Method to the Madness

The FGCU Permanent Collection of Art is an invaluable resource to students and the public. This exhibition showcases recent gifts including World War II era WPA prints, vitreographs by Karen Kunc, promised works from avid collector Robert E. Feir ranging from professional, contemporary artists to FGCU’s very own alumni, and new works by Peter Massing. Narrative structures using the figure and abstract compositions form the basis for the curatorial selection. These gifts have expanded the collection in scope and depth. The works on display represent a small fraction of the gifts, made possible by the generosity and support of the FGCU Art Galleries’ donors and community.

Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, the Wasmer Endowment, WGCU Public Media, and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Images, left to right: Peter Massing, Nest Head, 2015, Etching, engraving, and dry point, Gift of Peter Massing, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries, 2022.0002.0565; Karen Kunc, Frond, 2000, Intaglio vitreograph and woodcut print with digital transfer, Gift of Carol L. Shay, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries, 2020.0001.0026; Leila Mesdaghi, Bloody Days Series No. V, 2015, Collagraph, Promised gift from the Private Collection of Robert E. Feir