Gallery Talk: “Water’s Edge”
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Join Nikki Otten, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, for an in-depth exploration of themes and topics in the exhibition Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.
Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Rebecca Head Trautmann. Leading support provided by Bank of America. Major support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Ameriprise Financial. Additional support provided by John Lavine and Meryl Lipton Lavine and Leslie A. Wheelock.
Image credit:
1. Join Nikki Otten, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, for an in-depth exploration of themes and topics in the exhibition Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.
Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Rebecca Head Trautmann. Leading support provided by Bank of America. Major support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Ameriprise Financial. Additional support provided by John Lavine and Meryl Lipton Lavine and Leslie A. Wheelock.
About the curator:
Nikki is the Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she oversees works on paper from the 15th through the 21st century. Since joining the Museum in 2018, she has curated Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking (2019), Always New: The Posters of Jules Chéret (2022), Currents 39: LaToya M. Hobbs, Carving Out Time (2024), Reviving the Dance of Death (2025), and Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings (2026). She has also organized rotations of American and European art from the Museum’s collection. Previously, Otten held positions at the Weisman Art Museum, Chrysler Museum of Art, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. She holds an MA and PhD in art history from the University of Minnesota.
Image credit:
1. Truman Lowe (Hoocąk, 1944–2019), Mimi, 1979. Pine, peeled willow sticks, blue jay feathers, leather, glass beads, 18 x 16 x 16 in. National Museum of the American Indian 26/9773, gift of John Lavine and Meryl Lipton Lavine
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.
Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Rebecca Head Trautmann. Leading support provided by Bank of America. Major support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Ameriprise Financial. Additional support provided by John Lavine and Meryl Lipton Lavine and Leslie A. Wheelock.
Image credit:
1. Join Nikki Otten, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, for an in-depth exploration of themes and topics in the exhibition Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.
Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe was organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Rebecca Head Trautmann. Leading support provided by Bank of America. Major support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Generous support provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Ameriprise Financial. Additional support provided by John Lavine and Meryl Lipton Lavine and Leslie A. Wheelock.
About the curator:
Nikki is the Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she oversees works on paper from the 15th through the 21st century. Since joining the Museum in 2018, she has curated Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking (2019), Always New: The Posters of Jules Chéret (2022), Currents 39: LaToya M. Hobbs, Carving Out Time (2024), Reviving the Dance of Death (2025), and Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings (2026). She has also organized rotations of American and European art from the Museum’s collection. Previously, Otten held positions at the Weisman Art Museum, Chrysler Museum of Art, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. She holds an MA and PhD in art history from the University of Minnesota.
Image credit:
1. Truman Lowe (Hoocąk, 1944–2019), Mimi, 1979. Pine, peeled willow sticks, blue jay feathers, leather, glass beads, 18 x 16 x 16 in. National Museum of the American Indian 26/9773, gift of John Lavine and Meryl Lipton Lavine
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