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Contact: David West (west@alpha.nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

10/16/2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES -"The Idea of One," an exhibition of 30 works on paper by Los Angeles artist JonMarc Edwards, will be on display through Nov. 16 in the Orville J. Hanchey Art Gallery at Northwestern State University. The exhibition is open to the public weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Edwards' exhibit consists of acrylic and mixed media paintings done since 1987 and represent a continuing exploration of form and content along with consistency in material and size. "The Idea of One" utilizes a single paper stock and size (30 x 41 inches.)

Critics have called Edwards' works "modern day hieroglyphics," Many of Edwards' works express a new language through compression of image, text, and information.

In the last two years, he has presented two large-scale public art projects on Los
Angeles billboards in an experiment to communicate in the abstract, referencing the post-mass media age with the format and jargon of advertising. In addition to Southern California galleries, Edwards' work has been seen at the Apex Gallery in New York City, at the Irvine Art Center, and Tucson and Santa Cruz. He has also presented one-man
shows at the Center for Contemporary Art in Chicago, and at Flanders Contemporary Art in Minneapolis.

Edwards has been a visiting artist at Claremont Graduate University and Cal
State Fullerton. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His works are in public collections held by AT&T, First Bank,
Minneapolis and St. Paul, General Mills, the Walker Art Center, and the Consulate General of Germany in Los Angeles.

During his career, Edwards has received awards and fellowships from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Bush Foundation.

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