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WOKIKSUYE | A REMEMBERANCE OF ROBERT PENN
05.28.21 - 08.21.21 SENATOR STAN ADELSEIN AND LYNDA . CLARK GALLERY Artists Reception, May 28, 5-7pm A gathering to share stories and memories of the life of Robert Penn will be held in the Cyclorama Gallery, May 28, 4pm. Robert Penn (Sicangu Lakota/Omaha) was born on May 3rd, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska and passed away on February 7th, 1999. He attended high school at St. Francis Mission on South Dakota’s Rosebud Reservation and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of South Dakota in 1992. Penn was a protégé of and a work study assistant under the late artist Oscar Howe. Bobby Penn explored and mastered every style of art making that he pursued. He seemed to move effortlessly from large oil paintings to intimate watercolor pieces. It didn’t matter if he was working on a portrait study in acrylics or a landscape painting, Penn was equally adept at any media and style he chose to pursue, and this was one of the things that set him apart from other artists. He painted “the truth” as he found it in the world, and he attributed this creative talent to Wakan Tanka – the Great Spirit. Penn has long been viewed and spoken of as one of South Dakota’s greatest contemporary artists. |
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HORSES, BUFFALOES AND TIPIS
DONALD F. MONTILEAUX 06.04.21-08.14.21 LOBBY GALLERY The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is pleased to present a new show of ledger works from local artist Donald F. Montileaux (Oglala Lakota). It has been over nine years since this master ledger artist has last shown his work here at the Dahl Arts Center. Donald's creations are an example of traditional ideas executed in contemporary form, using new methods to portray Lakota warriors going into battle, on buffalo hunts or their camp scenes. Donald's primary media is Prismacolor pencils used in layers to create really vibrant color. Montileaux is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He was a student of the late Oscar Howe and credits the late Herman Red Elk as another primary mentor and influence. Donald began his full-time art career in 2000. He has also been a successful author and illustrator of children's books since dedicating himself fully to his art career. Most recently, he completed a large-scale commission for the new American Indian Student Center at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Montileaux's work is represented in numerous public and private collections, too many to name here. The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is pleased to present a new show of ledger works from local artist Donald F. Montileaux (Oglala Lakota). It has been over nine years since this master ledger artist has last shown his work here at the Dahl Arts Center. Donald's creations are an example of traditional ideas executed in contemporary form, using new methods to portray Lakota warriors going into battle, on buffalo hunts or their camp scenes. Donald's primary media is Prismacolor pencils used in layers to create really vibrant color. Montileaux is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He was a student of the late Oscar Howe and credits the late Herman Red Elk as another primary mentor and influence. Donald began his full-time art career in 2000. He has also been a successful author and illustrator of children's books since dedicating himself fully to his art career. Most recently, he completed a large-scale commission for the new American Indian Student Center at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Montileaux's work is represented in numerous public and private collections, too many to name here. |
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2 WOMEN 2 WAYS
SUSAN DREY & LYNN THORPE 06.04.21-08.14.21 RUTH BRENNAN GALLERY Both these women are dedicated painters who approach their medium in distinctly different styles. This exhibition will be on display from Friday, June 4th until Saturday, August 14th, 2021. The RCAC will host an artists’ reception on Friday, June 4th from 4pm to 7pm. Susan works in watercolor and her subject for this exhibition is primarily birds and animals, portraits and cityscapes. She began her career as an architect and moved onto photography after 15 years of practice. That was followed by a business as a landscape designer and then in 2016, she decided to pursue her art full time. Lynn paints in oils and draws in graphite with markers. Usually, her subject fluctuates between a kind of "conceptual realism" to more observational plein air studies of local environments. Lynn was an art professor at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming for over twenty years. After retiring, she moved to South Dakota and continued to teach at Black Hills State University for three years. Lynn has been a professional, full time since retiring from teaching art years ago. |
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