2015
Nathan Pierce - Long Shot - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Kurt Dyrhaug - Rolling Keel - Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Deppe - Lacuna - Madison, Wisconsin
Mike Baur – Dance - West Chicago, Illinois
James K. Johnson - Flint Hills Dreamer - Charleston, Illinois
Stephanie Sailer – Awakening - Swisher, Iowa
Bounnak Thammavong - “Sprout" - Swisher, Iowa
JURORS STATEMENT “This year’s Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition is a collection of varying themes, unique forms, and diverse artists. Each sculpture is, in it’s own way, an exploration and celebration of physical space. Whether it’s the expansive protrusions of Nathan Pierce’s Longshot, the dense constructed aggregate of Mike Baur’s Dance, the upward growing conglomerate of Sarah Deppe’s Lacuna, or the proud negative space of James K. Johnson’s Flint Hills Dreamer, the sculptures together create a unified texture along Cape Girardeau’s Broadway Corridor – a texture that is rich, honest, and earthy. Selecting such a cohesive and dynamic exhibition of such quality artists has truly been an honor and delight.”
-Chris Wubbena
www.cwubbena.com
ABOUT the 2015 JUROR-Chris Wubbena holds a B.F.A. from the University of Northern Iowa, an M.F.A. with an emphasis in Sculpture from San Francisco State University, and is currently a professional sculptor and Associate Professor of Art at Southeast Missouri State University. His work has been exhibited in outdoor and indoor exhibitions throughout the United States, in such exhibitions as Art In Place, Charlottesville, VA; SculptureWalk, Sioux Falls, SD; The 9th Sculpture in the Park Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN; and A Southern Perspective on Prints: 2005 New Orleans Triennial, New Orleans Museum of Art. Wubbena has also completed a number of outdoor commissioned projects. The public sculpture titled landmarks, commissioned by Butler County Iowa, was completed for the Rolling Prairie Trail in 2008 and the public sculpture titled Forward, commissioned by Mississippi Power Company, in Gulfport, Mississippi was completed in 2007 to commemorate the work done by Mississippi Power employees during and after the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina. In addition, Wubbena has been awarded various grants for the completion of larger indoor installation projects, including a Mississippi Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for the completion on Wubbena’s de minimis series and most recently a Grants and Research Funding Committee Grant from Southeast Missouri State University to complete a project titled speaking while listening, which is an expression, through sculptural installation, of the Vietnam/American war and its contemporary relevance.
THANK YOU
Promotional Design-The Wright Group
Exhibition Sponsors-
City of Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau
Reception Sponsor-Port Cape Girardeau
Additional Community Partners-
Old Town Cape
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Missouri State University
Special Thanks To
Annie Laurie's Antiques
Vasterling Suites
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