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Published: Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Updated: Saturday, October 10, 2009

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The "St. Louis Through the Lens: Irvin Schankman Memoiral Photography" exhibit is currently being shown in Gallery 210's Exhibition Room B. Pictured above is Irvin Schankman, a professional St. Louis photographer (1924-2004).

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Artists Alicia Scolarici, Dinise Mustain and Sunny Santos from the "Back to School Exhibit" talk about their individual work. The reception for the exhibit took place Thursday in Gallery Visio.

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David Potthas, a local artist, views a piece from the "Back to School Exhibit," now showing at Gallery Visio. Sunny Santos was the artist responsible for the piece shown above.

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Gallery 210's "Exposure 10" features the work of four St. Louis area-artists, including Cameron Fuller, who completed the untitled work shown above. Fuller's installations include sculpture structures that suggest birdhouses, barns, coops and beehives. The structures are combined with paintings, drawings and wall art featuring animals, often deer, acting like humans.

Art lovers have their pick this time of year at UM-St. Louis with more than a handful of art exhibits currently on display.

Gallery 210: 'Exposure 10' - This is the fourth exhibition in the long running series that can call Gallery 210 home. Designed as a regional competition, it runs through Sept. 15 and is free to the public. Located in Room A of the gallery, the work of four local artists will be displayed.

Gallery 210: 'Saint Louis Through the Lens: Irvin Schankman Memorial Photography Contest' photo exhibit -The contest was originated by the Schankman family to honor the memory of Irvin Schankman, a St. Louis photographer. The submitted work offers a look into St. Louis and the changes that have occurred over the past 50 years. Found in Room B, the exhibit runs through Oct. 6.

Mercantile Library: 'Faces of Labor' photo exhibit - Artists Lee Buchsbaum and Dan Overturf's display will run through Nov. 18. Buchsbaum, of Denver, offers a series of photographs that focuses exclusively on coal miners. Overturf, of Murphysboro, Ill., displays photos that focus on individuals associated with the Illinois River.

Mercantile Library: 'A Visual Representation of the First War of Indian Independence -1857' history exhibit - The exhibit contains prints depicting scenes from the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a year-long insurrection that changed attitudes toward the British rule of India. Free to the public, the exhibit runs through Sept. 30.

Public Policy Research Center: PPRC staff photo exhibit - This exhibit features photography by PPRC staff members. It is free and runs through Sept. 28.

Gallery Visio: 'Back To School' art exhibit - Gallery Visio's first exhibit of the semester is free and open to the public, and will run through Sept. 21. Three regional artists are featured; Sunny Santos, Dinise Mustain and Alicia Scolarici.

Gallery FAB: 'Daniela Marx Posters' art exhibit - Found in the Fine Arts Building, the exhibit offers 20 mixed media and silkscreen posters by Marx, which cover a range of topics such as social and political design. The exhibit runs through Oct. 6 and is free to the public.

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