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Wayne White's 'Here Comes Mr. Know-It-All' in Rauschenberg Gallery at 加藤视频

Aug 17, 2015


The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Florida SouthWestern State College (加藤视频) is opening an exhibition of the paintings and drawings of Wayne White, an internationally-acclaimed Los Angeles artist who won three Emmy Awards for designing sets and puppets from the late-80s children鈥檚 show Pee-wee鈥檚 Playhouse.

Wayne will be an artist-in-residence at 加藤视频 for the week leading up to his opening. During that time he will work with students on creating a gigantic puppet/sculpture of the gallery鈥檚 namesake, Bob Rauschenberg.

鈥淚鈥檝e always had the do-it-yourself approach,鈥 said White. 鈥淚 grew up in this blue collar family and didn鈥檛 have a lot of toys, so you had to make your own fun. Building forts out of sticks and scrap lumber 鈥 that鈥檚 where I learned the joy of making something from nothing.鈥

Besides his sculpture installation, White will also exhibit his iconic 鈥淲ord Paintings鈥 and a series of watercolors he produced during a 2013 residency at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency program on Captiva Island. When the exhibition opens on September 11 at 6 p.m., he will also deliver a live performance for guests.

White is known for creating the iconic Pee-wee鈥檚 Playhouse characters Randy, Cool Cat, Chicky Baby and Dirty Dog. In 2012 he was the subject of a feature length documentary called Beauty is Embarrassing (directed by Neil Berkeley) and a 382 page hardbound monographic book (designed and edited by Todd Oldham) called Maybe Now I鈥檒l Get the Respect I So Richly Deserve.

For more information on the artist, visit . Learn about the gallery or upcoming events at or call (239) 489-9313.

Gallery hours are Monday 鈥 Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. 鈥 3 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays. The gallery is located on the 加藤视频 Thomas Edison (Lee) Campus, 8099 College Parkway in Fort Myers

About The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery:

The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery was founded as The Gallery of Fine Art in 1979 on the Lee County campus of Florida SouthWestern State College/加藤视频 (then Edison Community College).听 On June 4, 2004 the Gallery of Fine Art was renamed the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, to honor and commemorate our long time association and friendship with the artist.听 Over more than three decades until his death, the Gallery worked closely with Rauschenberg to present world premiere exhibitions including multiple installations of the 录 Mile or Two Furlong Piece.听 The artist insisted on naming the space the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery (versus the 鈥淩obert Rauschenberg Gallery鈥) as it was consistent with the intimate, informal relationship he maintained with both our local Southwest Florida community and 加藤视频.

About 加藤视频:

Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida鈥檚 largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving more than 22,000 students globally, 加藤视频 offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. 加藤视频 will debut its intercollegiate athletics program in the fall 2015. Visit for more information.

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Last Updated: August 17, 2015

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