For more than 40 years, Dave Yust has been a distinguished artist and professor of art at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He is best known for large circular format canvasses featuring both geometric and biomorphic abstract images. Over his long and distinguished career, he has participated in more than 50 prestigious group and invitational exhibitions and has had over 20 one-person shows at recognized galleries and museums. His work is in numerous permanent collections at museums, including the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Wichita Art Museum, Portland (Oregon) Museum of Art and the Denver Art Museum.And for the past month, students and visitors to Northeastern Junior College have enjoyed his work on display in the Peter L. Youngers Fine Art Gallery located in E. S. French Hall on campus. This Friday, at 4 p.m., a closing reception will be held for his show at the gallery. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
