Method to the Madness:
Artworks and Collections of Robert E. Feir, Karen Kunc, and Peter Massing
August 30 – October 3, 2024
Wasmer Art Gallery
Opening Reception and Talk
Thursday, August 29, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
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, and WGCU Public Media.
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
