February Issue 2001
From Warhol to Pop and Back Again - About the Weatherspoon Art Gallery
The Weatherspoon Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina Greensboro enjoys a national reputation for its outstanding collection and exhibitions. The permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects is one of the finest in the Southeast. Willem de Kooning, Louise Nevelson, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Robert Colescott and Cindy Sherman are just a few of the recognized artists represented. Other highlights include the Dillard Collection of Art on Paper, the Cone Collection of Matisse prints and bronzes and the Lenoir C. Wright collection of Japanese woodblock prints.
The annual schedule of 15-20 exhibitions includes works from the permanent collection and travelling exhibitions featuring emerging and recognized contemporary artists as well as important artistic developments of the twentieth century onward. The Falk Visiting Artist program brings three nationally recognized artists to the gallery to exhibit and interact with the university art department and general public. Educational programs including lectures, gallery tours and films provide visitors with the opportunity to explore modern and contemporary art and contemporary issues. Family offerings introduce children and their parents to hands-on art making activities and The Art of Learning, an interactive tour of exhibitions.
Nancy
M. Doll, Director
Nancy M. Doll has been director of the Weatherspoon
Art Gallery since 1998, and oversees the museum's staff, exhibitions
and programming. Doll has also served as executive director of
the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, curator of 20th century
art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, director of Gallery Eleven
at Tufts University, and director of the Thorne-Sagendorph Art
Gallery at Keene State College. She holds an M.A. in art history
from the University of Iowa, and is a graduate of the Getty Leadership
Institute for Museum Management. Email: nmdoll@uncg.edu
Ron Platt, Curator of Exhibitions
Ron Platt joined the Weatherspoon staff in
1999. He is responsible for organizing and managing special and
temporary exhibitions, including "The Prints of Andy Warhol
(From A to B And Back Again)." He was formerly curator of
the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem.
He has also served as assistant curator at the List Visual Arts
Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A native
of Gettysburg, Pa., Platt holds a B.A in American Studies from
the University of Maryland and a M.B.A. in art administration
from Lesley College. Email: rpplatt@uncg.edu
Dr. Will South, Curator of Collections
A curator and art historian, Dr. Will
South oversees acquisitions and the care and management of the
Weatherspoon's 5,000 piece permanent collection, conducts research
for publication, and is responsible for overseeing the museum's
database system. His essays frequently appear in art journals,
and in 1998, Signature Books published his "Andy Warhol Slept
Here? Famous and Infamous Visitors to Utah." Prior to coming
to the Weatherspoon in 2000, South was research curator of the
Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City. South received his
Ph.D. in art history from City University of New York. Email:
wrsouth@uncg.edu
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