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From the Collection

Michael Heizer
Prismatic Flake Geometric c. 1991
UNL-Olga N. Sheldon Acquisition Trust
© Michael Heizer

Exhibitions and Events

The Horse Show

Feb. 2, 2010 - May 23, 2010

The Horse Show is an exhibition of horse objects from the Sheldon's remarkable collection of sculpture as well as two-dimensional holdings and sculpture on loan from private local collections.

Shrew'd: The Smart & Sassy Survey of American Women Artists

Feb. 12, 2010 - May 9, 2010

Shrew'd: The Smart & Sassy Survey of American Women Artists, Sheldon’s biennial invitational exhibition, is a survey of American women artists. The exhibition will concentrate on the work of a diverse group of women who who use aesthetic media to question social norms of representation in art, popular culture and everyday life.

Sheldon Shopping

Deborah Butterfield
By Robert Gordon, Introduction by Jane Smiley, Essay by John Yau and Poems by Vicki Hearne.
$50

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