Art professor at KSU represents U.S. in international exhibition
Robert Sherer‚ associate professor of art at Kennesaw State University‚ will represent…
Georgia (Nov 27, 2007) — Art professor at KSU represents U.S. in international exhibition
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KENNESAW‚ Ga. (Nov. 27‚ 2007) −− Robert Sherer‚ associate professor of art at Kennesaw
State University‚ will represent the United States in the International Biennale of
Contemporary Art Dec. 1−9 in Florence‚ Italy. He also participated in the 2001 Florence
Biennale.
Artists for this exhibition are selected by a jury of distinguished art directors‚
art historians and art critics from around the world.
In the exhibition‚ Sherer will show pieces from his pyrograph series which received
national attention earlier this fall during a two−man exhibition at the Lyman−Eyer
Gallery in Provincetown‚ Mass. Lyman−Eyer will present a solo exhibition of Sherer's
pyrographs in late summer next year. In this biographical series‚ Sherer draws inspiration
from the illustrations in the scouting manuals of the 1950s and 1960s to explore the
secret rites of passage and relationships of American boyhood.
In the 2001 exhibition‚ Sherer showed pieces from his “Blood Works” series of pen−and−ink
drawings that use blood as the medium and employ botanical images to address issues
of love and loss in the post−AIDS era. “Blood Works” will be featured in a solo exhibition
at Kennesaw State‚ Jan. 9−March 11. A documentary film and a book about the series
are also in production.
Robert Sherer studied art at Walker College‚ Atlanta College of Art‚ Georgia State
University and Rhode Island School of Design. He also holds a master of fine arts
degree from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. In addition to his work as an artist
and educator‚ he has worked as an art critic‚ juror‚ lecturer and dealer. In 2002‚
he represented the United States in the International Triennale of Contemporary Art
in Paris. He is represented by the Robert Kidd Gallery in Detroit‚ New Arts Gallery
in Litchfield‚ Conn.‚ and Lyman−Eyer Gallery in Provincetown‚ Mass.
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A member of the 35−unit University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is
a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population of more
than 20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw
State offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate
in education.
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