[NEohioPAL] Skull and art exhibition at the Gallery at Lakeland coincides with Halloween and Day of the Dead, artist reception and costume party October 24.

[Jessica Novak]

Skull art exhibition at the Gallery at Lakeland coincides with Halloween 
and Day of the Dead
KIRTLAND, Ohio  – With skull art and motif now in the mainstream, this 
popular, macabre art genre comes to Lakeland Community College in a new 
exhibit, “ The Skull and Skeleton in Art III: Folk Art to Pop Culture, 
curated by Mary Urbas,” and runs through November 8 in the Gallery at 
Lakeland, building D, first floor.
An artist’s reception will be held on Thursday, October 24, from 7 – 9 
p.m. A Day of the Dead celebration will also be held that evening from 6 – 
9 p.m. Skull and skeleton-themed items such as T-shirts, jewelry, and folk 
art items will be on sale at the Boneyard Market from 6 – 9 p.m. Guests 
are encouraged to dress in Halloween costume as the evening event also 
coincides with Lakeland’s Halloween party in the Athletics and Fitness 
Center.
The exhibition and artist reception are free and open to the public.
What was once reserved as a quasi logo for pirates and poison labels, 
skulls have taken over America’s pop culture. This timely exhibit happens 
to not only coincide with the traditional use of skulls and skeletons for 
Halloween, but also with Hispanic Heritage Month (September 16 - October 
15). Latin America artists were creating Mexican skull art for the “Day of 
the Dead” - El dia de los Muertos traditionally celebrated on November 2 - 
long before heavy metal bands used skulls on album artwork and fashion 
designers emblazoned their textiles.
“It’s about embracing life and death and our mortality,” said Mary Urbas , 
Lakeland Fine Art Gallery coordinator, exhibit curator, and life-long 
collector of skull art and artifacts. “Being raised Roman Catholic, the 
rebellious side in me was drawn to skulls for the initial shock value.” 
Selections from Urbas’ personal skull folkart and art collection will be 
among the exhibition pieces. Sixty-four artists from Northeast Ohio, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Illinois, 
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and California, will exhibit works 
featuring skulls and/or skeletons.
The exhibit includes 305 works in a variety of media including: 
oil/acrylic/encaustic painting; textiles/fiber; printmaking; drawing; 
photography; digital art; sculpture; glass; wood; ceramics and ceramic 
sculpture; mixed media; assemblage art and jewelry. The mélange of 
artists, artwork and folk art includes: 

Jeffrey Allen:                                  Ceramic masks and 
necklaces
Gary Bixler:                                    Ceramic sculpture
Goo Goo Bonehead:                               Collage, model magic, 
mixed media
Kris Barnes:                                    Mixed media, fiber
Darrelle Anne Centuori:
Cabinet of Curiosities:                         Collection of artifacts 
for sale
CHOD    :                                       Mixed media
Gail Crum:                                      Collage, assemblage, mixed 
media
Sean Crum:                                      Drawing, etching 
Christina D’Angelo:                             Mixed media sculpture
Gary Divoky:                                    Ceramic sculpture
Forlorn Dolls,
Samantha Meyers:                                Mixed media sculpture
Helene Frindt:                                  Acrylic on canvas
Meat- Jeffery Paul Gadbois:             Pen and ink drawing
Mary Weimer Green:                      Mixed media art/ offrenda created 
                by the Urban Community School Art Club

Rebecca Graves & Steve Smith:   Sgraffito carved white stoneware 
Anne-Marie Gurko:                       Acrylic with mixed media painting, 
mixed media 
Meredith Hahn:                                  Acrylic, mixed media 
painting 
Jon and Patricia Hecker:                        Mixed media sculpture
Tim Herron:                                     Drawing
Jeanette Ho:                                    Cast humanoid and raccoon 
skulls in bronze, glass and aluminum
Scott Holloway:                                 Mixed media
Mark Hughes:                                    Mixed media, assemblage
Glenn Jambor:                                   Oil on canvas
Richard Jambor:                         Mixed media, duck tape
Aunia Kahn:                                     Digital painting
Sean Kelly:                                     Mixed media
Terry Klausman:                                 Assemblage
George Kocar:                                    Acrylic painting on 
canvas, mixed media
Kay Larch:                                      Vintage ceramic doll heads
Dan Levin:                                      Assemblage, mixed media
Lynne Norwood Lofton:                   Ceramic sculpture/ wall tiles
James March:                                    Oil on canvas
Deborah McGroder 
of the Muddsisters:                             Ceramic ocarinas and 
whistles
Jessie McNally:                                 Mixed media sculpture
Susan Moloney:                          Assemblage
Kimberly Monaco:                                S/S jewelry
Beth Nash:                                      Acrylic, mixed media on 
wood
Michael Nekic:                                  Digital photography
Oliver:                                                 Watercolor, 
graphite
Vince Packard:                                  Acrylic painting
Stephen Paternite:                              Assemblage sculpture
Kristopher J. Petrenko:                 Acrylic Painting, painted wine 
boxes 
Maryann Posch & John Gulyas:            S/S,Jewelry/sculpture 
Robby Railey:                                           Ceramic sculpture
Caitlin Reniff:                                         Intaglio print, 
mixed media, acrylic on canvas
Martha Rotten, Francene Yorko:          Cast pewter jewelry 
Ana Louisa Sanchez:                     Mixed media sculpture
Sandy Shelenberger:                     Encaustic painting
Lorelei Skizenta:                               Assemblage, mixed media
Betty Skufca:                                   Oil on plexi, mixed media 
jewelry
Elaine Slea:                                    Mixed media
Maggie Stark:                                   Ceramic sculpture, enamel 
on copper jewelry
An’Angelia Thompson:                    Acrylic painting, mixed media
Andrea Thornton:                                Felt, mixed media
Gail Trunick:                                   Stoneware clay, metal 
found object
Judy Vierow:                                    Acrylic on paper
Michelle Walker:                                Mixed media, painting
Sarah Wojciechowski:                    Printmaking: relief and etching
Mark Yasenchack:                                Ceramic mosaic, wall 
skulls
Theresa Yondo:                                  Ceramic sculpture
Gadi Zamir:                                     Wood burning, found 
objects, mixed media
The Lakeland Fine Arts Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., 
and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
Virtual images from the show will be available online at 
www.lakelandcc.edu/gallery 
Group Gallery tours are available by appointment. For more information, 
call Mary Urbas at 440-525-7029, or e-mail murbas at lakelandcc.edu .
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