VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – The VCSU Art Department announces Grand Entry, a solo exhibition from L Whitney, noted North Dakota print maker and VCSU Professor Emeritus of Art, open to the public Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, through Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 in the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts (CFA) Gallery.
Companion pop-up shows of Whitney’s small-scale prints will also be held in the CFA lobby from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 and 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13. A portion of pop-up show proceeds will go to benefit Community School for the Arts visual art programming and scholarships.
Grand Entry explores visual narratives that blend the traditions of the Indigenous people of Turtle Island, imagery from popular American culture, and celebrate the Powwow as a “public declaration of the strength and tenacity of the indigenous cultures of this content.” Whitney’s award winning hand-painted mezzotints have been exhibited globally and featured in galleries in the United States, throughout Europe and Eastern Europe, Nicaragua, Serbia, Russia, India, China, Australia, and New Zealand.
For more information about Whitney’s artwork and process, visit https://www.lwhitneystudio.