St. Cloud State University will exhibit the works of labor muralist Mike Alewitz in an exhibit titled Insurgent Images ? Agitprop starting Sept. 30 and running through Oct. 29.

A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, Sept. 30, beginning at 3 p.m., with an artist?s talk in the Kiehle Auditorium at 3:30 pm. The Kiehle Gallery is located in the Kiehle Visual Arts Center on the St. Cloud State University campus.

The most prolific U.S. labor muralist since the 1940s, Alewitz follows the traditions of Diego Rivera, Jos? Clemente Orozco, and David Siqueiros as well as the early painters of the Russian Revolution. With a demonstrated blend of artistic integrity and political commitment, Insurgent Images combines grand historical themes with enlivening detail, to illustrate the interplay between personality and event.

The featured works include reproductions of murals for the Teamsters?their ?Victory Mural? after the United Parcel Service (UPS) Strike of 1998?the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers, the Communications Workers, United Electrical Workers, the United Farmworkers, as well as the Highlander Folk School and other labor institutions.

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Visit the St. Cloud State website, www.stcloudstate.edu/art