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Northern Galleries Welcomes Wil Shynkaruk
Released March 11, 2008
(ABERDEEN, SD) The Northern State School of Fine Arts is pleased
to announce an exhibit by Minnesota based artist Wil Shynkaruk.
The exhibit will be held in the Isaac Lincoln Gallery in Lincoln
Hall beginning on March 17. Shunkaruk’s pieces will be on
display until May 2.
Shynkaruk is an associate professor and the Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
Shynkaruk has authored numerous articles, has displayed work in many states including Utah, Arizona, Montana, and North Dakota, as well as having several shows in Canada. He also has been a guest lecturer at universities and workshops throughout the states.
Of his work Shynkaruk said “In todays commercialized, mechanized, specialized, computerized homogenized, society, the act of producing handmade pottery is one of social commentary. Mass produced commercial dinnerware and kitchenware are economical and readily available to fulfill our daily functional needs. In this light, creating individual ceramic vessels by hand is inefficient and even archaic. Indeed, any business person will tell you that there are easier ways to make a living.”
“What I like about Wil Shynkaruk’s work is its sense
of balance. A balance between the predictable and unpredictable
… what art historians like to call the Apollonian and the
Dionysian,” said Northern Galleries Director, Bill Hoar. “In
other words, I think Wil captures what it means to be a human being
that is, thinking logically and abstractly one minute, then being
emotional and natural the next minute.”
The public is welcome to view Shynkaruk’s work from Mar.
17- May 2, in the Isaac Lincoln Gallery.
About Northern State University
Northern State University is a premier residential institution characterized by outstanding instruction, extraordinary community relations, and unparalleled extracurricular opportunities. In August of 2007 NSU was named by US News and World Report as one of the best undergraduate public institutions in the Midwest. For more information about NSU, visit our Web site at www.northern.edu.
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