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Barry Blinderman is a 2026 recipient of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Ovation Award. The Ovation Award is the highest award given by the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts to a member of the fine arts community who is not an Illinois State University alum. Ovation Awards are presented to an individual who has made a significant impact in the history of the college and is part of the college’s Hall of Fame. Blinderman will be recognized at the College Alumni Awards presentation and Ovation Award induction on Friday, October 23 at 1:30 p.m., at University Galleries in Uptown Normal. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit News.IllinoisState.edu/2026/10/wonsook-kim-college-of-fine-arts-to-honor-five-alumni-award-recipients-and-ovation-award-inductee-barry-blinderman-during-homecoming-2026/ Headshot of Barry Blinderman
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Happy Homecoming, Redbirds! We're counting down to Friday when the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts will present awards at University Galleries. Please join us on Friday at 1:30pm for this free public celebration! Barry Blinderman (director of University Galleries from 1987-2018) will receive the Ovation Award, the highest award given by the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts to a member of the fine arts community who is not an Illinois State University alum. This year’s Alumni Day honorees will also be recognized as recipients of college-level alumni excellence awards: Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Alumni Educator Award Melissa Gustafson-Hinds ’94 Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Alumni Innovator Award Levia Lew, M.F.A. ’03 Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Charles W. Bolen Pathforger Alumni Award Jonathan Awori, M.F.A. ’01 Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts Alumni Legacy Award David E. Mosier ’70, M.S. ’81 and Marjorie (Paul) Mosier ’69 #isufinearts #illinoisstateu #homecoming #alumni #universitygalleriesisu A screenshot of a news article shows a photograph of the Illinois State University campus in the spring, with flowers blooming around a statue of a bell. The headline says, "Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts to honor five alumni award recipients and Ovation Award inductee Barry Blinderman during Homecoming 2026."
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We are excited to share that Barry Blinderman, University Galleries' director for 31 years, will be receiving the Ovation Award from the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University. This Hall of Fame Award is the highest honor the College presents to a member of our fine arts community who is not an alum. Save the date! 📌 Friday, October 23 at 1:30 p.m. University Galleries (11 Uptown Circle, Suite 103, Normal) Remarks will be followed by a reception. Free and open to the public. Five alumni will also be recognized with college-level excellence awards. Excerpt from the announcement: Barry Blinderman @bblinde served as director of University Galleries at Illinois State University from 1987 to 2018. During his 31-year tenure, he brought countless artists to campus to share their work and engage with students and the community. Under his leadership, University Galleries became known for organizing the first large-scale solo exhibitions and producing first books for emerging and mid-career artists. He also launched University Galleries’ publication program, which today includes 58 exhibition catalogues and artist monographs, many of which are distributed internationally. Blinderman played a key role in relocating University Galleries to Uptown Normal, where the current location opened in October 2014. “Without Blinderman’s influence, University Galleries would not have become an ambitious hub for contemporary art, publisher of internationally distributed books, or a bridge between the town and university,” said @kendrapaitz, current University Galleries director and chief curator. More at link in bio. #barryblinderman #universitygalleriesisu #isufinearts #illinoisstateuniversity @isufinearts @illinoisstateu A close-up portrait shows a man in dark glasses, dark hat, and light blazer smiling at the camera. He stands in front of a wall of foliage.
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We're flashing back to February 2011, when we premiered @_jasonlazarus_ 's first survey exhibition (in our previous space in the Center for the Visual Arts)! Your Time Is Gonna Come was co-curated by @bblinde and @kendrapaitz. We published an accompanying monograph in 2013 (bookstore link in bio). Lazarus's work was first on view at University Galleries in 2009, in a group exhibition titled unfiction, which was curated by @billconger. 📌 Join us tomorrow (Wednesday, September 2 at noon) for a free public lecture by Jason Lazarus! This event is supported by the Alice and Fannie Fell Trust and organized in conjunction with Love Letters, a permanent collection exhibition. Additional support is provided by the Lori Baum and Aaron Henkelman University Galleries Community Fund. 📷: Installation views of Jason Lazarus: Your Time Is Gonna Come, University Galleries of Illinois State University, 2011. #jasonlazarus #yourtimeisgonnacome #loveletters #universitygalleriesisu #isufinearts #illinoisstateu An installation view in an art gallery shows multiple framed photographs on the wall and a small projected image near the floor.
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I met Barry Blinderman as a teenager in Central Illinois. I was 17 and had just graduated from High School. I won a scholarship that year to attend “art camp” at Illinois State University. I was already enrolled at UIUC in Urbana- Champaign and almost didn’t go to Bloomington because, two weeks sleeping away from my boyfriend, Crash sounded like an eternity. I am so glad I followed through because at camp I met a life long mentor and friend. Barry had recently moved to Bloomington Illinois from New York after closing Semaphore Gallery, an important contemporary art space that showed amazing artists like Keith Haring and Walter Robinson. He gave the teenagers a gallery tour and I spent a lot of time asking questions and talking about the artwork. He was the first contemporary art curator I ever met. To his credit he encouraged me to keep going even though no one thought art school was a good idea for me. My parents thought I was wasting my intelligence, what GATE kid from an immigrant family could be selfish enough to study art? I was nervous but excited about going to study art and Barry saw something in me and told me I was great. Neither of us have ever lost touch for more than a few years. My entire adult life from undergraduate school, to graduate school, to CAA, then to art exhibitions in Los Angeles, by some twist of fate we run into each other. He has showed up for me so many times and I am excited to show up to hear him play tonight at 7 at the Hotel Cafe. In addition to being a curator he is a musician and extremely knowledgeable about music. Check out his vintage Public Image Limited t-shirt. Excited to cheer for my incredibly witty and creative friend. Excited for the show Barry, see you at 7:00 pm! Details on the last slide. It is worth mentioning Barry’s beautiful art collection, check out the beautiful Walter Robinson and Thomas Woodruff paintings in his home. @bblinde @thehotelcafe @misterthomaswoodruff @walterrobinsonstudio
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Tseng Kwong Chi excerpts from a film by Christine Lombard (1984) East Meets West. See more photography in Make Me Famous! “I am an inquisitive traveller. A witness of my time and an ambiguous ambassador.” -TSENG KWONG CHI  A pioneering performative photographer Tseng Kwong Chi was Hong Kong-born/Vancouver raised, moved to NYC in 1978. Tseng Kwong Chi’s photography practice was far ahead of its time. His work blended performance art, satire, and street photography and he was a key documentarian of the gritty East Village art scene.   While creating this iconic self-portrait series, he met Keith Haring and began the diligent process of photographing the entirety of Haring’s extensive body of work. ✨Special thanks to Muna Tseng @tsengkwongchi for graciously letting us include some of his photographs in Make Me Famous! ⭐️Next NYC screening⭐️ 🍿8/15 Saturday 🍿Time 1:45 PM 🍿@madmuseum 2 Columbus Circle summer home of @new_plaza_cinema 👀👉Special guest panel including ANNINA NOSEI, @_claudia_summers_ and @eastvillageartist 🔗Tickets are now available for purchase in our Bio and on our Website ⭐️East Meets West credits⭐️ Director Christine Lombard Camera John Weidner Editor Richard Berteaux Sound Jean Paul Loublier #tsengkwongchi #keithharing #jeanmichelbasquiat #igreelschallenge
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Sunset Eclectico Presents: Barry Blinderman Barry Blinderman has spent more than five decades shaping the arts as a musician, gallery director, museum curator, essayist, educator, and recording artist. Inspired to pick up the guitar at age 12 after seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, he released his first single, “Strange Haze,” in 1969, earning local radio success in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. After an accomplished career in New York’s visual arts world, Blinderman returned to songwriting with renewed focus following his move to Los Angeles in 2019. His music blends folk, rock, and poetic storytelling with sharp reflections on contemporary culture, politics, and the human experience. With performances at respected venues across the United States, Barry continues to captivate audiences through songs that are both thought-provoking and deeply personal. July 24 7:00 pm PDT Main Stage Doors Open: 6:30
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Incredible: we finally made it to the LA Phil 💞 Olivier Messiaen: "Turangalîla-symphonie" Simone Young, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3762/2026-04-12/turangalila Composed: 1946–48 Length: c. 75 minutes Orchestration: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, cornet, piccolo trumpet, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion (bass drum, chimes, Chinese cymbals, cymbals, maracas, snare drum, tabor, tambourine, tam-tam, temple blocks, triangle, wood block, glockenspiel, vibraphone), celesta, ondes martenot, piano, and strings. About Turangalîla: https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/pieces/4395/turangalila-symphonie Thank you @bblinde !
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👁️👅👁️ almost 2 years in LA // last day of 38 today // lunar eclipse // some other toxic aquarius leo shenanigan thing ⚡️🌟 🥹🥹🥹 grateful for the palm trees and friends and connections and new words to write and creative people and silly goose time and and and and. 🌴 thank you to my friendships for letting me make Valetine's Day about meeeee. 📷 @gillydoesnthaveinstagram
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Art therapy, but make it KAWS. 🫶🎨🖼️ Thank you Uncle Barry, @bblinde. 🩷
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Closing Walk-Through She Who Made Me Curated by Mary Anna Pomonis Saturday, January 3, 2026 Gallery Hours: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM Casual Artist Walk-Through: 1:00 PM Artists Present: 11:00 AM–2:00 PM (as available) Charlie James Gallery Lower level gallery, beneath She Who Holds the Sun 969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Join us for the final day of She Who Made Me and a casual closing walk-through this Saturday. Many of the artists will be in the gallery throughout the day, with an informal walk-through at 1:00 PM. Come spend time with the work, the artists, and the conversations that shaped this exhibition. Installed directly beneath She Who Holds the Sun, She Who Made Me functions as the emotional and conceptual foundation of the larger project. Together, the exhibitions reflect on loss, recovery, and artistic lineage in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire that destroyed an earlier body of work. Part memory book, part devotional, She Who Made Me gathers artists whose mentorship, influence, and care have shaped my practice. The exhibition centers feminist networks of support, matrilineal exchange, and the quiet resilience that comes from making and thinking together. Participating artists: Alexandra Grant, Allison Stewart, Carole Caroompas, Carolyn Castaño, Cayce Zavaglia, Daniela Garcia Hamilton, Elise Neal, Judy Chicago, Julie Orser, June Edmonds, Maya Mackrandilal, Paula Wilson, Sabina Ott, Susan Mogul
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