"May 5-September 30, 2017, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas." "The exhibition Diane Burko: Glacial Shifts, Changing Perspectives / Bearing Witness to Climate Change was curated by Andrea Packard for the Joy Pratt Markham Gallery, Walton Arts Center."
Summary:
"This exquisitely designed book documents an exhibition organized by Arkansas's Walton Arts Center in conjunction with Artosphere, an annual regional festival that celebrates artists influenced by nature. The 40 pieces reproduced in this book are recent projects inspired by expeditions to the polar regions. In addition, it contains an introduction by the Walton Art's Center curator Andrea Packard; an analysis of Burko's work in relation to the history of glacial imagery, written by William Fox, the Director of the Art and Environment Center of the Nevada Museum of Art; and insightful commentary by Carter Ratcliff who followed the artist's career as it developed over many years. He highlights her most recent project, The Elegy Series, which is featured on both the front and back covers."--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.