Virtual Gallery 708
Salina Public Library art exhibits showcase local artistic talent and compelling exhibits of interest to the public. The virtual gallery will feature a new exhibit each month. If you’d like to learn more about the artist, please contact Salina Public Library Programs Coordinator Glory Benacka at 785-825-4624, ext. 219, or email [email protected]. You can view the artist's website at skrivblock.com.
Due to COVID-19, in-person exhibits and receptions have been suspended until further notice.
Current Exhibit
The Grammatical Heirs | L.H. Sven Johnson | Jan. 4-31, 2021
- All Categories
"thousand ships" (from the grammatical heirs series)
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"a precis of allusion in the atmosphere of alliterative habets"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"remembrance of youth (red spells danger)"
2020
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"debris au poivre (front cover)"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"poesis via erado &c"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 15
8 ½ x 11"
"postilian's view: solecism of the eloquent & absentminded"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"she was pretty" (from the grammatical heirs series)
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"poema XIV" (from the poesis via erado & c series)
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 15
8 ½ x 11"
"icarus"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"foolish" (from the grammatical heirs series)
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"eleemosyna"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 15
8 ½ x 11"
"a misfortunate understanding (becoming a stranger)"
2020
mixed medium art print, edition of 10
8 ½ x 11"
"the character of accidents"
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
"ambrose" (from the grammatical heirs series)
2019
mixed medium art print, edition of 20
8 ½ x 11"
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
ABOUT THE ARTIST
L.H. Sven Johnson attended the Minneapolis College of Art & Design (1996-97) and received a B.A. in Art from the University of Iowa (2000). He has worn many hats throughout the years, including a 6-year stint as a designer + builder of crates for the Art Institute of Chicago. He currently resides in the small studio he built among the wheat fields north of Galva. He is a part-time cook at a home for the elderly; enjoys crosswords, esoteric trivia, and mowing the lawn.
Interested in exhibiting?
Salina Public Library invites artists to apply to show new work in Gallery 708 by filling out an application and providing a website, digital images, slides or prints or printouts of work samples for review. Applications from artists not selected for a show will be kept on file for future consideration. For more information, contact Glory Benacka, Programs Coordinator, at 785-825-4624, ext. 219, or [email protected].
Artist Application
You’re invited to apply to display your original artwork in Gallery 708. Both experienced and new artists and art instructors are welcome to apply for solo or group exhibitions.
Complete Application