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Magical Realism The Art of Michael Aakhus

Magical Realism is an exhibition of 40 monumental paintings by Michael Aakhus, Dean Emeritus, College of Liberal Arts, University of Southern Indiana, inspired by his decades of world travel. As a professor of art, he is considered a scholar of the ancient art of Mesoamerica and South America. A special aspect of the exhibition is a series of paintings based upon his research and study of these cultures. He is also a recognized printmaker, bookmaker and poet who has exhibited widely in this country and abroad.