If you haven’t made it to the Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS) to see Donika Wiley’s latest exhibition Heaviness be sure to check it out by Friday, October 16.
Artist Bio (lawrenceartscenter.com)
Donika Wiley was born in Lawrence Kansas on September 8, 1979. This freethinking, liberal oasis in the middle of the United States continues to be her home. She is an artist and a teacher, committed to her students and her craft. In 2004, Donika graduated with honors from The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts with a BFA focused on sculpture and printmaking. While at the University of Kansas, she completed two study abroad programs in Italy; Donika continues to embrace traveling and is dedicated to scholarship abroad. In 2005 & 2007 she spent time at The Fran Masereel Centre for Printmaking in Kasterlee, Belgium. Most recently, Donika has shown her prints, book arts and sculpture at The Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England, UK, The Supreme Trading Company, Brooklyn, NY, The Arts Incubator, Kansas City, MO and The Lawrence Arts Center, KS.
images from Heaviness
detail shots
posted by: Tricia Rock
