Art Museum of Greater Lafayette

2 weeks ago(edited)

What's going on?

Following up on my previous post on Columbian Park Zoo, I'm now continuing to share my exploration of Lafayette, Indiana (home to Purdue University) with the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette.

Here are all of my Indiana posts:

G1: Fort Wayne Zoo

G2: Potawatomi Zoo

G3: Columbian Park Zoo

G4: Art Museum of Greater Lafayette (this post)

G5: Haan Museum of Indiana Art (Part 1)

G6: Haan Museum of Indiana Art (Part 2)

I'm steadily working on my Indiana backlog:

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
Indianapolis Zoo
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, and Holcomb Observatory
Garfield Park Conservatory
Eiteljorg Museum
Kurt Vonnegut Museum
Crispus Attucks Museum

All of the pictures in this post were taken by me. If you want to use any of my photos, please contact me to first obtain permission. Of course the copyrights to the art itself belongs to the appropriate artists, who I have credited/referenced. If any artists want me to remove images of their work, I will do so.

ART MUSEUM OF GREATER LAFAYETTE

102 S. 10th Street
Lafayette, IN 47905

Website: https://www.artlafayette.org/

Hours:

Open Daily, 11 AM - 4 PM.

Closed on holidays and between exhibits.

Cost (as of 2026): FREE!

Parking is free as well.

Estimated Time: 30 - 60 minutes.

This is a small local museum with 4 galleries though not all of them may be open at any given time. I spent one hour looking at the art and taking a copious amount of pictures.

SUMMARY

The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is a free, local art museum with 4 galleries. On my visit, 3 of the galleries were open for viewing (Poetics of Metal: Jewelry and Metalwork, Time for Tea: A Pour of Art and Craft, and Rooted) while the 4th gallery was being prepped for a new exhibit (Celebrating 40 Years Of "ArtSmart: Indiana") which opened the very next day. There is a gift shop on the upper floor. The hallways outside the studios on the first floor showcase local art which can be bought and, in some cases, you can take classes taught by the local artists.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Poetics of Metal exhibit, which displayed exquisite metallic sculptures. Jessica Mohl's work had an organic look that matched her representations of the natural world. I also appreciated the deeper meanings behind her pieces. Meanwhile Sishi Wang bared her soul with art reflecting her personal and family history.

The teapot collection was just okay. There were a few intriguing pieces. I would have definitely liked it more if there were more cute and whimsical teapots, especially of animals. I guess my aesthetic tastes differ significantly from the owners of the collections!

Lori Brubaker's Rooted exhibit was average as well. There were a handful of interesting naturalistic pieces, particularly with fungi.

Of the local art outside the galleries, I loved Avizia Long's whimsical four-legged friends. The gift shop also had some nice animal prints by Becki Canine and Becky Brody.

The art museum is worth stopping by if you are in the area and since it's free - I would rate it as 2 stars, which is average. Whether or not you enjoy the experience will depend largely on whether your tastes match whatever rotating exhibitions are on display. You will mainly be seeing local art so don't expect to be seeing iconic art by world famous artists (i.e. no Picasso, van Gogh, Renoir, etc.).

Here is how I would compare the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette to other art museums:

5 stars:

Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Castello Sforzesco (Milan, Italy)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA)
Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden (New Orleans, LA, Free)

4 stars:

The Ringling (Sarasota, FL)
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice (Nice, France)
Musée Masséna (Nice, France)
Musei di Strada Nuova (Genoa, Italy)
Villa del Principe (Genoa, Italy)
Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (Milan, Italy)
Rodin Museum (Philadelphia, PA)
Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, IN)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, CA)
Legion of Honor (San Francisco, CA)

3 stars:

Musée Matisse (Nice, France)
Palais Lascaris (Nice, France)
Musée Picasso (Antibes, France)
Museo Diocesano (Genoa, Italy)
Triton Museum of Art (Santa Clara, CA, Free)
de Young Museum (San Francisco, CA)
High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA)
New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA)
Haan Museum of Indiana Art (Lafayette, IN)

2 stars:

Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago, IL, Free)
Design Museum of Chicago (Chicago, IL, Free)
Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre (Nice, France)
L'artistique (Nice, France, Free)
Musée Peynet et du Dessin Humoristique (Antibes, France)
Museo di Sant'Agostino (Genoa, Italy)
Museo del Novecento (Milan, Italy)
San Jose Museum of Art (San Jose, CA)
Rockford Art Museum (Rockford, IL, Free)
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette (Lafayette, IN, Free)

POETICS OF METAL: JEWELRY AND METALWORK

www.jessicamohl.com

What Grows from Sorrow, 2021
Red brass, sterling and fine silver, freshwater pearl

Jessica Mohl

What Grows from Sorrow is a metaphor for the eventual transition from grief to solace. This piece is inspired by the graceful form of the nigella flower and by the unpredictable turn of life events. Sheltered at the center of the sculpture is a pearl. Pearls symbolize the evolution and transformation of an irritation or pain into something uncannily soft and beautiful. They form from time and perseverance. Sometimes a pearl is visible, and sometimes it remains unseen. At the center of what sorrow and struggle creates is the sublime.

Among Flowers, 2019
Copper, sterling and fine silver, amethyst, thistle down, glass lens

Jessica Mohl

Among Flowers is a metaphor for that uncomfortable place of being among, but not quite being a part of the whole. The truth is, we are all among flowers.

Lavoisier's Diamond, 2026
Copper, sterling and fine silver, garnets, coal, Argyle mine diamond, glass lenses, carved walnut, lab created diamond dust

Jessica Mohl

I learned about Antoine Lavoisier while researching the element Carbon. He built towers with huge magnifying lenses to incinerate diamonds for the sake of science and knowledge. The vaporized diamonds became the purest form of carbon, proving nothing is truly lost, it is only transformed. Since his decadent experiments in the 1700's, every living thing on earth has at some point contained a microscopic, albeit diluted, fragment of pure carbon created from the diamonds he destroyed.

Hope, 2026
Sterling and fine silver, gravel from Crater of Diamonds (Arkansas), quartz carbuncle, glass bottle

Jessica Mohl

Hope is a tiny silver vessel, ripe with possibility. It is mourning transfigured into something softer and manageable. Rounded pebbles and gravel are contained inside of the vessel, with the most promising pieces contained under a crystal quartz dome at the top.

Hope was made as part of a CREATE Grant I received from Purdue University for my Proposal: Ethically Mining for Materials. With funding from the grant, I traveled to Crater of Diamonds National Park in Arkansas to search for diamonds. For 4 days, I shoveled, washed, and sifted the soil to collect several bucketfuls of gravel. I brought the gravel back to Crawfordsville, Indiana where I spent months sifting through every piece in search of a diamond.

Asclepias syriaca (a single flower), 2022
Copper, brass, bronze, sterling and fine silver, milkweed silk, mother of pearl, freshwater pearls, glass lens, grain of sand from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Jessica Mohl

Once thought of a weed by the wayside, the common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is now recognized as a vital link in a fragile chain. An entire species depends solely on this humble, yet beautiful plant. Its lack of resistance to current widescale herbicides threaten not only its population but render the monarch butterflies, which rely on it for survival, endangered. Hope is scattered with every windblown seed which contains the potential to be carried, land, and grow upward - and it connects everything.

Lullaby, 2026
Copper, bronze, sterling and fine silver, quartz crystal, melee diamonds, 24k gold plate

Jessica Mohl

Life continues, as iridescent green June beetles rummage around in the dark among violet leaves, pebbles, and soil in search of something precious. All the while, they are unaware they have always contained the very treasure they seek.

This is the song they quietly sing to themselves while waiting for the sun to break the night.

Of Her Hands, 2021
Copper, sterling and fine silver, antique handmade lace, 14k gold, seed pearl, glass lens

Jessica Mohl

Years ago, I found an unfinished handmade lace fragment at an antique store. As I looked at it, I imagined the hands and the life of the person who made it. There was a time in history when women were not taken seriously if they worked outside the "female domains" of the decorative arts and crafts area. Being an artist and craftsperson, the unfinished lace deeply resonated with me. I am fortunate to have the freedom to create with whatever medium I choose; I am not forced to work with - or not work with - a certain material because I am a woman.

Illusion of Loss, 2026
Sterling and fine silver, moonstones, carbon, marble

Jessica Mohl

Carbon is the most fascinating element. It is the creator, the sustainer, and the destroyer. It is essential for all life, growth, and death. It entangles us in an everchanging universe of unpredictable, potential-rich chaos and maintains an exquisite order where nothing is truly lost, it only changes form.

Hiddenness, 2019
Copper, sterling and fine silver, amethyst geode, glass lens

Jessica Mohl

I am captivated by the poignant analogies and metaphors between nature and humanity. The natural world is teeming with exquisite examples of growth, transformation, and protection; with the most precious and vulnerable parts often held at the core.

Of Song, 2019
Copper, sterling and fine silver, magnolia seedpod, glass lens

Jessica Mohl

To me, the brilliant, blood red seeds of the magnolia tree symbolize energy, inspiration, and potential. Every time I see magnolias flowering, and especially when I see the gorgeious seedpods, I'm reminded to take a moment to see the miracle and hear the song inside.

Lamentation I, 2025
Copper, sterling and fine silver, broken geode, moonstones

Lamentation II, 2025
Copper, sterling and fine silver, moonstones

Lamentation III, 2025
Copper, sterling and fine silver, unbroken geode, moonstones

Jessica Mohl

Inspired by the lines of poet Rainer Maria Rilke: "For we are only the rind and the leaf. The great Death, that each of us carries inside, is the fruit. Everything enfolds it." Lamentation is a piece about rain, gravity, impermanence, and the futility of trying to protect something that cannot be saved. The metal leaves are temporary sanctuaries sheltering broken and unbroken geodes. Representing a frozen moment in time, the arrangement will only last a few seconds until the precarious group is toppled by more descending leaves.

Flora, 2013
Sterling and fine silver, moonstones

Jessica Mohl

Anthropocene Era Mourning Collar, 2022
Sterling and fine silver, coal, bornite, labradorite, glass, seed pearl

Jessica Mohl

Being inspired by Victorian Era mourning jewelry, I designed a poignant, meaningful piece for our era using raw coal. Coa is dirty, heavily relied upon, and beautiful. It's created through the death of prehistoric plants such as ferns and mosses, mined with little consideration for the earth or the lives of miners, and burned as a fossil fuel. It propelled us into the industrial revolution and into the 21st century. It drives us closer to mass extinctions and climate emergency. Coal is the epitome of losses past, present and future. It fuels an existential crisis never before seen.

Sea of Islands, 2019
Sterling silver, moonstones

Jessica Mohl

Sea of Islands is a necklace inspired by the unpredictable process of water casting. I used the delicate bowl-shaped water castings in combination with dark moonstones to create a poetic, fluid form necklace. This piece is named after a location on the dark section of the moon's surface, known as the Mare Insularum, in Latin.

Persephone's Necklace, 2019
Sterling silver, sunstones, rutilated quartz

Jessica Mohl

Persephone's Necklace is inspired by the botanical forms of art nouveau and ancient Greek mythology. Persephone was taken by Hades and forced to live in the underworld during autumn and winter. The open-collar style necklace is representative of her partial-confinement. Spring flowers and sunstones represent her annual return to the world above. In autumn, as she departs back into the arth, I imagine she's adorned in a necklace of bulbs, seeds, and sunlight; reminders of the world above. While this story is a myth, it is a metaphor for depression and other seemingly inescapable cycles in the human experience.

Perihelion, 2018
Sterling and fine silver, labradorite

Jessica Mohl

Perihelion is the portion of a celestial body's orbit that is closest to the sun. This necklace is inspired by comets and shooting stars, and their untouchable ephemeral beauty. A tail of silver and rose cut labradorite is arranged into a curving neckpiece that appears to arch in an invisible orbit around the wearer. The wearer becomes a new sun.

Into Light, 2021
Sterling and fine silver, electroformed silkmoths, silk cocoons, freshwater pearls

Jessica Mohl

Into Light is a sculptural necklace made of sterling silver, pearls, silk cocoons and electroformed silk-moths that I hand raised from eggs. Having voracious appetites, the silk worms feasted on Mulberry leaves for several weeks. When fully grown, the caterpillars instinctively weaved themselves inside silk cocoons and emerged as adult moths a few weeks later to reproduce and repeat the cycle. The silk-moths' death was natural, and their bodies are still contained in their copper electroformed-metal shrouds. The repetition witnessed throughout nature is a reminder that nothing is ever truly lost. Life is a continuation of repeated patterns and cycles.

@ sishi_jewelry
www.sishiwang.com

Shattered, 2023
Silver foil, silver, copper, enamel, powder coat, spray paint

Sishi Wang

A broken glass frame is often used in movies to express a broken relationship. To me, it is still fixable since the image itself did not get damaged.

In this piece, I used metals and enamel to recreate a picture from childhood, me and my mother having a great time on a pirate ship. With the broken glasses in the work, I remind myseff that the relationship between us is unfixable.

My Journey, 2022
Copper, powder coat, thread, zipper, fabric

Sishi Wang

I was flying by myself between my home city and grandpa's house since I was in elementary school, because my parents did not have the time to take care of me during the summer. In 2013 I came to the States by myself, again with my backpack as my only companion. By the time I grew up, I realized that I had been alone most of my life, and the on1y one who will be with me the whole time is me, and only me.

$2,800

Red Hydrangea, 2021
Silver, dried hydrangea, thread

Sishi Wang

Since I have lived in the States for years, everyday objects have become the bridge connecting my motherland and my current place. Hydrangea is a genus of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. Hydrangea is also a common emblem in Chinese marriage, generally made of colorful embroidery, which has a rich folklore history.

$2,200

The Price to Pay, 2023
Fine silver (brass, chrysanthemum)

Sishi Wang

My dear grandma passed away before I could even find a flight back to China. This was one of my biggest fears living abroad. There is a price to pay as an international student, which is being far away from home and family. This urn represents the loss of a loved one and the emptiness I feel for not being able to see her one last time.

$6,000

Home, 2022
Jade, steel, brass, copper, silver, powder coat, spray paint

Sishi Wang

During COVID, I struggled with wanting to go home but being unable to. The lock from the inside indicates the lockdown at home and the unwelcome from the home country. The four pieced patterns on the gold are the four main airline company logos in China, which are the logos that I have seen over time when I was homesick.

$2,800

Either and Neither, 2023
Copper, passport, powder coat

Sishi Wang

"Where are you from? Where are you really from?"

Fade (set of 3), 2021
Copper, gold plate, silver, rose, chrysanthemum, forget me not, enamel, powder coat

Sishi Wang

This work is to commemorate my parent's love story. Since they both have their own family now, they are ashamed of, and do not want to remember the past. I am the only witness who carries on their disappeared love. When people die, there will be flowers to grieve for them. Those memories that my parents give me, I considered to mourn and cherish, as it has been passed.

Overthinker, 2024
Silver

Sishi Wang

Growing up, I was often confused about what is right and what is wrong, because my parents had different opinions on many things. I developed a habit of overthinking so I could avoid trouble. I doubted every decision before I made it, and I doubted every decision after I made it. Many thoughts ran through my head as much as possible about what could go wrong.

$900

TIME FOR TEA: A POUR OF ART AND CRAFT

Morning Song Teapot, 2014
Copper, brass, and pewter

Jon Michael Route

Purchase from the Mickey Shook Memorial Fund
2017.08

Wizard's Hat Pitcher, 2013
Pewter, copper, brass

Jon Michael Route

Purchase from the Mickey Shook Memorial Fund
2017.06.2

Teapot, c. 2020
Terracotta

Posey Bacopoulos

Teapot by Posey Bacopoulos, New York City. Work is Majolica on terracotta clay with multi colored glazes including gold leaf. www.redlodgeclaycenter.com

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$200

Teapot, c. 2008
Porcelain

Joanne Kirkland

Teapot with black glaze background and blue abstract lines by Joanne Kirkland, Madison, WI. (We have several pieces of her work.) Purchased at Cedar Creek Pottery, Cedarburg, WI, while on our way to a vacation at Copper Harbor, MI, with our pop-up camper. Cedar Creek Pottery is a gallery that represents numerous potters, and we like to stop there if passing through.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$175

Left at Home, 2013

Sigrid Zahner

Porcelain cast teapot with multicolored stains of military theme from war. "Left at Home" by Sigrid Zahner, Associate Professor of Ceramics, Purdue University. Purchased from the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette during her solo exhibition.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$200

Nanna Glass Teapot, c. 1996
Glass

Michael Graves

The "Nanna" teapot is a rare postmodern glass teapot designed by Michael Graves for the German manufacturer Glaskoch Leonardo in 1996. Known for its unique, whimsical design, the piece features a transparent, lead-free glass body, a stainless steel T-shaped handle.

Jim Sondgeroth Collection

Teapot, c. 2017

Josh Manning

Teapot and two cups by Josh Manning, Copper Hill, VA. www.parlourpottery.com. Grayish blue glaze. We saw his work on the cover of Ceramics Monthly in August (c. 2017) and emailed him to purchase a teapot.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$160

Teapot, 2025
Porcelain

Fong Choo

Wheel-thrown, Monism Dark Opal glazed, porcelain miniature teapot, by Fong Choo, Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. www.fongchoo.com. Purchased from In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection

Messed Up on Purpose, c. 2014

Fong Choo

This blue-glazed piece is titled "Messed Up on Purpose" as he altered it quite a bit to give a lively look. Fong is an adjunct teacher at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. A native of Singapore, but has been in the U.S. since 1995.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$460

Hot Bertaa kettle, c. 1990
Brushed aluminum

Philippe Starck

The Hot Bertaa kettle is certainly a spectaular-looking object. A postmodern sculpture for the kitchen counter top, its offset bullet-shaped body was struck through by a tapering tube that acted as a combined spout, steam outlet and handle.

Jim Sondgeroth Collection

Hot Bertaa kettle, c. 1990
Brushed aluminum

Philippe Starck

Philippe Starck is one of the most widely known designers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, working across a wide range of projects including interiors, products, boats, and even spaceships. His often-fanciful work epitomizes the intersection of art and design.

Jim Sondgeroth Collection

Teapot, 2013

Charity Davis Woodward

Teapot in black, brown and orange glaze from salt kiln with small ball on an iron wire in lid by Charity David Woodward, Edwardsville, IL. Purchased in Akar Gallery in Iowa City, IA.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$225

Teapot

Caleb Zouhary

Wheel thrown and hand built, wax resist, water etched, underglaze, overglaze, gold luster, multiple firings, Gilded Rainbow Monarch Teapot. Purchased at Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$450

Tea Fortress, c. 2012
Porcelain

Arabella Ark

Handbuilt raku "Lime Tea Temple" or tea fortress by Arabella Ark, formally known as Gail Bakutis, Ark Ceramics, Maui, Hawaii. Purchased at her home, Hale Pumehana (House of Warmth and Affection). Clay is porcelain infused with calcined porcelain and kyanite to withstand thermal shock. It is a symbol of contemplation (the temple), poetry (the tea house) and protection (the Fortress). She is a very well educated and connected person in the area and an internationally recognized ceramic artist.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection

Teapot, c. 2004
Porcelain

Julia Galloway

Teapot by Julia Galloway, Asst. Prof. at the School for American Crafts in Rochester, NY. She uses surface decoration mysteriously and creatively. M.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1995, B.F.A. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred U., Alfred, New York. Purchased at Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN, while attending their Collectors Weekend and the 2004 American Pottery Festival. Article about her work in Ceramics Monthly, October, 1999, pp. 32-34.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection

Teapot, c. 2015

Julia Galloway

Teapot by Julia Galloway. Purchased from TRAX Gallery, Berkeley, CA.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection

Teapot, c. 2021

Mark Williams

White teapot with blue vertical stripes. Blue Star Pottery, South Haven, MI. Does this type of pot from a slab with grooves in it and places on a wheel to form the body and spread out the ribs.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection

Teapot, c. 1992
Stoneware

John Glick

Shino glazed with luster marks, sculptural, animated teapot by John Glick in the early 1990's. Fired to cone 10. Unusual example of his work, as it is playful with feet and excellent glazing. Purchased from him in July 2014 as he began to dispose of some of the older pots in his personal collection. This pot is part of a group that will be in his 2016 retrospective show at Cranbrook. Plans to retire in 2 years and move out West to be with family. I got this pot after asking him if he would send me pictures of some of his more unusual pots to consider adding to our collection. He sent 3.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
$400

Teapot, 2010

Suze Lindsay

Unique teapot with 4 thin legs, Fork Mountain Pottery, Bakersville, NC. Nationally recognized artist. She gave us a tour of her home and pottery collection.

Bruno and Mary Moser Collection

ROOTED

Lori Brubaker graduated from Indiana University Kokomo with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2016. She is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in painting and printmaking. Drawing inspiration from nature, Brubaker creates abstract works that explore texture, movement, and organic forms through a variety of materials and processes.

In addition to her studio practice, Brubaker serves as the Arts & Education Coordinator at the Frankfort Community Public Library, where she supports creative programming and community engagement through the arts. This exhibition features a mixture of printmaking, photography, painting, and sculpture, highlighting the range of her artistic practice and her continued exploration of the natural world.

[email protected]
Facebook: @ loribrubakerart
Instagram: @lori.brubaker.art

Looming Storm, 2026
Spray paint

$150

Fact: More than 90% of land plants rely on fungal relationships beneath the soil to survive.

Resilience, 2026
Screen print, gold leaf, & watercolor

$250

Nature's Renewal, 2026
Mixed media

$350

Rebirth, 2025
Mixed media

Rebirth symbolizes new life coming from the natural decay in life's cycle, and how even in death, there is something to look forward to.

$400

ENTRY AREA

Resting Dancer, 1977
Bronze

Tuck Langland

Friends of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
2018.09

Teapot (Rookwood), 1884
Ceramic

Laura Anne Fry
American, 1857 - 1943
Founding Member of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette

Gift of Hilda Pritsker and Dr. and Mrs. Alan B. Pritsker
1994.05

Laura Anne Fry, born in White County, Indiana, was one of the most gifted of the artists in the 19th-century Women's Art movement. Her pottery is highly praised.

She was born into a family of prominent woodcarvers and studied woodcarving with her father and grandfather. In addition she studied drawing, painting, pottery, and design with other teachers. After study in New York she took up pottery in Trenton, New Jersey, and continued in England and France. She taught in Cincinnati, at the summer school of Chautauqua, New York, and later at Purdue University.

In 1883, she was a decorator at Rookwood Pottery, in Cincinnati, where she helped develop a new technique of using an atomizer to apply slip glazes to pottery. While the atomizer itself was not new, the technique was, and this discovery revolutionized the industry. Fry retired from Purdue in 1922 as head of the industrial art department. She founded the Lafayette Art Association.

The Rookwood Company was the best known of the companies in the Cincinnati area that formed the Women's Art movement. Maria Longworth Nichols founded Rookwood Pottery in 1880. The building was constructed in 1892 and used until 1967. Rookwood was named because of the large number of crows, or rooks, that inhabited the area. Almost all of the clays were found locally. The different colors of clay resulted from various minerals, such as iron oxide, rutile, and titanium. The idea for the pottery first began with a women's ceramics club; members' work was exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The women were so impressed with the Japanese pottery they saw there that they returned determined to experiment with new tints and glazes.

Probably a 'Jolyene Nichole' Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Jolyene Nichole'

Probably a Daylily
Hemerocallis

(This artwork was upstairs near the gift shop).

Homage to "The Red Parasol", 2020
Mixed media collage
Lorie Amick created and donated this lovely rendition of Grant's painting.

Based on the original painting by:

Frederic M. Grant(1886 — 1959)
The Red Parasol, c. 1917
Oil on canvas
Purchased by the Lafayette Art Association
1917.04

The Red Parasol came to the Lafayette Museum in unusual circumstances. Expecting to be called up to fight in World War I, Grant sought money to be able to stop work and enjoy some freedom before his departure to Europe. He offered the painting to the Lafayette Art Association and it was purchased by Miss Catherine Beeson for the permanent collection. His reason for painting the picture was much happier than the reason for selling it, for as Grant later wrote, "The beach scene was painted at Gloucester, Massachusetts. It seemed to reflect all the gaiety and holiday spirit of a fine summer day. That is the real reason for my having made it."

Like many artists represented in the A.M.G.L.'s collection, Frederic Milton Grant studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His career focused predominantly in the Midwest, although he had success in both Florida and New York; in the latter state he is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

(This artwork was upstairs in one of the offices near the gift shop).

Pleated Landscape, c. 1983
Oil on linen

William Itter
b. 1942

Professor Emeritus of the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University, Bill Itter has left a lasting mark on the institution. His artwork has been showcased in prestigious exhibitions, including the Faculty Biennial at the IU Art Museum and a notable exhibit at the Painting and Drawing Center in 2009. Notably, Bill has curated one of the most aesthetically pleasing and extensive collections of African ceramics in the nation.

Despite retiring in 2007, Bill remains engaged as both a painter and a teacher, continuing to contribute to the artistic community.

He received the Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from IU in 2011. In 2020, Indiana University once again recognized him with the Bicentennial Medal for his exceptional service. Itter's artworks are featured in public and private collections across the U.S.

Itter states, "I am compelled to construct a surface field for the unfolding imagination - equivocal and ironic, where myriad thoughts are found and represented."

Gift of Ann and Chris Stack
2008.03.07

STUDIO AREA

Avizia Y. Long
Take a class with the artist!

Avizia teaches you how to create adorable ceramic animals in her class, Whimsical Four-Legged Friends, and also an intermediate handbuilding workshop.

Weenies Plants and Pots
https://weeniepots.com/
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Beaks, Baubles, and Beauty
Black micron & white gel pen

Anuja Jumde

Artstyle inspired by French illustrator Jean Ignace Isidore Gerad "Grandville."

"I wanted to take a typical scene, choosing jewelry with a friend in front of a mirror, and making it playful and whimsical with cute animals. In this artwork it's a goth lizard and sweet hummingbird."

$150

Spring Morning & Warming Sun
11x14 Watercolor and Gouache

Anuja Jumde

I love how contemporary Impressionism artists use bold colors and brush strokes to create texture, movement, and atmosphere in their art pieces. This painting was an experiment for the art style with my watercolor process.

Inspired by Impressionist landscape artists such as Ariel Lee and Erin Hanson.

$150

Cobalt Blue / Midsummer
Watercolor

Becky Brody

$800

Swallowtail
Watercolor on Yupo

Becky Brody

$300

Brunett's Creek
Watercolor

Nancy Hathaway

"Toad-ally"
Pottery

Vicki Hibbert

$125

Hebana Vase
Pottery

Vicki Hibbert

$80

Carly Mendenhall
Take a class with the artist!

Carly instructs a lively and fun pottery series for youth 9 and up!

Kathryn, 2016
Oil

LaDonna Vohar
b. 1959

Purchase from the James and Mickey Shook Memorial Fund
2026.02

Originally from Paducah, Kentucky, LaDonna Vohar has been a long-time resident of Lafayette, where her artistic journey continues to thrive. With a wide range of interests and skills, she creates captivating works that include portraits, murals, furniture, and subjects inspired by her ever-evolving curiosity. Choosing a single favorite medium is impossible for LaDonna, as she works with watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphite, oils, and sculpture. For her, any opportunity to explore color and imagery feels like home.

"Kathryn participated in an environmentally focused fundraiser/fashion show, modeling a bride's look, created entirely from recycled materials. She wore a wedding dress constructed from white trash bags, accented with feathers." - Vohar