What: Life Imitates Artifice - An exhibit of contemporary photographs by Nate Larsen and Marni Shindelman, Brandon Juhasz, Matt Siber, Kerry Skarbakka, and Lori Nix. Curated by Mark Slankard, CSU assistant professor of art.

When: Jan. 21 – March 12, 2011
Opening Reception: Jan. 21, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery talk with Kerry Skarbakka and Brandon Juhasz at 6 p.m.
Exhibit Hours: M-F 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays noon to 4 p.m.

Where: CSU Art Gallery, 2307 Chester Ave.

About the show: According to curator Mark Slankard, "Whatever the artist's approach, they all confound meaning by disrupting our expectations of life, art and artifice. This exhibition features such implausible images as the archeological remnants of human civilization; one artist repeatedly stars in images of himself in impossibly perilous situations; there are photographs of other reconstituted photographs; and works where an image's meaning shifts when textual information is introduced -- or eliminated."

In Gallery C: Cleveland Photographic Society at 125
125th Anniversary of the Cleveland Photographic Society
Peer juried exhibit of 35 works by current CPS members.

For more information: call 216.687.2103 or visit www.csuohio.edu/artgallery.

About Cleveland State University

Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution that provides a dynamic setting for engaged learning. With an enrollment of more than 17,000 students, eight colleges and approximately 200 academic programs, CSU was again chosen for 2011 as one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.

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