The University of Findlay - Elchert’s Art Showcased in UF’s 1124 Gallery

Carole Elchert’s “Landscapes and Innerscapes,” a collection of photographs, is currently showcased in The University of Findlay’s 1124 Gallery through Dec. 15. The gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Elchert’s photographic work has appeared in exhibits in New York, London, Melbourne and Los Angeles. Her images of Tibet were featured at the 1989 Kalachakra ceremony conducted by the Dalai Lama, and some photographs are in the permanent collection of The Field Museum in Chicago, Ill.

A multimedia slide presentation also titled “Landscapes and Innerscapes” was part of a 1991-92 International Year of Tibet touring program that visited museums, art centers and universities throughout the United States including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. and the Mansfield Art Center in Mansfield, Ohio.

Elchert is an assistant professor of communication in UF’s College of Liberal Arts. With local artist Philip Sugden, Elchert team teaches a UF honors course on Tibetan culture and since 1991 has conducted eco-cultural tours to Tibet. She also writes performance prose, speeches, essays, short stories and novellas.

Future 1124 Gallery exhibits include Jerry Deall’s “Theatrical Set and Costume Design” from Jan. 19 through March 16, and Anne Risser Lee’s “UF Campus Photographs,” date to be determined.

For more information on the 1124 Gallery, please contact Marie Louden-Hanes, Ph.D., dean of undergraduate education, at louden-hanes@findlay.edu or 419-434-4504.