Cleve Carney Art Gallery Hosts Artist Reception In Conjunction With Current Exhibit, "Carol Jackson: Pandemonium" Saturday, March 21 6-8 P.M.

In conjunction with the current exhibit, “Carol Jackson: Pandemonium” the Cleve Carney Art Gallery at the College of DuPage (425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn) presents a reception with the artist Saturday, March 21 from 6 – 8 p.m. immediately preceding the evening performance of The Acting Company/Guthrie Theater production of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.” Admission to the artist reception is free and open to the public.

Earlier that same day Jackson will host a Leather Tooling Workshop on Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. for children ages 8-12. There is an $8 fee and registration is required at myaccess.cod.edu.

Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Jackson’s work has taken the form of fictitious businesses, sheet music, itinerant and real estate signage embedded with text from epic literature embossed into leather. She has exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, including a solo exhibition at Changing Role-Move Over Gallery in Naples, Italy and at the Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Jackson’s work has been featured in Artforum, frieze, The New York Times, Interview Magazine, Art Fag City and the Chicago Tribune among other publications.

In “Pandemonium,” Jackson presents new and recent work that combines the mundane with the romantic. Ornamental designs taken from 19th century American sheet music covers and American Chippendale Rococo furniture provide a sharp contrast to webcam images taken from California’s National Park Service and Department of Transportation of smog levels and interstate traffic flow on papier-mâché sculptures. Other works in the show include a series of ink drawings chronicling the last words shared by Texas death row prisoners. “Carol Jackson: Pandemonium” can be viewed during regular gallery hours now through April 11. Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Thursday from 6 – 8 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The gallery is open one hour prior to MAC performances held in the Belushi Performance Hall and during intermission. For more information about the exhibition and related special events, visit cod.edu/gallery or call 630.942.2321. For tickets or more information about the March 21 8 p.m. performance of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” visit AtTheMAC.org.