Dona Nelson
Dona Nelson (born 1947) is an American painter, best known for immersive, gestural, primarily abstract works employing unorthodox materials, processes and formats to disrupt conventional notions of painting and viewership.Kertess, Klaus. "Full Nelson," ''Dona Nelson: The Stations of the Subway, Octopuses and Arrangements'', Exhibition catalogue, Greensboro, NC: Weatherspoon Art Museum, 2000.Smith, Roberta''The New York Times'', May 23, 2008, p. E26. A 2014 ''The New Yorker, New Yorker'' review observed, "Nelson gives notice that she will do anything, short of burning down her house to bully painting into freshly spluttering eloquence."''The New Yorker''. "Dona Nelson," Goings on About Town: Art, ''The New Yorker'', May 12, 2014. Since 2002, long before it became a more common practice,Smith, Roberta"What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week,"''The New York Times'', May 10, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2018.McQuaid, Cate. "Ornate, pushy, celebratory – yet all compatible," '' ...
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Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 53,131 at the 2020 census. Grand Island is the principal city of the Grand Island metropolitan area, which consists of Hall, Merrick, Howard and Hamilton counties. The Grand Island metropolitan area has an official population of 83,472 residents. Grand Island has been given the All-America City Award four times (1955, 1967, 1981, and 1982) by the National Civic League. Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center, which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state, as well as the home of the Southern Power District serving southern Nebraska. History In 1857, 35 German settlers left Davenport, Iowa, and headed west to Nebraska to start a new settlement on an island known by French traders as ''La Grande Isle'', which was formed by the Wood River and the Platte River. The settlers reached their destin ...
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