NVVAM Mem. Day Exhibit "Battle Dress"
Contact: Jennifer Fortney
773-529-7547
jfortney@cascadecomms.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2010
Artists Explore Complexities of U.S. Military and Womanhood at NVVAM Memorial Day One-of-A-Kind Exhibit Opening
WHAT: Dedicated to enlightening the public community to the complex views of women who serve in the United States Military "Battle Dress: A Woman's View" comes to the National Vietnam Veteran's Art Museum (http://www.nvvam.org/) in Chicago Memorial Day weekend 2010. Curated by wounded veteran Laura Sellinger, the exhibit features the works of both emerging and established artists and focuses on the richness and diversity of their art. Women included in the exhibit are wounded veterans and mothers and wives of deployed soldiers. From traditional to new media, these brave and honorable female artists offer a unique window to war n the American experience that deserves a broad audience.
Peggy Fontenot, "Price of War"
Kristy Herman, "Code of Conduct"
Jeanine Hill-Soldner, "Easter Sunday 1965"
WHERE: National Vietnam Veteran's Art Museum, 1801 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 326-0270
WHEN: Official Exhibit Opening Saturday, May 29h, 2010, 1:00-5:00p.m. refreshments, meet and greet with artists.
FREE Admission for Active Duty Military and dependents; Closed Sunday.
Monday open 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., FREE Admission to all visitors
ARTISTS:
• Peggy Fontenot (Los Angeles, California)
• Leeanna Henson (Linn, MO - outside Jefferson City) wounded veteran
• Kristy L. Herman (Houston, TX) veteran
• Jeannine Hill-Soldner (Crystal Lake, IL)
• Laura Sellinger (Navarre, FL - Clearwater) wounded veteran
• Donne Perdue (Cleveland, Michigan City, IN)
• Alyssa Savva (New York)
ABOUT:
NVVAM is located at 1801 S. Indiana and is open Tuesday-Friday 11:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.; Saturday 10:00a.m. -5:00p.m; closed Sunday and Monday. Tickets are $10.00 general admission and $7.00 seniors and students. Call the Museum at 312/326-0270 for group admission reservations, or visit ww.nvvam.org.
In 1981, a few Vietnam combat veterans created an artistic and historical collection that would become a timeless, humanistic statement of war on behalf of all veterans for future generations. The exhibit toured the United States and later found a permanent home with the help of Mayor Richard Daley, at 1801 S. Indiana. Today, the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum (NVVAM) is still located in Chicago's South Loop and houses over 1500 works of art. The artwork presented at the Museum provides a unique viewpoint on war for all visitors. The collection is born from the sheer sentiment of those who personally experienced the immediate suffering and realities of war. It's clear the artists have experienced the creative and spontaneous insight, and intuition, that comes from witnessing the magnitude of human combat first-hand. Visit www.nvvam.org for more information.