The University of Southern Indiana’s New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (NHGCA) in New Harmony, Indiana, is proud to present Totality, an exhibition juried by Dr. Kent Scheller, Professor of Physics. Totality is on display now through Saturday, April 20.
Totality refers to the sum or whole of an overall amount. Totality can also refer to a quality or state of being total, whole or complete. The terms “totality” and “totalization” have been used in literary and cultural philosophy to refer to the possibility and practice of total, unified closure. It refers to the processes that enable seemingly unrelated events to convey themselves as part of a larger, more complex whole. Totality also describes a phase of an eclipse. On Monday, April 8, New Harmony, Indiana, will be in the path of totality. To commemorate this astronomical event, artwork related to and/or inspired by the idea of an eclipse was solicited.
Exhibiting artists include Andy Batt, Ariana Chilvers, Audra Lynn Clayton, Rita H.G. Davis, Vernelle Farrington, Mary Kay Glinis, Brian Hitselberer, Heather Landry, Beata Renata Marczak, Ravyn McHugh, Rob Millard-Mendez, Sarah Moschel Miller, Jakey Mumfie, Dawn Murtaugh, Laura Foster Nicholson, Sheryl Sullivan and Bill Tortoriello.
Scheller has been teaching physics at USI for 25 years. He was recognized in 2007 with the H. Lee Cooper Core Teaching Award for the creativity and success of his teaching. In 2011, he was selected by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to serve a two-year term as the faculty representative on the 14-member Indiana Commission for Higher Education. In 2014, faculty colleagues selected Scheller for the USI Distinguished Professor Award for his achievements in scholarship, teaching, and University and community service. His current research is focused on the presence and nature of environmental radon in Southwestern Indiana.
Scheller earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Evansville and a master’s degree in physics and a doctorate in nuclear astrophysics, both from the University of Notre Dame.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Gallery is open to the public at no charge.
The NHGCA at University of Southern Indiana promotes discourse about and access to contemporary art in the southern Indiana region. The NHGCA is a proud outreach partner of the University of Southern Indiana.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts.
