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kajam03@tamuk.edu or 361-593-2590

Art faculty member opens exhibit at Conner Museum

KINGSVILLE (December 5, 2005) — Charles Wissinger, associate art professor and co-chair of the art department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, has his artwork on exhibit on campus at the John E. Conner Museum. Sculpture by Wissinger remains on display through Tuesday, Jan. 9.

A reception will be held in honor of the artist at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the museum. Wissinger also will present a Brown Bag lecture about his work at noon Monday, Dec. 12, in Baugh Hall.

Wissinger’s exhibit has 43 pieces of mixed media and ceramic sculptures. There are pieces combining wood and metal in addition to pottery of all shapes and sizes.

“My work meanders across a spectrum of concepts, stylistic approaches and media; from loosely narrative to purely abstract; from stoneware mugs to monolithic salt fired sculpture; from drawing to porcelain to wood, steel, stone and clay mixes; from intimate mythscapes to six meter high public installations,” Wissinger said. “It may seem a bit scattered, but with scrutiny the common threads binding the work together become apparent.”

Wissinger has been at A&M-Kingsville since 2003. He holds a master of fine arts degree from Ohio State University.

He has had many exhibitions, including the Mestermote International Invitational in Oslo, Norway; Wood Salt and Life, a four-person international exhibition at the British Commonwealth Games; and Homage to a Culture of Makers, a six-meter high public installation in Ringebu, Norway.

Wissinger’s work can be found in collections at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey; the Museum of Applied Arts in Trondheim, Norway; and the Office of the Agent General, Government of Alberta, New York, New York.

He has presented programs recently at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey; Gulgong, Australia; and Oslo, Norway.

For more information on the exhibit, call the museum at 361-593-2810.

This page last updated 5 December, 2005