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Past Exhibitions – 2005

September 14-December 11, 2005 

Jacob El Hanani: Drawings from 1978-2005

This exhibition featured over 20 drawings by El Hanani with a selection of Jewish manuscripts from Morocco on loan from the Judah L. Magnes Museum.

September 16 - October 30, 2005

Animated by Animals: Videos by Sam Easterson

A Selection of videos by L.A. Artist Sam Easterson.

 

August 30 - October 9, 2005

Inversions: Gay Outlaw

This exhibition featured sculpture and photographs by Gay Outlaw.

 

October 11 - November 3, 2005 

Family Portraits: Heike Liss

Over 25 portraits of families from the Bay-Area.

 

November 1 - December 11, 2005 

Her Black Flags: Video projections by Sigrid Sandstrom

Three video projections, a wall drawing, a painting and a large black flag were on view for this exhibition.

 

November 8 - December 11, 2005 

Fragments, Fadings, Feelings: Carla Trefethen Saunders

A selections of large watercolors.

 

August 30 - December 11, 2005 

Untitled Book Series, Volume 2: Michael Trigilio, Measures of Distance: Mona Hatoum and Mitchell's Death: Linda Montano

A series of short videos.

 

June 21- August 7, 2005 

Improving the Bow Tie: African-American Improvisational Quilts

This exhibition features the art of 10 African-American quilt-makers who have made colorful works that are based on the popular bow-tie pattern. Drawn from the Collection of Eli Leon, these quilts are examples of an
artistic tradition based in African and African-American cultures.



June 21- August 7, 2005

Second to the Gods: Recent gifts from the Collection of William K. Ehrenfeld M.D.

These three small exhibitions of African art are selected from a recent gift of over 800 works of art given to the Mills College Art Museum. The exhibitions, curated by Mills College students are:

Royal Regalia of the Yoruba (An exhibition of crowns and cornets of the Yoruba as well as a rare set of 19th century beaded garments worn by a Yoruba king.)

The Seat of Power (An exhibition of thrones, chairs and stools from West Africa.)

Fertility (An exhibition of objects that are related to fertility and women in Africa.)

June 21- August 7, 2005

Oakland Picture Lady: Traci Bartlow
Oakland based artist and choreographer Tracie Bartlow will create an installation with her photographs. The images, taken in the 98th Avenue neighborhood in East Oakland and of the emerging Hip-Hop music scene in the 1990s, show the dynamic nature of the people and musicians of the City of Oakland.  The artist Lauren Benjamin will be assisting Bartlow on the installation.



June 21- August 7, 2005

Spike: Keba Konte
Oakland based artist Keba Konte will create a monumental portrait of his mother on the side of a 20” high cargo shipping container. His mother, Pam Borrelli, was longshorewoman at the Port of Oakland in the
1980’s. During this period, Borrelli was affectionately known as “Spike” by her co-workers.



April 29 - May 29, 2005

MFA Exhibition 2005
Opening reception: May 1 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

This exhibition has been made possible with the support of the Susan L. Mills Fund, Brain Gross and the Herringer Family Fund



March 29 - April 17, 2005

Rhizomatic Thesis Exhibition 2005
Opening Reception: April 2 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

This exhibition has been made possible with the support of the Susan L. Mills Fund and Marjorie Fasman and her daughter Fay Pfaelzer Abrams (Mills College Class of 1963).



January 18 - March 6, 2005

Slow Time/Play Time: Bean Finneran

Opening reception on January 19, 2005 



January 18 - March 6, 2005

Selected Recent Acquisitions



January 18 - February 6, 2005

Selected Works: Anne Walsh

Opening reception on January 19, 2005



February 8 - March 6, 2005

400 People: Betsy Schneider 

Opening reception on February 9, 2005 



January 18 - March 6, 2005


Ras Al Jinz: Charlotte Prodger




January 18 - March 6, 2005

Japanese Textiles: Curated by C. Lemomi Gorsich 



January 18 - March 6, 2005

Japanese Teapots: Curated by Allisa Young



January 18 - March 6, 2005

Ralph DuCasse From the Collection




 

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