Zora Neale Hurston, the outspoken author of African-American literature, wrote much about Eatonville, the historic African American community where she grew up. Hurston is renowned not only for her literary skill and wit, but for the anthropological concepts and methodologies which she brought to her work.
The exhibit itself is part of UCF’s Zora! Celebration. The exhibit is featured with the support of the Zora Neale Hurston National Musuem of Art, where several of the pieces originate.
Exhibition Dates: Jan. 10-Feb. 14, 2020
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Please join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, Jan. 10 from 5-7pm
RSVP: https://bit.ly/2XGrWMO
About Walter Gaudnek:
Walter Gaudnek (born in Fleyh, Czechoslovakia) is a German-American artist, professor of painting at University of Central Florida in the School of Visual Arts and Design in Orlando, FL a founder of the Gaudnek Europa Museum (GEM) in Altomuenster, Germany, 1999. As an art student in Munich; Gaudnek created three provocative galleries: Neue Galerie, Ingolstadt, Zimmergalerie, and Galerie 17, Munich, (1953-1957). During his Fulbright scholarship in the USA, he took part in various happenings and art movements in New York (1959-1969). Since the 1970’s Gaudnek has been one of the main representatives of Pop Art with religious topics. Gaudnek’s exhibition record includes Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; São Paulo Museo de Art Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil; Museo Universitario Universidad de Antioqua, Medellin, Columbia; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Alfred Cubin Galerie, Munich; Landesbank, Munich; and Grey Gallery, New York. Walter Gaudnek has shown at the Florence Biennale four times: 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2019. At the Xth Florence Biennale (2015), Gaudnek won the 3rdprize for his video Cross Glyphs and in 2019 received the Special Commendation by the President of the XII Florence Biennale for his video Shapechanger Prams. His series of large size paintings “The 10 Commandments “, a donation to Pope Francis, is presently in Cuba awaiting installation. His numerous awards at UCF included the Distinguished Researcher of the Year Award ,1990.
More Information can be found here: https://gallery.cah.ucf.edu/
This exhibition is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in Garage F next to the Addition Financial Arena. $5 parking lot H-4 or Garage I requires purchasing a visitor permit from a kiosk. Please note that visitors should park in green student spaces ONLY, as the $5 daily permit does not cover red and blue spaces.
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Time: 5pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Barbara Ying Center, ODI Training Room 140
RSVP to: LEGACY@UCF.EDU - 321-202-3242
Victor Nkwocha
Graduate Assistant,
Legacy Leadership and Mentoring Program
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
University of Central Florida
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