Honored to have my “Beelzebub Charm” selected by Juror Pamela Caserta Hugdahl, Executive Director of the Rochester Art Center for the DuMa Biennial at Dubuque Museum of Art.
The Dubuque Museum of Art (DuMA), founded in 1874 and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2004, is Iowa’s oldest cultural institution. Named a national affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in 2016, DuMA’s mission is to create engaging art experiences that excite, inspire, and connect our community. The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. More information can be found at dbqart.org.
Beelzebub Charm. Porcelain vessel Smoke Fired on Hach Hill. 3” diameter, 2” High
DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 12, 2023–The tenth edition of the DuMA Biennial opens to the public Saturday, June 17, 2023. 65 artists from across Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin explore how the enormous changes in our culture, politics, environment, and social structures emerge in the art created today. The exhibition features contemporary painting, sculpture, furniture, photography, fiber arts and more. Nearly 200 established and emerging artists submitted over 500 works to a competitive open call. This year’s juror, Pamela Caserta Hugdahl, Executive Director of the Rochester Art Center, selected the work and relied upon her 23 years of museum experience— including more than 13 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis—to make her selection.
“The inspiring submissions demonstrated an incredible range of media,” said Hugdahl. “Yet common themes emerged including the interconnectedness of life, our changing environment, the meaning of essential work, exploration of form, and what it means to ‘grow up’ now.” “We are proud of this tradition,” said Stacy Gage Peterson, DuMA’s Curatorial Director. “Every two years, we pause to take the pulse of the art of the moment. I am grateful that Pamela selected artists we have known for a long time as well as artists whose work has never before been seen in Dubuque. Each artist should be commended for the strength of their work and I’m excited for guests to experience the exhibition’s power.”
