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Liz Howell, senior fiber art major, sews glass onto a silk dress
that she hopes to finish for her exhibition Friday.

Student puts heart into art

By Chelsey Boutan | February 9, 2012

For a few months, Liz Howell felt dizzy and fatigued, but she wasn't quite sure what was wrong. That changed when the fiber art senior found out her resting heart rate was 30 bpm. It should've been between 50 to 90 bpm.Howell said the cardiologist reassured...

Junior painting major, Janelle O'Malley, reads about art pieces made with black lacquer and gold leaf at "Legacy in Lacquer: A Living Art from Burma" in the NIU Art Museum Saturday Sept. 4.

Burmese art exhibit, curator talk worth a look

By Tony Martin | September 15, 2010

Today at 6 p.m., the NIU Art Museum will have a curator's talk with Catherine Raymond in Altgeld Hall for the Legacy in Lacquer: A Living Art From Burma show. The show, in the North Gallery, has an selection of Burmese art of all shapes, sizes and eras,...

Susan Willrett, of DeKalb, points out aspects of Karen Brown's "My Midnight Snake" to Sally Castner, of Colorado, at the NIU Art Museum in Altgeld Hall Tuesday afternoon. The piece is part of a collection on display entitled StAGEs of Transition which will be running at the museum until Oct. 2.

Exhibit shows art of aging

By Chris Krapek | August 31, 2010

Age ain't nothing but a number. In an effort to examine the changes throughout our lives related to getting older, the NIU Art Museum is hosting "StAGES of Transition." The exhibit, located in the South Gallery in Altgeld Hall, features paintings, sculptures,...