Central College will welcome the works of Paul Andrew Wandless to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for Visual Arts. His works of prints on clay and paper will be on display beginning Monday and will be at the Gallery until Friday, March 1st.

Wandless has been designated the Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist during Spring 2024. He will conduct a workshop on applying printmaking processes to clay in the ceramics and printmaking classes while in residence at Central, February 7th-9th. The artist’s reception will be 5 p.m. Thursday, February 8th, in the Mills Gallery. The Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist series emphasizes expanding the diversity of artistic experiences and cultural outlooks for Central art students and the community. Designated artists and their exhibited works are funded entirely by the Allison B. Allen Visiting Artist Fund. 

His sculptures and prints feature ceramic processes, printmaking methods and a variety of sculptural techniques and mediums. Clay, printmaking, stone carving, mold making, leather working, metalsmithing, wood carving and painting are all media used in combination or individually for the creation of his works. His clay work, prints and sculptures have been widely exhibited since 1995, including a solo exhibition at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. His artworks are published in 18 books and collected privately and publicly.

Wandless earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics and sculpture from the University of Delaware, a Master of Arts in ceramics from Minnesota State University–Mankato and then earned his Master of Fine Arts in ceramics and printmaking from Arizona State University. He worked with art historians while earning his MA and MFA to study different styles of writing in the arts. Wandless returned to the greater Philadelphia area after finishing graduate school, where he taught and had his studio for 10 years. He currently lives and has his studio in Chicago, Illinois.

The Mills Gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.