CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

​Painting the West | Aaron + Jenny Wuerker
10.05.18 – 02.02.19  |  Ruth Brennan Gallery

Husband and wife artists, Aaron and Jenny, have been painting the Wyoming landscape together for nearly 25 years. Though their approach is different, their search to define the iconic American landscape is the same. Aaron’s work focuses on industrial objects and their mimicry of natural formations while Jenny’s work captures the stark expanse of the landscape in large-scale paintings. Ultimately, their realist perspectives serve to celebrate the beauty of common places. 

Exhibit generously sponsored by Denny Gemeny, Hotel Alex Johnson, South Dakota Arts Council and Rapid City Arts Council.
Tatanka Numpa Owe Okele | Two Bulls Family
11.09.18 - 03 .09.19 | Sen. Stan Adelstein & Lynda K. Clark Gallery
 
Artists' reception and musical performance: Friday, November 30 | 5 -7pm

Tatanka Numpa Owe Okele loosely translates as "Following the Two Bulls tracks". Family and kinship ties are very important to the Oglala Lakota people. The Two Bulls are an Oglala Lakota family of artists and musicians originating from the Red Shirt Table community on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
This group exhibition features the artwork of seven members of the Two Bulls Family. Those family members included in the exhibition are: Robert Two Bulls Sr, Robert Two Bulls Jr, Lorri Ann Two Bulls, Marty Two Bulls Sr, Marty Two Bulls Jr, Michael Two Bulls and Molina Parker. 
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Within this expansive show of family members is included numerous visual art mediums. They range from painting, cartoons, graphic design and illustration, ceramic and plaster sculpture, printmaking, mixed-media work, leather work, dolls, bead work and other forms of jewelry.
 
Along with individual artworks from each of these artists, there will also be collaborative pieces included in the show with multi-generational artists working together to create new artwork. The Wake Singers will perform at the artists' reception. They are a contemporary rock and roll band made up of several members of the Two Bulls Family.
 
The family was invited to help participate in the curation of this exhibition and decided to elect Micheal, Robert Jr. and Marty Jr. as those family members who would assist in the curation.
Unwrapped | Various Artists
11.16.18 – 12.15.18  |  Lobby Gallery

​Opening Reception: Friday, November 16 | 5 - 7pm
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This juried exhibit features small original works by local artists just in time for the holiday season. In keeping with the idea that our visitors like to give and receive hand-made gifts of art during the holidays, artists price their work to sell and it is sized to fit in every home. This exhibit is prominently displayed on our Lobby Gallery and opens with our popular Holiday Art Market.
​Dancing Demons | Charles Keeting Lassiter
11.16.18 – 02.23.19  |  Inez & Milton Shaver Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, November 16 | 5 - 7pm
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This exhibit provides a unique opportunity for visitors to view work from well-known artist Charles Keeting Lassiter (1926-2005) who was often considered an outsider because of his unconventional use of tools and techniques. His work has been collected in many of the major galleries around the world. Lassiter was formally trained and travelled throughout the U.S., Europe and the Caribbean despite suffering from agoraphobia and schizophrenia. These mental illnesses are quite apparent in his work, from his frenzied and almost uncontrolled movements to his depersonalization of subjects in a spider-like network. Together these qualities create a sense of unease and anxiety for viewers, giving them a sense of the artist’s challenges with his mental disorders. Twenty-five of his paintings will be on display at the Dahl Arts Center and all will be for sale.
Photography Policy
Still photography is permitted for personal, noncommercial use with a hand-held camera/mobile device. Sharing on social media is encouraged! Photographs may not be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed or otherwise commercially exploited. The use of flashes, tripods or video cameras is prohibited unless permission is obtained from the Curator.

Animal Policy
Animals are not permitted in the galleries, with the exception of service dogs.