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Boles Leads Lyceum Visual Arts Exhibits
8/10/2009 

 

The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola Junior College starts its 2009-2010 Lyceum series with sculptor Michael Boles.

The exhibit runs Aug. 17 through Oct. 9 at the Visual Arts Gallery. The reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27.

Boles is recipient of the 2006-2009 Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Teaching Chair. The designation rewards an artist/educator in PJC's Visual Arts department by supporting projects, research and artistic development that result in enhanced personal and professional achievement. Boles teaches sculpture and design.

Boles' art has been featured in exhibits throughout the Southeast, and he has won numerous awards for his drawing, relief sculpture and free-standing sculptural compositions. The current thrust of his work utilizes digital technology to produce intricate, free-form, metal and stone wall sculpture. Boles' work is featured in various collections across the country; he is a recent recipient of an Art in State Buildings Award for the state of Florida. His work is published in "A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas" by Carol Morris Little and listed in the Smithsonian Institution's Inventory of American Painting and Sculpture.

The Visual Arts Gallery is in Building 15 on the Pensacola campus – at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Airport Boulevard. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. Tours are available with prior arrangements. Admission is free.

For more information, call 850-484-2550.