Elmhurst College put banners on display

"Revelations: Banner Paintings," an exhibit at Elmhurst College, showcases the work of painter and muralist Glen C. Davies.

The exhibit opens Monday, Sept. 19, and a reception with the artist will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with an artist talk at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center on campus, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst.

The exhibit can be viewed days and evenings through Friday, Nov. 11. For information, call (630) 617-5186.

Davies was a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1960s when he fell under the spell of the great museums and Chicago's homegrown Imagist pop art genre. These influences led to Davies' recurring art themes of figural fantasies, spiritual conflict and the journey toward enlightenment.

The artist also spent some time traveling with circuses and carnivals, and came to see the canvas banners used to promote sideshow attractions as a compelling way to present his own artwork. Davies has been painting and displaying some of his work in the banner format throughout the last 30 years.

The Fall Art Exhibition is one of about a dozen art shows Elmhurst College hosts each academic year in two campus venues. In addition, the college's A.C. Buehler Library permanently houses the college's collection of Chicago Imagist and Abstractionist Art, which explores the vibrant, often outrageous, yet precisely crafted works of Chicago artists between 1950 and the present.

For information, contact Suellen Rocca at (630) 617-6110 or srocca@elmhurst.edu.