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Irving Norman, (1906-1989) Blind Momentum, 1960 oil on canvas Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Gift see more	Dark Metropolis, Irving Norman's Social Surrealism June 5 - October 6, 2007 Originating at the Crocker Art museum in Sacremento California, Dark Metropolis features an important painting from the NEHMA's permanent collection, Blind Momentum, by Irving Norman, 1960. This exhibition, curated by Scott A. Shields, Ph.D., Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum, consists of approximately 25 large-scale paintings, by Norman along with 14 examples of the artist’s works on paper, and it is accompanied by a 228-page color catalogue.
	May Swenson’s Muse: Art and the West February 9 - May 25, 2007
Installation view of "May Swenson’s Muse: Art and the West" including May Swenson's desk where she wrote in her houseat Sea Cliff, New York	Vignettes featuring new acquisitions from the permanent collection, audio recordings, paintings, sculpture and photographs that are combined with language from May Swenson’s poems. Each vignette explores how visual objects inspired Swenson’s writing and her relationship to the region.
	Picturing the West Depression Era Photography: Lange, Lee and Rothstein March 5 - March 27, 2007 Photographs selected by cultural historian and USU faculty member Victoria Grieve that are examples of the museum’s collection of Farm Security Administration photographs that document the plight of the rural poor in the 1930s. more info
	The 9th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition March 21 - May 5, 2007 Dozens of small sculptures from around the world show how artists have handled the challenges of space and scale dictated by the size of an ordinary shoebox.
	Scott Grieger: Impersonations February 9 - May 31, 2007 During 1970, Scott Grieger created a series of images that "impersonated” famous works of art. The resulting photographs from his widely exhibited Impersonations series show Grieger acting out some well known artists' work.
	Painted Perceptions of Cache Valley Canyons: Woody Shepherd January - March 9, 2007 “Painted Perceptions of Cache Valley Canyons,” a new exhibit opening at the museum, features the work of USU art department faculty member Woody Shepherd. The exhibition is comprised of 11 large paintings that measure 6 feet by 6 feet and up to 8 feet by 11 feet, and were painted on site around Cache Valley and off the beaten track. In such locations as Devil’s Gate, Oxkiller Hollow, Beaver Basin and Sink Hollow, Shepherd takes his large panels out to paint in the congested underbrush. see more
This project is supported by the Utah Arts Council, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Larry E. Elsner Art Foundation, the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the Quinney Nebeker Law Firm, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Department of Art, and the Caine School of the Arts in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.	Deadly Sins/Measured Virtues Recent Work of Alice Leora Briggs September 20 - December 9, 2006 Briggs' work is part of the contemporary revival of figurative realism in American art. Combining art historical references, medical illustrations, candid photographs and drawings, Briggs uses a method of incising a material called clayboard with India ink to create richly detailed drawings and mixed media installations.more info Listen to an audio interview with Briggs on this link: Utah Public Radio KUSU: Access Utah Friday 9/15: Open Forum, Alice Leora Briggs