MMAC Exhibitions to Feature Three Celebrated Montana Artists
MISSOULA – Rarely seen works of art by three of Montana’s most celebrated artists will adorn the galleries of the Montana Museum of Art & Culture at the University of Montana from Thursday, March 3, to Saturday, April 23. The star-studded showcase will include several special events, tours and lectures.
Missoula artist and teacher George Gogas will be featured in the exhibition “George Gogas: Odyssey,” in the Meloy Gallery of the Performing Arts and Radio/Television Center at UM. Internationally renowned ceramicist Rudy Autio, former UM professor and chairman of art, will be paired with notable artist and teacher Henry “Hank” Meloy in the exhibition, “Presence: Rudy Autio and Henry Meloy,” in the PAR/TV Center’s Paxson Gallery. An opening reception for both exhibitions will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the PAR/TV Center lobby.
In addition, special docent tours of the exhibitions are scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, and Thursday, April 7. The tours are free and open to the public.
“Presence: Rudy Autio and Henry Meloy” considers distinct chapters in the careers of two major Montana artists whose explorations of form and material delved into the very nature of presence and absence in the work of art.