2/21/2003

Contact: K.E. Schwab  -- 724-738-2199;  e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY TO EXHIBIT WEIDNER WORKS THAT PROBE FAMILY DYNAMICS

           SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The paintings and constructions of Mary Weidner, art professor at Carnegie Mellon University, go on display Wednesday [Feb. 26] in Slippery Rock University’s Martha Gault Gallery followed with an artist’s reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday [Feb. 27] at the gallery.

          Weidner is best known for her representations of the complex dynamics of the most fundamental social unit -- the family. The exhibition will include her “Gestation Document," a multiple panel work, and the 25-panel painting "Legacy."

          The exhibit runs through March 21.

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