MEDIA RELEASES

Dominican University’s O’Connor Art Gallery presents an exhibit of recent media work by Mark Holmes through October 18. Holmes will discuss his sculptural and mixed media work during a lecture on Thursday, October 18 at 3:00 p.m. A closing reception will follow the lecture at 4:00 p.m.

Holmes graduated with a master’s degree in fine art from Yale University and currently teaches sculpture at Knox College. He has had recent solo shows at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago as well as Knox College.

The O’Connor Art Gallery is located on the fourth floor of Lewis Hall, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information, call Jessica Cochran, gallery director, at (708) 524-6597.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Dominican offers 50 undergraduate academic programs in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and 15 graduate programs in five graduate schools through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work and the School of Leadership and Continuing Studies. In the 2008 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master’s level universities and as a best value for the tenth consecutive year.