The Lory Student Center Arts Program brings together international, student and Native American artwork for our permanent collection. Paintings, sculptures, sketches and more can be found scattered around the Lory Student Center.
Check out some of the pieces in our collection below!
Herman Millser Summer Picnic (Ice Cream)
By Stephen Frykholm Herman Miller Summer Picnic (Ice Cream) is a poster created by artist Stephen Frykholm. This poster is a part of a series of posters he created for the Herman Miller Furniture Company annual corporate picnics. The poster is currently not on display and is in the Curfman Gallery Storage.Stephen Frykholm was born in Seattle, Washington in 1942. In 1966 he began his career as a graphic designer after having worked in Aba, Nigeria with the Peace Corps
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Thomas Coleman was a practicing printmaker, born in 1935. He joined the University of Nebraska art department in 1963 and ran the intaglio area. He added lithography to the program in 1966. He had one-man shows at colleges and museums such as the Minneapolis School of Art, Wichita Art Museum, Amarillo College, Colorado State University and more. After his passing there was a memorial exhibition of his work shown at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is
Shigeo Fukuda #2
Shigeo Fukuda is a Japanese Graphic designer and sculptor, who is known for his compelling and activism posters. He was born into a family that was involved in toy making in the 1930’s. Early on in his artist career, he was interested in the principles of Swiss design, and in 1956 he attended Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music. And was the first Japanese designer to be inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame. Fukuda
Encountering Colorado
The Encountering Colorado installation in the commons brings together works that best represent our great state.
The LSC Arts Program is capturing the culture of Northern Colorado through the work of local artists and bringing it into the Commons in the LSC. In designing this space, the arts program drew inspiration from Northern Colorado culture, maintaining some of Colorado’s most important elements, including a depiction of the Poudre river and important mountain peaks.
Climbing rope, steel
Climbing rope as a medium for art initially inspired Tresemer due to its variety, functionality and renewability. He deconstructs his preconceptions and re-imagines objects as they are. Tresemer considers the Rocky Mountains a key element of Colorado culture, calling to a diverse group, and therefore establishing unification. Mountuned depicts a stylized acoustic guitar supporting the foothills of a mountain range. Thus, this work embodies Tresemer’s love for Colorado, encompassing what he loves most in life: art and a clean environment.
Laminated plywood
Kreider’s work examines an area in Rocky Mountain National Park that is especially important to him. Through the process of laminating plywood and manipulating a computer controlled router, the mountain is re-contextualized as a new and unfamiliar object. Therefore, Kreider asks the viewer to explore a space in a new way.
Compressed earth and concrete, river rocks in steel cage
This piece references McMurray Natural Area located along the Cache la Poudre in Fort Collins. Recently, this space underwent intensive ecological restoration after years of gravel mining. Constraining the Wild takes an aerial view using an ancient construction method called Gabion where cages are filled with rock used in riverbank restoration. Moreover, this piece uses river rocks and compressed earth from the Poudre. The lines in the earth represent strata lines, signifying the deep history of McMurray Natural Area and its transformation through human interaction.
Allen focuses on areas of Fort Collins now a domesticated version of what was once wild and are now an interface for appreciating the solace of nature in the confines of society. Allen earned her MFA in sculpture from CSU in May 2018.
Silk yarn, brazilwood and madder dyes
Through the Cracks springs from Miller’s documentation of colors and textures at Horsetooth Reservoir and pays homage to the serene and subtle moments of a rugged landscape. Miller utilized a handwoven technique called discontinuous weft to accentuate patterns and slits. Unwoven areas of the textile reveal gold threads and reference the transparency of a curtain and its circumstantial ability to either reveal or hide what is behind it. In addition, Miller intentionally wove this piece to show the signs of wear expected of an older textile.
Miller lives in Longmont, CO and received her MFA in Fibers from CSU. In addition, we would like to thank the Schacht Spindle Company in Boulder, CO for providing the equipment and materials to make this piece possible.
Steel, recycled bicycle
Made from a recycled bicycle from CSU’s Ram Wheels Project, the sculpture honors the Fort Collins bike culture and commitment to sustainable transportation. Ram Wheels operated as a bike rental program in the early 2000s that made bikes available to CSU students. Today, Chris remains a Fort Collins resident and currently works in his family’s foundry, Madd Castings, in Berthoud, CO.
