This fall, Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Art Galleries will present four new exhibitions at the Dandini Campus. The exhibitions will be open from September 8 to October 2 and include the annual faculty art show, two solo exhibitions, and one curated show featuring local artists.
The Main Gallery will host the 54th Annual Faculty Art Show, which features works from TMCC’s art faculty in disciplines such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and installation. The exhibition is intended to highlight the range of talent and creative approaches within the college’s art department. “We welcome students, colleagues, and the public to engage with the art being made by those who teach it, celebrating not only what our faculty create, but also the ideas and innovation they inspire every day,” according to organizers.
In the Erik Lauritzen Gallery on the third floor of the Red Mountain Building, visitors can see "Chemigrams: Curated by Nolan Preece." This exhibition includes pieces created by students during chemigram workshops led by Nolan Preece. Preece describes chemigrams as “unique photographic works created without a camera, lens, or darkroom. Made entirely in open light, these images rely on the direct interaction between traditional black-and-white photo chemicals and light-sensitive paper often guided by the use of soft or hard resists.” He explains that “the resulting compositions are formed through the movement and reaction of chemicals as they encounter each other and the resists on the paper’s surface such as when developer meets fixer.”
The Red Mountain Student Gallery will feature "Confrontation" by Haven Mindnich. Mindnich is an artist raised in Reno whose work explores personal themes through self-portraiture and color. In this series she addresses internal challenges including fears about maturity and anxiety over responsibility. Her paintings use bold colors to represent hope while remaining honest about difficult emotions. “Through self-portraiture and bold, saturated colors, she gives shape to emotions she might otherwise suppress,” event materials state.
Rebecca Eckland’s solo exhibition "When Nowhere Becomes Somewhere" will be shown in the Red Mountain Gallery on the third floor of Dandini Building. Eckland is a published author with multiple graduate degrees who has transitioned into visual arts following a serious injury that ended her athletic pursuits. She shares her journey through recovery using mixed media collages inspired by Nevada landscapes. Eckland writes: “I grew up in places that seemed to exist in the middle of nowhere...but became somewhere thanks to mining, gaming, ranching...that made Nevada—for some of us at least—home.” She continues: “As I mourned the loss of one identity, I regained another (perhaps) from days as a kid when I stared at lichen patterns on rocks...” Her exhibition draws on observations from nature during her recovery process.
An opening reception for all exhibitions is scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 from 5–7 p.m., taking place at both V. James Eardley Student Center and Red Mountain Gallery on campus. The event is free and open to all members of the public; refreshments will be provided.
The TMCC Art Galleries are accessible during regular business hours for anyone interested in viewing these exhibitions or learning more about local artists’ work.