With Braniff International Airlines photography, paintings and sculptures by acclaimed North Texas artists and works on loan from corporate art collections, the Naveen Jindal School of Management is hosting a unique art event with a business twist.

Jim Bowman

The exhibits will include a watercolor rendering of a sculpture that the Jindal School has commissioned Dallas artist Jim Bowman to create. The work, to be made of blown and fused glass and welded steel, will hang in the atrium of the school's new addition.

Artistic Impressions of Management on April 26 will feature a gallery of special exhibits to raise funds to provide contemporary art for the Jindal School’s $25 million, 108,000-square-foot expansion now under construction. Proceeds will support the Jindal Art Collection, which is in its formative stages and includes gifts from alumni, faculty and friends.

“Art is a catalyst for innovation,” said Dr. Diane McNulty, associate dean for external affairs and corporate development. “Artistic Impressions of Management will support our initiative to provide a cultural experience for students as they receive a world-class business education.”

The one-night event will feature works by Dallas-area artists including Brad Oldham, known for The Traveling Man public art installation near the Deep Ellum DART station, and Jon Flaming, a Richardson graphic designer and painter.

Janet McGreal, a Dallas and San Francisco-based artist whose works have been commissioned by such celebrities as Mick Jagger and Oprah Winfrey, will lend a bronze sculpture, titled Squigglies, which will be on display at the Jindal School for six months.

Brad Oldham

Brad Oldham’s Bird sculpture will visit the Jindal School’s courtyard for Artistic Impressions of Management.

The school has commissioned Dallas artist Jim Bowman to create a large glass and steel sculpture that will hang in the atrium of the new addition. Renderings, models and some of the components of the work-in-progress will be on exhibit at the event. The building expansion will provide a high-tech trading lab, a state-of-the-art sales lab, more meeting space for student organizations, the Career Management Center, Executive MBA classrooms and a café.

Distinguished alumnus and longtime Jindal School donor H. Ronald (Ron) Nash, MS ’79, and his wife, Susan, are serving as honorary event chairs. Jacqueline Anderson, art consultant, president of JBA Art Solutions and wife of Dallas Museum of Art Director Maxwell Anderson, is curating two photo exhibits.

The event also will feature a raffle, silent auction, live music, food and beverages. Tickets, $75, are available online. For more information, contact Erica Yaeger at 972-883-5855 or erica.yaeger@utdallas.edu.

Exhibits include:

Jon Flaming

Jon Flaming’s paintings focus on small-town Texas.

  • Selected Work of Janet McGreal — McGreal’s works have been exhibited throughout the United States and sold to such celebrities as Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
  • Selected Works of Brad Oldham — In addition to his Dallas installations, Oldham created a 28-piece collection for The Lumen, a hotel in University Park; a life-size bronze lion sculpture for the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.; and a 14-foot-tall sculpture of Wayne Gretzky and his family in Brantford, Ontario.
  • Selected Works of Jon Flaming — The Richardson-based graphic designer and painter is best known for his depictions of iconic Texas imagery, rural landscapes and various industry brands.
  • Corporate Art Showcase — This exhibit will feature several pieces representing the products, services and culture of area companies including AT&T; Denbury Resources Inc.; Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.; Ebby Halliday Realtors; Haynes and Boone LLC; The Home Depot; Mary Kay Inc.; Reclaimed Textiles; and the Sherwin-Williams Co.
  • The Glamour Age of Flight — On loan from the McDermott Library Special Collections, this exhibit provides a look back at the Dallas-Fort Worth area airline industry in photography, advertising and ephemera of Braniff International Airlines. This collection is made up of a select mix of dazzling photographs and bold, super-sized advertising posters used during the 1960s and 1970s to promote the company.
  • Construction of a Management Building — This photography exhibit includes several pieces documenting the creation of the school’s current expansion project by award-winning photographer John Fowler, who is known for often joining workers on site for significant milestones.
  • Jindal School Business Photo Competition — This exhibit showcases winning entries of the Jindal School Business Photo Competition. Students, enthusiasts and master photographers captured the artistic side of business in categories such as innovation, teamwork, iconic business landmarks and more.
  • Stewpot Art Program Exhibit — The Stewpot Art Program is a community outreach serving the homeless and at-risk populations of Dallas. A selection of artwork created by program participants will be on display and available for purchase with the proceeds going to the artists.
  • Pop-Up Art Exhibit — This exhibit will display the work of emerging and established local artists. These featured artists include: Jayshree Bihari, Susan Bishop, Liz Conrad, Beth Eschbach, Debbie Klein, Nan Phillips, Herb Reed, Sandya Shetty and John Van Ness.