Two New Shows Open at List
One of Jan Baltzell’s drawings on display at the List Gallery.
Jan Baltzell
Opening next Thursday at the List Gallery of Swarthmore College will be two exhibitions running concurrently through December 15: “Jan Baltzell: Drawings” and “Sue Hettmansperger: Iterations: Painting and Collage.” Both artists will lecture about their work and engage in discussion on Thursday, November 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema. A List Gallery reception will follow: 5:30–7:00 p.m. These events are free and open to the public.
During the past 40 years, Jan Baltzell has exhibited her vibrantly colored paintings in more than 20 solo exhibitions in the Philadelphia region, and her works have been featured in group exhibitions both regionally and nationally. Although she has been rightly celebrated for her compelling use of color, Baltzell’s List Gallery exhibition, comprised of ten drawings made during the past three years, calls attention to the way drawing has been fundamental to her creative practice.
Sue Hettmansperger
Sue Hettmansperger has been recognized for elaborating the traditions established by early 20th century American Modernists. Using a limited palette, abstracted forms, flattened spaces, and inventive gestures, she creates transcendental and emblematic representations of nature. Hettmansperger most often begins with small-scale experiments in collage; the resulting compositions form the basis for her oil paintings.
Information on the gallery and the exhibitions is at swarthmore.edu/list-gallery.
