Mueller Gallery

We’re excited to have the luminous encaustic and collage works of Margaret Noel in the project room until Oct. 12!

Margaret documents the reconstruction of communities affected by disasters, both natural and manmade, in her current series, “Shelter”. Her process begins with initial plein air drawings created on site as communities start to rebuild. These drawings are highly detailed and serve as source material for her encaustic wax paintings that strip the buildings down to simplified architectural shapes, underlining the fragility of the infrastructure that all communities rely upon for shelter and safety. She explains that vulnerability of buildings and infrastructure is especially visible in areas under pressure from repeated climate events and seismic activity, but they can also be rendered suddenly obvious when a familiar building or bridge collapses due to a hidden flaw or neglected maintenance.

Wednesday, Sept. 11 —Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024
Gallery Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am–4pm
The Mueller Gallery
Caldwell University
120 Bloomfield Ave.
Caldwell, NJ 07006

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The Mueller Gallery at Caldwell University is excited to present Remnants, an exhibition featuring designer, illustrator, and artist Monte Antrim and landscape photographer Linda Kuehne. The show opened last Wed., Sept. 11 with an artist’s talk and reception in the gallery. Thanks to Monte and Linda for calling in to the talk remotely.

Through their individual observational and creative practices, Monte Antrim and Linda Kuehne both connect their own backgrounds to their encounters with landscapes and architecture to impart specific and pertinent social commentary. Antrim’s sketches and paintings document his awareness and absorption of his milieu through line work and/or brushstrokes that fluctuate between gesture and rigidity, drawing viewers into the essence of a space and that which occupies it. Kuehne’s integration of reflections from glass windows into her shots of a desolate street and its abandoned buildings strengthen their sense of emptiness and neglect, producing a foreboding atmosphere.

Wednesday, Sept. 11 —Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024
Gallery Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am–4pm
The Mueller Gallery
Caldwell University
120 Bloomfield Ave.
Caldwell, NJ 07006

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A hearty "thank you" to Steve Rossi and Robbie Wing for sharing their work and their insights into their beautiful and thoughtful work. The exhibition "Prior Appropriation" opened last night with an engaging artist's talk and opening reception. The show is up through March 2 so please check it out when you are on campus or in the area.

Also, deep gratitude to my student and past intern Ben Fernandez for so thoughtfully facilitating an interview with Steve for my senior class.

The exhibition showcases a cohesive body of work that includes relief sculptures, paintings and an extraordinary sculptural work that includes a kinetic water component and dirt from the Eastern New Mexico that integrates perfectly into the sculptural installation. There is also a video piece with an immersive sound component contributed by sound artist Robbie Wing.

Excited for the opening of the upcoming exhibition by , “Prior Appropriation” at the Mueller Gallery at Caldwell University. The show includes a video with audio created by sound artist Robbie Wing. There is an artist’s talk on Wed. Jan. 31 from 5-6pm with a reception for the artists from 6-8pm. Hope you can make it!