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8/2/06

DRAWINGS BY SCOTT ESPESETH EXHIBITED AT SLU GALLERY

CANTON - "Clear Blue Sky: Drawings by Scott Espeseth" will be on exhibit in the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University from Wednesday, August 16, through Wednesday, September 27.

A slide lecture and discussion with the artist will be held on Monday, September 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 123 of the Griffiths Arts Center; it is open to the public, free of charge.

An artist based in Madison, Wisconsin, Espeseth teaches drawing and printmaking as assistant professor of art at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the country, including the Milwaukee Art Museum, the James Watrous Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in Madison, and the Stray Show of Chicago. Espeseth previously taught studio art at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned an MFA in printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000 and a bachelor's degree in fine art from West Virginia University in 1997.

Espeseth states, "My recent drawings are idiosyncratic, intimately scaled images derived from personal memories, boyhood fantasies and the visual environment of my home in the upper Midwest. Carefully drawn in graphite or silverpoint, they are modest in scale, often not much larger than a credit card. Despite their size, they are vivid and dense with information, giving the impression of vast worlds compressed into a tiny field of vision."

For more information or to arrange individual or group tours, contact the gallery at 315-229-5174.

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More information: The Arts at St. Lawrence

Scott Espeseth's Web site