "Music Man." For additional information please visit the Englert Gallery website.

Hours: 1-6 PM daily. The Englert Gallery is also free and open to the public during box office hours and before and after Englert performances.

May 2006

"Through the Lens of Experience"
May 1 through May 31.

During May the Englert Civic Theatre Gallery shows "Through the Lens of Experience" featuring the photography of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, Charles Read, and Richard Sjolund. This exhibit is sponsored by University Camera and is part of the AARP "Aging Without Limits Celebration". For additional information please visit The Englert Gallery website.

Opening Reception: Sunday, May 21st, 5:00PM

Hours: The Englert Gallery is free and open to the public during box office hours and before and after Englert performances.

February-March 2006

"Synergy"
February 1 through March 28.

Chord by Alicia Brown		Choral Vessel by Elizabeth Shriver

See the colorful designs of Alicia Brown's collage work and the three dimensional work of Elizabeth Shriver on exhibit from in The Englert Civic Gallery. The Englert Gallery [2nd Floor] is located at 221 E. Washington Street in Iowa City. Gallery Hours: 1 to 6P.M. [Monday through Friday] and before and after all performances.

For additional information please visit The Englert Gallery website and Alicia Brown's AIC Gallery.

January 2006

Jan Friedman's beautiful tapestry and fabics will be on display at the Englert Gallery. This work can be viewed before or after Englert performance.

For additional information please visit The Englert Gallery website.

September-October 2005

"Moonlight on the Mississippi and Other River Views: A Retrospective
By Nancy Purington"
September 2 through October 31.

Nancy Purington grew up on the east coast of Iowa at the confluence of the Mississippi and Wapsipinicon Rivers. Purington has spent her life dedicated to the arts and currently teaches art education at Cornell College, she is an art consultant for Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and leads an annual workshop called Making Waves in her hometown of Princeton, Iowa. Her work is exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally and is held in numerous corporate and private collections.

Exploring the abstract nature of the patterns and changes in the flow of the river is the subject of Nancy Purington’s work. In her most recent exhibition at the Englert Gallery, the artist displays glimpses over 30 years of her work focusing on her intuitive response to the consciousness of the Mississippi river. “The surface patterns [of the river] always change but never reflect the true character of its invisible force…it reflects the sky, mirrors color and teaches us lessons about untangling.” –Nancy Purington

Purington captures the rhythmic quality of nature in her compositions through creating relationships between abstract shapes and forms. In her paintings, the artist flattens perceptual space through turning the complex forms of waves into simple abstract patterns. Purington also includes her recent collage work in this exhibition; incorporating found elements from the river such as pearls, shells, and driftwood, which feel Zen-like in their self referential manner. Through these works Moonlight on the Mississippi and Other River Views will offer the viewer moments of contemplative serenity and deep silence. -Sharon Koelblinger, Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Opening Reception: September 10th, 9:00PM

Hours: The Englert Gallery is free and open to the public before, during and after Englert events & by Appointment.

July-August 2005

"Arts Iowa City Past Presidents Exhibition"
July 6 through August 31.

Arts Iowa City begins a cooperative venture with the Englert Civic Theatre. Theatre patrons will be able to view local artists' work while enjoying a performance at the Englert. The exhibition features a wide range of work including paintings, pastel drawings, beadwork, and sculptural items from natural objects.

Hours: The Englert Gallery is free and open to the public before, during and after Englert events & by Appointment.