Portraying Humanity: The Work of Kristian Hargis and katerina nissa August 27-September 14 Exhibition reception : September 6, 5-8pm Visions of others and the self reflect the societies and cultures from which we grow. They speak to inner emotions or mirror the environment around an individual. An abstracted portrait comments as much on the person represented as on viewers who feel connected to that person through understandings both simple and complex. This exhibition features the work of Kristian Hargis and katerina nissa, artists who use the human image as a starting point to delve deeper into identifying and exploring humanity and our relation to the world. Self Portrait as Durga by katerina nissa Milwaukee artist nissa's large metal sculptures abstractly represent her world as surreal moments of the self, in which eeriness and beauty intertwine through the conflation of human and non-human forms.   Portland artist Hargis uses multiple mediums such as painting, etching, and drawing to take viewers into his personal world, examining the complex themes of mourning and loss, the individual self, and human life in relation to the surrounding world.   An Installation by Peck School of the Arts students will be on view in the Atrium Gallery (across from the bookstore)   Union Art Gallery Campus Level, Room W199 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. Milwaukee, WI 53211 414.229.6310 Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat 12-5pm; Thu 12-7pm www.unionartgallery.uwm.edu   Broken Rib by Kristian Hargis Here are some higlights: And some more images from Openning Night: Images from the Atrium Show :