* During the month of October while we upgrade our lighting systems, the Winegardner Auditorium and Park and Cherry will be closed. Munch and Learn will be held in the Hughes Pavilion.

Enjoy lunch alongside this weekly lecture series featuring presentations by artists, scholars, and Dixon staff sharing their knowledge on a variety of topics.

The Lonely Rail
Kevin Sharp, Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director

Kevin Sharp is the Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, a position he has held since 2007. Before that, he was Director of Visual Arts at Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon, Illinois (2003-2007), Curator of American Art at the Norton Museum of Art, in West Palm Beach, Florida (1998-2003), and Research Curator at the Art Institute of Chicago (1988-1998). With expertise in nineteenth-century French and American art, Sharp has organized or co-organized more than fifty exhibitions during his long career, including international retrospectives, thematic shows, and collection-based projects. He is a contributing essayist or the sole author of more than twenty-five books and exhibition catalogues.

MUNCH AND LEARN IS ENDOWED BY THE LANDAU FAMILY IN MEMORY OF LESLIE MANN LANDAU