PRESS RELEASE

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art exhibits Michael Kenna’s ‘Views of Japan’ through Jan. 22

EUGENE—(Dec. 1, 2005)—British landscape photographer Michael Kenna is the focus of a new exhibit at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

“Michael Kenna: Views of Japan” is on view in one of the museum’s main floor galleries through Jan. 22, 2006.

Kenna, who now lives in Portland, is known for photographing poetic views of landscapes, most notably in Japan, France and the United States.

“Kenna’s serene images of landscapes included in this exhibition offer a contemporary view of the Japanese landscape,” said David Turner, museum director. “Visitors will be able to compare Kenna’s unique perspective to the more traditional images depicted in the Japanese woodblock print exhibition currently on display in our changing exhibitions gallery.”

Kenna has published more than 20 books and catalogs. His works have been shown in numerous gallery and museum exhibitions in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States, and is included in dozens of major permanent collections.

This exhibition is sponsored by Photography at Oregon, a support group for the art museum specializing in photography.

The museum is located at 1430 Johnson Lane on the University of Oregon campus. The museum is open Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Thursdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admissions fees are adults, $5; seniors (62 and older) and students (high school and non-UO college with ID), $3. Admission is free to museum members, students, faculty and staff members with ID, and children 13 and under. The museum offers “pay-as-you-wish MusEvenings!” every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and free admission to everyone the first Friday of each month.

For more information, contact Katie Sproles at (541) 346-0942.