Sheldon Art Gallery Presents PETER PRANSCHKE: THE LONELY RAINBOW

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Peter Pranschke: The Lonely Rainbow, June 17 - September 10, 2011 in the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery. Please join us for the opening of this, and three other new exhibits on Friday, June 17 from 5 - 7 p.m.! Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon - 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

St. Louis-based artist Peter Pranschke presents an installation of recent works that reflect on everyday life narratives. Pranschke often works on an intimate scale, using ballpoint pen or colored pencil, defining The Edges of his drawings by cutting the sheets into irregular shapes. Exhibited collectively, his drawings present accounts of personal experiences, sometimes embellished, but rooted in biography. He draws his imagery from popular culture, using cartoons, old children's book illustrations and other images to present a series of "illustrated incidents" drawn from his life. In this new body of work, Pranschke also responded to The Sheldon's Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery space and the colors found there. Pranschke studied painting and printmaking at the University of Missouri - St. Louis and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in May 2003 after spending a year in the School of Architecture at the University of Kansas , Lawrence . He has exhibited widely in the St. Louis area including at Gallery 210, the Contemporary Art Museum , Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts and Mad Art Gallery. The exhibition is made possible by Kenneth and Nancy Kranzberg.

The not-for-profit Sheldon Art Galleries exhibits works by local, national and International Artists in all media. Over 6,000 square feet of the galleries' spaces on the 2nd floor are permanently devoted to rotating exhibits of photography, architecture, jazz art and history, and children's art. A sculpture garden, seen from both the atrium lobby and the connecting glass bridge, features periodic rotations and installations, and the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery on the lower level features art of all media. The Sheldon actively supports the work of St. Louis artists in all mediums and features a dedicatEd Gallery with museum-quality exhibits by St. Louis artists, past and present.

Financial Assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. Support is provided by the Regional Arts Commission and the Arts and Education Council.