333 E River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States
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Join Rockman as he discusses his multi-faceted four-year project, The Great Lakes Cycle. He'll discuss the work itself and share insight on his process of exploring the past, present, and future of the Great Lakes. He hopes that this work will create wider awareness of ecological issues and inspire visitors to play a larger role in protecting our environments and preserving precious resources of future generations. A Q&A session and time in the gallery with the artist follows.
Alexis Rockman
Born in 1962, Rockman was raised in New York City. As a child, he explored Central Park, watched early nature documentaries on television, and frequented the Museum of Natural History, where his mother worked for anthropologist Margaret Mead. This led to an interest in drawing animals and their environments. Rockman pursued art at the Rhode Island School of Design and Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts, and gained early recognition in the mid-1980s for his eerie bio-botanical scenes. The scope of his imagery expanded as he explored historical and contemporary artistic expression and mined the vernacular and practice of scientific representation. Driven by an intense curiosity about the natural world and an ambition to explore the pressing questions of our times, Rockman has been recognized for his impressive artistic range and for the intensity of his commitment to the environment and its preservation.
Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle is organized by the Grand Rapids Art Museum, with support generously provided by the Wege Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Frey Foundation, and LaFontsee Galleries and Framing.