ArtSpace Gallery exhibit – ‘Embracing the Syncopation: A Visual Exploration’
Monday, Jan 13 - Friday, Feb 21
The ArtSpace Gallery at the Quad-Cities Campus is exhibiting “Embracing the Syncopation: A Visual Exploration,” photography by Rich Ankeney, from Monday, Jan. 13 to Friday, Feb. 21.
Everyone is invited to a reception and artist talk Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 4-6 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.
The ArtSpace Gallery is located on the first floor of Building 4 at the Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline.
For more information about exhibits in the ArtSpace Gallery, email ArtDesign@bhc.edu or visit Black Hawk College Art and Design.
About the artist
Rich Ankeney has been making photographs for more than 50 years and recently started painting again. He has exhibited widely and his work has received numerous awards. Ankeney earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in painting and photography from Quincy University, a master’s degree in art education from Illinois State University, and a master’s degree in instructional technology from Western Illinois University. He completed more than 40 hours of coursework to achieve Apple Teacher Institute certification. Ankeney taught art and photography classes at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL, for more than 25 years. In 2002, he received an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Art Department at Quincy University.
Artist statement
“My work tries to capture the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic energy of music, especially jazz. Strong color combinations are often used to achieve a pulsating rhythm and to produce complex harmonies and discords. Melody (subject matter) is downplayed or absent. Many times I can create a dynamic reorganization of the artistic elements. My method of abstracting creates variations by manipulating line, form and color in a kind of pictorial counterpoint. The human figure is in no way a representation, but a symbol of elemental and artistic forces and energy.”
