CARSON CITY, Nev. — Two things are clear about Max Bunnell: he loves painting on location and education. An exhibit of his work, Natural Memorial Realist, will be displayed Feb. 23 to March 13 at LXS, the Legislative eXhibition Series Gallery at the Nevada State Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St. in Carson City.
Bunnell, who specializes in watercolor-and-oil landscapes and seascapes, says his work is based in realism and some impressionism. Family, community and sense of place inspire his art, Bunnell said.
The Overton, Nev., resident taught in Clark County public schools for 29 years and in the extension programs of the University of Nevada campuses in Reno and Las Vegas. He founded the Moapa Valley Art Guild in 1959. He also spent 10 years as a professor at Dixie College in Utah and started the Dixie Invitational Art Show.
Bunnell is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where he earned a bachelor of science in art and education and a master’s degree in fine arts. With a Ford Fellow Leadership Scholarship, he studied silversmithing at California State University, Long Beach; and the making of American Indian jewelry in Santa Fe, N.M.
The Legislative eXhibition Series is managed by the Artist Services Program of the Nevada Arts Council. Since 1985, LXS has showcased Nevada’s contemporary and folk artists during the biennial legislative sessions. The 2015 LXS is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nevada Legislature and Van Woert Bigotti Architects. Several other Nevada artists will be featured during the 2015 LXS. For more, visit the website nac.nevadaculture.org or call 775-687-6680.
The Nevada Arts Council, a division of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, is the agency charged with ensuring that state and national funds support cultural activity and encourage participation in the arts throughout Nevada. In addition to providing grants to arts- and community-based organizations, schools, artists and local municipalities throughout the state, the NAC coordinates statewide programs and activities such as the annual Poetry Out Loud recitation competition for high school-aged students; traveling exhibits; artist residencies; workshops; and cultural assessments. For more information, call 775-687-6680 or visit the website nac.nevadaculture.org.
