A Dream about the Real: Art by Edward Pramuk
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
“I use imagined spaces, architectural motifs, and references to traditional painting to call up metaphors for my spatial concerns. I want to create a dream about the real, and at the same time to satisfy my interest in manipulating space. The fulfillment of this idea occurs when the weight of emotion generated by each pictorial situation is in harmony with an interior image. The revelation of images is the goal of my work.”
—Edward Pramuk
A Dream about the Real: Art by Edward Pramuk celebrates the extraordinary career of one of Louisiana's most influential abstract artists. The exhibition brings together paintings, prints, and mixed-media works drawn from the artist's collection, including many that have rarely or never been exhibited publicly.
A nationally recognized painter and LSU Professor Emeritus, Edward Pramuk spent more than six decades exploring the poetic intersection of abstraction, memory, music, nature, and imagination. Rooted in the traditions of Abstract Expressionism, his work moves fluidly between conceptual and figurative imagery, creating richly layered compositions that reflect both lived experience and an interior world of memory and emotion.
Throughout his distinguished 35-year career at Louisiana State University, Pramuk shaped generations of artists while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations among the visual arts, literature, philosophy, and music. His lifelong passion for jazz inspired celebrated series honoring legendary musicians including Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Bill Evans. Together, his work as an artist, educator, and mentor has made an enduring contribution to the region’s artistic and cultural landscape.
This exhibition is on view January 28–April 25, 2027 at the LSU Museum of Art.
