Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who have taken animation and motion graphics courses.

Screening Event: Thursday, March 28th | 7-9 p.m. – In conjunction with the Graphic Design Senior Exhibition

Opening Reception: Thurs. April 11 | 6 p.m.
Gallery Talk: Wed. April 17 | 5 p.m. by Dr. David Herrstrom, President of the Jacob Landau Institute
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Docent tours are available.

The exhibition features a selection of 32 pieces from Monmouth University’s extensive collection of Jacob Landau’s work, which is comprised of over 300 prints, drawings, and paintings. The collection was gifted to Monmouth University in 2008 by the Jacob Landau Institute of Roosevelt, NJ.

Born in Philadelphia in 1917, Jacob Landau launched his career as an illustrator, winning national prizes at age 16 and a scholarship to the Philadelphia College of Art. He had over sixty one-person shows and was the recipient of many awards, including Tiffany, Guggenheim and National Arts Council grants. Many of his works are featured in permanent collections in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. A master teacher, he retired as professor emeritus at New York’s Pratt Institute. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts by Monmouth University.

Landau, who died in 2001, won praise for his “humanist” approach to art, which explored the basic themes of human existence and morality, according to Institute president David Herrstrom. Having lived through the Great Depression, Landau faced tough times and human cruelty, influences that can be seen throughout his works. Herrstrom explains that “As a humanist, Landau was committed to the belief that art must do more than entertain or please. Creating inner conflict, art can precipitate a small crisis of perception or conscience in us and contribute to human growth.”

Dates/Times docents will be in the gallery to give guided tours:

Fri. April 12 | 4 pm – 8 pm
Sat. April 13 | 6 pm – 8 pm
Sun. April 14 | 11 am – 2 pm
Mon. April 15 | 12 pm – 2 pm
Tues. April 16 | 11 am – 12 pm
Wed. April 17 | 11 am – 2 pm
Thurs. April 18 | 4:30 pm – 8 pm
Fri. April 19 | 11 am – 1 pm, 6 pm – 8 pm
Mon. April 22 | 12 pm – 2pm
Tues. April 23 | 11 am – 4 pm
Wed. April 24 | 11am – 3 pm

Location: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall

Free & Open to the Public

Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design.

Rechnitz Hall, The Dimattio Gallery

Opening Reception: Fri. April 11, from 7 – 9 p.m.

Opening Reception: Fri. February 7, from 6 – 8 p.m.

Mike Harper a realistic airbrush artist who has illustrated professionally for over 15 years.  He has worked with numerous publishing companies and advertising agencies that range from American Tourister to Zebra Pens. Works on display will include various advertising illustrations, book covers, editorial works & promotion pieces used by noted publishers Bantam, Scholastic, & Harlequin. Featured magazine covers include: Emergency Medicine Magazine and Games Magazine.

 Pollak Gallery HOURS: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 7
p.m. (Except during openings) 

March 14 – April 30

Opening Reception: Thurs. March 13 from 6-8 pm

Intended to express and highlight the beauty of science – through images, drawings, and photos of natural forms and visualization of scientific, mathematic, and engineering processes based on the research and coursework of MU faculty and students. Images will reveal the elegance of science art in scientific results, observations, and failures.

Pollak Gallery: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Except during openings)

Selections from the Monmouth University permanent collection featuring works by various artists, including ebony carvings, etchings by Adam Wurtz, and lithographs by Salvadore Dali.

Opening Reception: April 10, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.

Monmouth University Galleries presents an exhibition of works exploring the theme of war by American artist, humanist, and teacher Jacob Landau in Monmouth University Library.  A Judgment of War: An Exhibit of Selected Works by Jacob Landau will be on view from April 10 – April 25 in the Library Seminar Room (102).

On Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. Steven Brower, Assistant Professor of Art at Marywood University, will give a talk on Landau’s comic books, including “The Sniper,” which he did while serving in the Italian theatre during World War II.

All events are free & open to the public. Docent tours are available (for times, contact Professor Susan Douglass 732-263-5509; sdouglas@monmouth.edu).

For additional information on the exhibition and other gallery events on the West Long Branch campus of Monmouth University, please contact call 732-263-5712 or visit www.monmouth.edu/arts.