The MSSU Cragin Art Gallery is pleased to host Sculptures and Works on Paper, Arny Nadler, a solo
exhibition by artist Arny Nadler. The exhibition will run from January 20 - February 19, 2025, with a reception/artist talk via Zoom on January 23 at 6 PM.
exhibition by artist Arny Nadler. The exhibition will run from January 20 - February 19, 2025, with a reception/artist talk via Zoom on January 23 at 6 PM.The exhibition features work from Nadler’s evolving series titled Firstlings, an ongoing investigation of ceramic sculptures and ink wash drawings that seeks to address the predicament of the human form’s fragility and endless struggle to adapt to life’s ever-changing circumstances.
The first iteration of this exhibition was in October 2020 at Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis. St. Louis based curator Terry Suhre, author of the exhibition essay, writes “The “predicament” Nadler refers to in statements on his work is the uneasy, existential awareness of an unsympathetic, and likely hostile, existence that is not predisposed to human wants or needs. A reality that continually tests the body’s (and the spirit’s) limitations, revealing its susceptibility to everyday suffering and humiliation.”
Arny Nadler is an associate professor at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). He earned a BFA from WashU and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Nadler has exhibited nationally and has works in both public and private collections. He has been a visiting artist at several universities and colleges and is represented by Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis.
