Material
and Object, A Romance: Sculpture by Mimi Peterson, opens Thursday,
July 7, in the Koehnline Gallery at Oakton Community College, 1600
E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. A free public reception is scheduled 5
- 8 p.m.
The
exhibition runs through Aug. 31.
A
former painter turned sculptor, Peterson transforms manmade and natural
objects into art. The Chicago artist uses contrasting objects to help
evoke the inevitable cycles of life.
The
Koehnline Gallery is currently observing summer hours, 10 a.m. - 7
p.m., Monday through Thursday. Oakton is closed Fridays, Saturdays,
and Sundays, through Aug. 14.
For
more information, call 847-635-2633, or visit www.oakton.edu/gallery.