“Folktales,” the title of an exhibition of photographs by Letitia Huckaby, has opened at Vincennes University’s Shircliff Gallery of Art and will continue through Feb. 6. The gallery is located inside the Shircliff Humanities Building, 130 E. Harrison St. Admission is free. The artist will present a lecture on her work at 10 a.m. on Feb. 6 in Shircliff Auditorium, followed by a reception for the artist in the gallery at 11 a.m. Admission for these events is also free. “My artistic career began in documentary photography,” said Huckaby, “but after the loss of my father and my grandmother, I became interested in making art that dealt with more personal issues. For the first time I turned the camera on myself, my family, and my African-American heritage.” Huckaby holds a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma, a bachelors degree in photography from the Art Institute of Boston, and a master’s degree in photography from the University of North Texas in Denton. She has exhibited at the Dallas African-American Museum, Dallas Contemporary, and the Galveston Arts Center; Renaissance Fine Art in Harlem, New York; and the McKenna Museum in New Orleans. Public projects include a piece along the Trinity River in Fort Worth and at the new Ella Mae Shamblee branch library in Fort Worth. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; and noon to 3 p.m. on Sundays. For more information contact Emily Loehle, gallery director and assistant professor of art and design, 812-888-4316, [email protected]. Information about upcoming exhibitions is available at vinu.edu/content/shircliff-gallery-art.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:30:37 +0000