{"id":16177,"date":"2010-08-04T15:37:29","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T22:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=16177"},"modified":"2013-04-09T16:51:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T23:51:26","slug":"two-artists-one-university-one-passion-one-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/two-artists-one-university-one-passion-one-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Two artists, one university, one passion, one family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Father\/Daughter Art Show<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Glaus’ artwork is on display at La Bellavia, 18 N. Beaver St., Aug. 3-31, with an artist reception during First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A creative and spunky pair, NAU employees and alumni\u00a0Greg<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Trace Glau<\/strong>, will host their first father\/daughter art show at local restaurant La Bellavia this month.<\/p>\n

While creativity prevails in the Glau family, both artists tested different avenues before discovering their own style and landing in Flagstaff. The pair\u2019s encouragement and support of each other\u2019s individual ambitions helps cultivate both father and daughter\u2019s artistic direction.<\/p>\n

When asked about his history as an artist, he says, \u201cIt depends on how you define art. I\u2019ve always written.\u201d But the writer now keeps both a pen and a camera at hand while on the prowl for fleeting moments in time, which he captures with a closeness that grants audiences an intimate look into nature. \u201cIf it\u2019s just pictures of flowers, it\u2019s just pictures of flowers. There has to be something different\u2014the lighting or angle or a bug\u2014to set it apart.\u201dGreg Glau<\/a>, director of the University Writing Program and associate professor of English, has a long history with words and more recently developed an enthusiasm to capture the subtle beauty of nature with photography.<\/p>\n

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‘Ice of Hearts’ by Greg Glau
During last winter\u2019s heavy snowfalls a sheet of ice formed on the Glaus\u2019 window. Prompted by his wife, Greg photographed the ice throughout the day as the weather continually changed its configuration. Referring to the hearts, Glau says, \u201cI didn\u2019t do that. It was there. I just found it.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While her father sticks with a lens and ink, Trace Glau, Cline Library specialist and an art instructor for Coconino Community College, gets her hands dirty in multiple art media including watercolor, handmade nests, recycled art, ceramics, silversmith, photography and printmaking.<\/p>\n

Inspired at a young age by her grandmother\u2019s love of art, Trace found her true passion for art at Northern Arizona University. She wants viewers \u201cto have room for self-interpretation,\u201d describing her watercolors inspired by human form and nature as \u201cprimarily abstract with slight figurative form.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI found art on my own,\u201d she says. \u201cBut my dad inspired me through his writing and being consistently devoted to art. He taught me to apply myself fully in whatever I am passionate about or care about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Glaus are an enthusiastic pair and part of a family in which art has become a strengthening tie. \u201cWe work well together and have great communication,\u201d says Trace, sending a smile in her father\u2019s direction. \u201cIf I can\u2019t figure something out, my dad can help, maybe see it from a clearer perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greg also returned to higher education at NAU. Unable to find a teaching job in Prescott after earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in English education, Greg joined his father in running a small heating and cooling business. When the business struggled during a recession in the 80s, NAU beckoned. Greg received his master\u2019s degree in rhetoric and composition at NAU, his doctorate at the U of A and worked at ASU for 14 years.<\/p>\n

With the beautiful background of northern Arizona and a highly supported art scene in NAU and Flagstaff\u2019s one community, the Glaus\u2019 artistic interests are firmly planted and certain to thrive.\u201cWe are all trying to come home,\u201d Greg said about his move to Flagstaff two years ago, partially influenced by Trace\u2019s urging. \u201cNAU is a place you want to come back to. I love the people, the weather and the university. NAU is the most collaborative and cooperative university I\u2019ve been involved with. Everyone works with each other and that\u2019s unusual in any profession.\u201d
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Greg and Trace Glau, NAU alumni and employees, share a passion for the arts and host a father\/daughter art show this month.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Father\/Daughter Art Show The Glaus’ artwork is on display at La Bellavia, 18 N. Beaver St., Aug. 3-31, with an artist reception during First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. A creative and spunky pair, NAU employees and alumni\u00a0Greg\u00a0and\u00a0Trace Glau, will host their first father\/daughter art show at local restaurant La…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-happenings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}