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Museum of Art welcomes Art Werger for three day workshop

April 23, 2008 @ 12:22 PM

Herald-Dispatch.com

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome Art Werger for an exhibit, lecture and three-day workshop in April.

Werger will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008, in HMA's Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission is free.

Werger will facilitate a three-day workshop titled "Scratching the Surface" from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25-27, 2008.  The workshop is an introduction to intaglio printing through various methods of drypoint. Call (304) 529-2701 for information on workshop fees.

An exhibition of Werger's work remains on view at HMA through June 15.

Growing up in New Jersey, Werger's intaglio prints focus on scenes from his childhood.  His etchings and mezzotints focus on the tension between the individual and his or her environment. 

Born in 1955, Werger received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1978 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982.  Chairman of Fine Arts at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, for 18 years, Werger is currently a Professor of Printmaking and Director of Foundations at the University of Ohio in Athens.  Represented by such galleries as S.E. Feinman Fine Arts in New York and Davidson Gallery in Seattle, Werger has exhibited internationally and has works in several collections including the Boston Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.