Gift Horses

by Michael J. Krainak

For many people, artists included, horses have represented little more than an object, albeit one of beauty and strength, whether on a field of honor, a Western landscape or racetrack.

From earliest cave paintings to the more refined work of Classical and Renaissance artists including da Vinci and Dürer; from the equine portraiture of Rubens and Velasquez to the more Romantic viewpoint of Delacroix; as well as the...

Boats on Land

by Mary Day

“I know what I want to make art about” artist Chad Rutter said. “The themes stay consistent, though the media may change. Along a circuitous path I picked up a skill set, and have made myself a broad tool bag.”

Chad Rutter grew up on a family farm near Osceola, Nebraska. Six years of doing graphic design in Omaha became an impetus to return to school and pursue a degree in art. In 2006 Rutter received an...

One Eye Open Closes, Another Opens

by Mary Day

Flyover, Bridges new collaborative venture will be launched at the closing of “One Eye Open” on Monday, June 27, 6:30 – 10:00 pm, NewBLK Gallery, 1213 Jones Street with a live solo performance by Rebecca Lowry of "All Young Girls are Machine Guns."

Editor’s Note: Tonight’s closing party at the BLK Gallery marks your last chance to explore one of Omaha’s most grassroots and creative photographers and to be on the...

Twighlight Zone

by Michael J. Krainak

American artist Keith Jacobshagen has made a significant career out of painting an empyrean Nebraskan landscape. For an encore he has made a visual statement about that experience, and it’s currently on display at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts through July 30. Keith Jacobshagen: A Golden Year is a conceptual installation of 3.5 by 5-inch oil paintings on copper sheets that feature, except for three...

Something Fresh in Dundee

by Mary Day

Omaha’s Dundee has always had many charms, whether for its shops, cafes and beautiful homes in this walkable neighborhood, and for its 475 identical flower baskets hung on cast iron streetlights. Add to this list another summertime pleasure: Fresh Paint, a new exhibition by Paula Wallace, now on view at the Dundee Gallery through June 23. The show is dominated by two distinct painting series. Wallace’s 16 large...

Spellbound

by Michael J. Krainak

Any new art exhibit in Omaha that comes from south of the border naturally raises certain expectations of work rich in Mexican heritage and socio-political issues from such masters as Jose Orozco, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. But cultural and national issues aside, artists the world over share similar interests and concerns dealing with form, vision and process as much as content. Such is the case with Sorcery, a...