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Artist Dismukes' Exhibition at WIU's Art Gallery

October 30, 2023

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MACOMB, IL - - The Western Illinois University Art Department will host a solo exhibition by Montgomery, AL artist Sara Dismukes from Monday, Nov. 6-Friday, Dec. 15, at WIU's Art Gallery.

The exhibition, titled "Mishearing Mnemosyne," is open free to the public. A reception for the artist will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. The artist will speak about her work at 5 p.m.
Dismukes is a multidisciplinary artist and educator currently living in Montgomery, AL. She is a member of the art and design faculty at Troy University. Her studio practice includes drawing, painting and graphic design, as well as traditional bookbinding.

"We all move back and forth between public and private spaces. Rather than call attention to the origin or the destination, I pay attention to what is found along the way. I am compelled by the social mediation of landscape and how desire and disregard are manifested in objects and spaces over time."

My work celebrates the things we pass by, often unnoticed, while moving about our day. I am interested in entropy as well as the growth that is its companion," Dismukes said. "Close observation of the patterns and structures in nature, as well as the rhythm of its seasonal cycles, is an enthusiasm and an influence. I see tenacity and resilience within these systems and feel deeply connected to them."

For more information about the Gallery, visit wiu.edu/artgallery.

Posted By: Chiamaka Ezeobi (cc-ezeobi@wiu.edu)
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