Two Kinds of Home: The Life and Works of Myron Heise

MONA  Museum of Nebraska Art

Two Kinds of Home: The Life and Works of Myron Heise

Dates On View: May 31 - Aug 28, 2011

Reception: June 4, 6-8pm

With a career spanning over 70 years, artist Myron Heise has primarily explored one theme through his life's work: a sense of place. While many artists have done the same, Heise has focused on two locales, both places he can call home; Nebraska and New York City. A painter's painter, Heise is sometimes refined, sometimes loose, and sometimes seemingly, out of control with his media. Yet he is a realist at heart, painting the world around him in all of its facets. From country to city life, he thrives on observation - of family and of community. Within his work, we see stories of isolation, fear, joy, and beauty.

COLLECTIONS:

Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney NE

Shelton Art Museum, Lincoln NE

Robert Henri Museum, Norfolk NE

Neihardt Center, Bancroft NE

Museum of the Great Plains, Lincoln NE

Sioux City Arts Center, Sioux City IA

West Valley Arts Center, Phoenix AZ

Museum of the City of New York, New York NY

and others.