Luminous Bodies Circles of Mourning

“In an art market crowded with hollow protestations of “self-identity, Melinda Camber Porter’s works offer us a new cosmology and an authentic vision of our age.” Peter Trippi, Editor of Fine Art Connoisseur

University of South Dakota

414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069

Contact: Michelle St. Vrain, 605-677-3177

USD Melinda Camber Porter Exhibition

of Art, Books and Films

September 19 – October 14, 2016

Special Events:

October 1, 2016, Saturday, 1pm – 5pm

Gallery for all groups and guests.

Bolers, Fliceks and O’Gorman

October 7, 2016, Friday, 3pm – 5pm

Gallery open with refreshments

On Homecoming D-Days for all, Alumni, Betas and guests.

October 8, 2016, Saturday, 9am – 2pm

Gallery open Homecoming D-Day for all, Alumni, Betas and guests.

Melinda Camber Porter passed away of ovarian cancer in 2008 and left a significant body of work in art, film, and literature. With her London-Oxford-Paris-New York background as a journalist for The Times (London), she explored the creative process used by many widely acclaimed cultural figures. She visited South Dakota frequently and wrote her widely praised novel, Badlands, set on Pine Ridge Reservation. Her acclaimed creative works as an artist, journalist and writer, express a world view for all of humanity to enjoy. www.MelindaCamberPorter.com

This USD Exhibition is the first time, that all 90 Luminous Bodies watercolors and 27 Triptych oil paintings art series are presented in one venue, along with her books and films. This is made possible by the University of South Dakota community and their expansive John A Day Gallery and Exhibition Hall.

USD Melinda Camber Porter Exhibition

of Art, Books and Films

September 19 – October 14, 2016

Luminous Bodies series are works of celebration and mourning with 90 watercolors.

These images explore the spiritual and cultural forces that continuously vie to originate and then heal the rift between the body and the soul. “In order to produce art like Luminous Bodies you have to be like William Blake, absolutely fearless.” Robin Hamlyn (Senior Curator, Tate Britain).

The Triptych series are 27 large oils on canvas exploring the triptych form as both altarpiece and sculptural shape. Peter Trippi, editor of Fine Art Connoisseur states,

“In an art market crowded with hollow protestations of “self-identity,” Melinda Camber Porter’s works offer us a new cosmology and an authentic vision of our age.”

The John A. Day Gallery, at the University of South Dakota Fine Arts Building, is an expansive modern exhibition facility with ceilings of 20 feet and 184 feet of linear wall space. The John A. Day Gallery features over 15 multi-facet exhibitions each year. The John A. Day Gallery is open to the public and free of charge with hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

http://www.usd.edu/fine-arts/art