The Riney Fine Arts Gallery is conveniently located between Sebits Auditorium and the Fine Arts Office. Stop by the gallery anytime because the 2011-12 schedule is filled with a wide variety of artists who are sure to challenge you through their visual interpretations.

Final Friday receptions are scheduled for each art show on the last Friday of each month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

FALL 2011 EVENTS

DEBRA CLEMENTE
Aug. 23-Sept. 16, 2011
Reception: Aug. 26
Gallery
Midwest landscape painter
Debra Clemente will exhibit her vivid paintings. For more information about the artist, please visit www.artistdeb.com.

FINE ARTS FACULTY FANFARE
Sept. 15, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sebits Auditorium & Gallery
Free
Come sample the diverse sounds and radiant artwork of the talented faculty in the Friends University Division of Fine Arts.

GEOFFREY BENZING
Sept. 19-Oct. 14, 2011
Reception: Sept. 30
Gallery
Multi-media professional artist Geoffrey Benzing will exhibit new paintings. For more information about the artist, please visit www.benzingart.com.

ELIZABETH ROWLEY
Oct. 17-Nov. 18, 2011
Reception: Oct. 28
Gallery
Lawrence artist Elizabeth Rowley works primarily in encaustic and oil. Her bold, thick applications, whether abstract or evoking Kansas landscapes call forth strong emotional responses from the viewer. For more information about the artist, please visit www.signsoflifegallery.com.

AARON FRONDORF
Nov. 28-Dec. 18, 2011
Reception: Dec. 9
Gallery
Aaron Frondorf is an intaglio printmaker from Kansas and will be exhibiting current works. For more information about the artist, please visit aaronfrondorf.weebly.com.

SPRING 2012 EVENTS

TARA HUFFORD-WALKER
Jan. 9-Feb. 10, 2012
Reception: Jan. 27
Gallery
Tara Hufford-Walker has been painting for over 40 years, but her first love is teaching art at North High School in Wichita, Kan. She’ll be exhibiting new works.

MARTHA WHERRY
Feb. 13-March 16, 2012
Reception: Feb. 24
Gallery
Martha Wherry, nationally recognized artist, has collected works currently showing in regional juried shows as well as private collections. For more information on the artist, please visit www.marthawherry.com.

CHRISTOPHER GULICK
March 19-April 13, 2012
Reception: March 30
Gallery
Christopher Gulick is a kinetic mobile sculpture artist who traditionally works in metal. In this rare exhibition Christopher Gulick will display his drawings. For more information about the artist, please visit www.christophergulick.com.

DEPARTMENT OF ART: ANNUAL STUDENT & FACULTY ART EXHIBITION
April 16-May 4, 2012
Reception: April 27
Gallery
This exhibition will include new works of current Friends University Department of Art faculty and their students.

DEPARTMENT OF ART: SUMMER INVITATIONAL
May 7-Aug. 17, 2012
Reception: May 25
Gallery
This exhibition will be an invitational group exhibition of diverse regional artists.