Marti and Tony Oppenheimer

The renowned Oppenheimer Collection of JCCC was founded in 1992 by philanthropists Marti and Tony Oppenheimer. Working closely with Bruce Hartman, the museum’s now-retired founding Executive Director, the Oppenheimer Collection is featured throughout the museum website along with the selected works below. The Sculpture, Painting, New Media and Works on Paper sections showcase many important Oppenheimer Collection works. 

Marti and Tony Oppenheimer

The Oppenheimer Collection is a cornerstone of the museum’s permanent collection. It includes sculptures, paintings, photographs, ceramics, new media, textiles and American Indian art. One of the earliest sculptures acquired was Woman with Packages, an important bronze by Louise Bourgeois, then in her 80s. Other major pieces are Walking Man (On the Edge), made of fiberglass and steel by Jonathan Borofsky, Hare & Bell, a bronze by Barry Flanagan, Two on Beam, a bronze of two headless figures by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Stephan Balkenhol’s monumental wooden sculpture Man Lying on a Platform and Nick Caves dazzling Soundsuits.

When construction of the Nerman Museum was initially announced in 2003, the Oppenheimers immediately offered to take on the challenge of filling the museum's permanent collection galleries. They also understood the importance of providing an art experience throughout the campus. One of their goals was to introduce art in a unique way to students who might never step into a museum or gallery. "And now they are surrounded by art," Tony Oppenheimer said.

For more than two decades, the Oppenheimers have donated more than 150 works of art. The collection is now valued in excess of $10 million. In 2006, JCCC was cited by Public Art Review magazine as one of the top 10 college campuses for public art in the United States.

"The Oppenheimer Collection celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2012," said Bruce Hartman, the museum's former Executive Director. "It is synonymous with the museum. Do-Ho Suh's sculpture Some/One is an icon for the museum just as Jonathan Borofsky's Walking Man is a signature work for the entire campus."

The Oppenheimer Collection is featured within the Nerman Museum’s second floor permanent collection galleries. The Collection continues to grow, as new works are acquired each year. Changing exhibits also allow visitors to view differing aspects of this renowned collection.

A book of the Oppenheimer Collection is available through the JCCC Billington Library.

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    Oppenheimer Gallery

    Aaron Morse, Flight, 2006, Watercolor on paper Aaron Young, Freeformdome, 2003, Digital chromogenic print Adolfo Gustavo Martinez, El Soltero, 2006, Acrylic on paper Allison Schulnik, Ariel #2, 2012, Oil on linen
    Allison Schulnik, Mound, 2011, Video, 4 min. and 20 sec. Allison Schulnik, Performance #2, 2010, Oil on linen Allison Schulnik, Skipping Skeletons, 2008, Oil on canvas Amy Myers, Chroma Zoma Bubble Chamber, 2006, Graphite, colored pencil and pastel on paper
    Amy Sillman, Elephant, 2005, Oil on canvas Andrew Sutherland, Breaking and Entering (Geode), 2011, Plaster, chicken wire, broken car glass, resin, glue and paint Andrew Sutherland, Silver Lining, 2012, Acrylic on canvas Andrzej Zielinski, 6^§?, 2005, Encaustic and gold leaf on canvas on panel
    Andrzej Zielinski, Green ATM, 2005, Oil on linen over panel Andrzej Zielinski, Printing One of Two, 2014, Encaustic and paper on wood panel Angel Otero, 10 Karat Still Life, 2009, Oil on linen Angel Otero, Blindness, 2011, Oil on canvas
    Angel Otero, Let Water Run, 2009, Oil on canvas Angelina Gualdoni, Pile, 2007, Acrylic and oil on canvas Annie Lapin, The You Fountain, 2008, Mixed media on panel, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Anton Henning, Cranberry Juice, Virus and Band-Aid, 1991/2006, Oil and acrylic on linen on wood, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art,
    Anton Henning, Interieur No. 362, 2006, Oil on canvas Archie Scott Gobber, Age of Enlightenment, 2008, Ink on paper Archie Scott Gobber, Be A Good Loser, 2010, Enamel on canvas Arlene Shechet, What I Heard, 2007, Ceramic, glaze and steel
    Art Miller, Big Eye Adult Video, Albuquerque, NM 2010, 2011, Archival pigment print Art Miller, Crown Castle Corporation Cellular Tower (fabricated in the form of a Cross), Judson Baptist Church, Kansas City, Kansas, 2015, 2015, Archival pigment print Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 4, 2003, 2003 (printed 2005), Gelatin silver print Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 5, 2003, 2003 (printed 2005), Gelatin silver print
    Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 16, 2003, 2003 (printed 2005), Gelatin silver print Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 17, 2003, 2003, printed 2005, Gelatin silver print, Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 26, 2003, 2003 (printed 2005), Gelatin silver print Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 11, 2003, 2003 (printed 2005), Gelatin silver print
    Art Miller, The Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 28, 2004, 2004 (printed 2005), Gelatin silver print Asad Faulwell, Les Femmes D Alger 52, 2014-2015 Acrylic, pins, and photo collage on canvas, Asad Faulwell, Mujahidat #11, 2010, Acrylic and paper on canvas Barry Flanagan, Hare and Bell, 1988, Bronze
    Benjamin Degen, Branch House, 2006, Oil on canvas on board, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Bobby Silverman, Metric Figure #2, 2007, Porcelain and glaze Brad Kahlhamer, Eaglefest USA, 2005, Oil on canvas Brad Kahlhamer, Waqui Totem USA, 2006, Watercolor and ink on paper
    Brian Calvin, Pale Moonlight, 2000, Acrylic on canvas Brian Fahlstrom, Final Theme, 2005, Oil on canvas Brian Tolle, Pinko, 2009, Communist-era finial and platinum silicon rubber, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Carlee Fernandez, White Pigeon with Saffron Finch, 2004, Altered taxidermy and branch
    Carlee Fernandez, White Pigeon with Gold, 2005, Altered taxidermy, branches and gold leaf Carlos Vega, Ziauddin's Pride, 2015, Mixed media including digital images, Spain 17th century glazed ceramic fragment, oil on lead on panel Carroll Dunham, Featureless (Two), 2005, Acrylic on canvas Carter Potter, P.S, #16, 1997, 70 mm polyester film
    Chris Martin, Untitled, 2007-2008, Oil and collage on canvas, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Cordy Ryman, Window Box, 2010, Acrylic and enamel on wood, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Dana Schutz, Surgery, 2004, Oil on canvas, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Dana Schutz, Swimming, Smoking, Crying, 2009
    Dana Schutz, Yawn 2, 2012, Oil on canvas David Gant, Portrait of Bruce Hartman, 2010, Oil and latex on canvas David Harrison, Untitled, 2007, Acrylic on wood panel David Cyrus Smith, Reverence, 2004, Acrylic on board
    Davin Watne, Jamaican Vulture, 2006, Gouache and spray paint on paper Davin Watne, Nanny Goat, 2006, Gouache and spray paint on paper Do Ho Suh, Some-One, 2004, Stainless steel military dog tags, steel structure, fiberglass resin, fabric Dustin Pevey, seduce ur followers, 2014, Acrylic, spray paint, inkjet on canvas
    Ebony G. Patterson, Untitled Lightz II, 2013, Mixed media on paper Edith Tsabetsaye, Zuni Needlepoint Necklace, 1973, Silver, turquoise. Eric Beltz, The Good Land, 2008, Graphite on Bristol, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Eric Sall, Framebreaker, 2004, Oil on canvas
    Eric Sall, Magnetic Mess, 2004, Oil on canvas Erik Hanson, 220 Punk Songs, 2004, Graphite on Mylar Erik Hanson, All I Want ... (for Christmas is You), 2019, Oil on canvas, 24 x 36" Frank Stella, Sinjerli Variation IIa, 1977, Lithograph and screenprint
    Grant Stevens, Supermassive, 2013, Four channel digital video, 11 min. and 19 sec. Hesse McGraw, The Price is Always Right, 2005, Video loop with three-channel sound on DVD, 7 min. Huang Min, Album Leaf of Pieces N8, 2005, Mixed media on paper Huma Bhabha, Untitled, 2005, Mixed media
    Ian Davis, Lemons, 2011, Acrylic on paper Ian Davis, Reflecting Pool, 2011, Acrylic on linen Iona Rozeal Brown, POD 444, Lynxes and Dropses (Song of Solomon 4:1,9,5:16), 2013, Acrylic, ink, Krink and graphite on wood panel Jackie Nickerson, Grandmother, Masiphumelele Township, Western Cape, South Africa, 1998, Lambda print
    James Brinsfield, Bright Moment, 2005, Oil and enamel on canvas James Brinsfield, Séance, 2006, Oil on panel James Brinsfield, Untitled, c. 1995, Oil and encaustic on paper Jeff Davis, These Yearning Hierarchies Evolve and Compress, 2005, Colored pencil on paper
    Jeffrey Gibson, American Girl, 2013, Found punching bag, wool blanket, glass beads, steel studs, artificial sinew, tin jingles and chain Jeremy Blake, Winchester, 2002, Digital animation with sound on DVD, 18 min. Jeremy Kost, In the Line of Fire, 2013, Acrylic and enamel on canvas Jesse Small, Clyde Tall Ghost, 2010, Porcelain, decals and luster
    Jesse Small, Sunset Tall Ghost, 2010, Porcelain, decals and luster Jessica Kincaid, Heaven and Earth, 2006, Glass beads and silk thread Jim Leedy, Lakeside Plate, 1990, Stoneware, porcelain and glaze Joe Biel, Writer, 2005, Graphite on paper
    Jon Rappleye, Its Tiger Elegance Gnawing Clover to the Bone, 2005, Acrylic on paper Jonathan Borofsky, Walking Man (On the Edge), 1995, Fiberglass and steel Judith Shea, Between Thought and Feeling, 1988, Bronze and cast stone Jun Kaneko, Untitled Slab, 2008, Stoneware and glaze, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art,
    Karen McCoy, Two Scoops for Meniscus, 1989, Mixed media on paper Karin Davie, Lover, 1998, Oil on canvas, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Karl Wirsum, Left in the Dust, 2012, Acrylic on canvas with painted frame Karla Lieberman, Spring #1, 2004, Ceramic, glaze and kiln-cast glass
    Karla Lieberman, Tower #6, 2002, Ceramic and glaze, 35 x 12 x 12" Kehinde Wiley, Alexander the Great (Variation), 2005, Oil and enamel on canvas Keltie Ferris, Man Eaters, 2009, Oil, spray paint, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Keltie Ferris, OMG, 2009, Mixed media on canvas
    Kent Michael Smith, Cascade, 2011, Acrylic and resin on panel Kim Dorland, Crows, 2010, Oil, acrylic, synthetic feathers and glitter on wood panel Kim Dorland, Tree on the Corner, 2007, Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas Kim Keever, Sunset 44d, 2007, Chromogenic print
    Kirk Hayes, 40 Watts Warmth is Still Warm, 2008, Oil on panel Kirk Hayes, Gravity, 2009, Oil on panel, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Leidy Churchman, This Sex Which is Not One, 2010, Oil on wood, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Lester Goldman, Off the Rack, c. 1995, Oil, metal buttons, fabric and pattern paper on canvas
    Lester Goldman, White Ash (painting), 2004, Alkyd oil on canvas Lisa Sanditz, Casino Queen, 2006, Oil on canvas, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Lonnie Powell, Queen Mother, 2007, Watercolor and pastel on board Lonnie Powell, Stony the Road, 2005, Charcoal on paper
    Louise Bourgeois, Woman with Packages, 1949 (cast 1996), Bronze Lynn Davis, Launch of the Soyuz TMA-3, Location 18, Baikonur, Kazakhstan, 2003, Piezo print Magdalena Abakanowicz, Two Figures on a Beam, 1997, Bronze Malcolm Mobutu Smith, MocheSpoke Cloud Cup, 2005, Thrown and altered multi-fired porcelaneous-stoneware, slip and glaze
    Mandy Durham, Echoes, 2002, Digital video, 16 min. and 4 sec. Marc Handelman, Miasma (2), 2006, Oil on canvas Marcus Cain, Human Beings as Mountains #3, 2006, Acrylic, gouache, ink, and watercolor on paper Marcus Cain, Soft Bones, 2009, Acrylic, colored pencil, graphite, ink, latex and watercolor on panel
    Mark Cowardin, Dead End, 2007, Wood, metal-leaf, found limb and paint Mark Cowardin, Here and There, 2013, Ebonized walnut, paint, mixed media, wood, silver leaf and flocking, Mark Errol, Untitled, 2010, Clay and underglazes Martha Smith, United We Stand II, 2007, Wool
    Marvin Gates, Workman, 2004, Oil on canvas Mary Ann Strandell, Finding Gold, 2005, Oil on canvas and gold leaf Mary Wessel, Untitled (Worldscapes series), 2008-2010, Archival pigment print Matthias Merkel Hess, 5 Gallon Water Carrier, 2011, Porcelain and glaze
    Melanie Baker, The Prince of Orthodoxy, 2005, Charcoal, pastel and gold leaf on paper Melanie Baker, The Prince of Orthodoxy, 2005, Charcoal, pastel and gold leaf on paper Michael Eastman, Horse #14, Iris print Mickalene Thomas, Quanikah No. 1, 2004, Acrylic, oil paint and pen on paper
    Mie Yim, Twilight Watch, 2004, Pastel on colored paper Mike Bayne, 219, 2008, Oil on panel, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Mindy Shapero, Black balled; Once stuck in the circle trap, you have many choices, one of them is to be black balled until you're no longer able to stand and you are completely out of yourself, on your way to becoming a floating monster head, 2005, Paper, steel, wood, foam, wire, epoxy and acrylic Mindy Shapero, Min Kim, We lift our hands to protect the only and the most important to us, 2005, Graphite, gouache, acrylic and colored pencil on paper
    Nadine Robinson, Rock Box No. 2, 2006, Rhinestones, plastic, speaker, amplifier, digital music Natalie Arnoldi, Queens, 2014, Oil on canvas Nick Cave (Left), Soundsuit, 2005, Mixed media, (Right) Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011, Mixed media Nicole Eisenman, Ouija, 2014, Charcoal, ink and graphite on paper
    Paul Anthony Smith, Ras, 2013, Unique picotage on pigment print Paul Anthony Smith, Untitled, 2013, Unique picotage on chromogenic print with spray paint and mixed media, Peregrine Honig, Dark Beauty, 2005, Watercolor on paper Peregrine Honig, Widow, 2010, Magazine with glove and CD
    Peter Saul, Untitled (Reagan), 1984, Acrylic and colored pencil on paper Peter Wilkin, Roots, 2004, Ceramic Portia Munson, Chinese Lantern, 2005, Scanograph, pigmented ink jet on rag paper Rain Harris, Bloom, 2011, Porcelain, resin and silk flowers
    Richard Chung, Untitled Figure, 2004, Ceramic and glaze, 28.5 x 14 x 10" Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Gray Dawn, 2006, Chromogenic print and acrylics on aluminum Robert Lostutter, Resplendent, 2011, Watercolor on paper Roger Shimomura, American Infamy, 2006, Acrylic on canvas panels
    Rudy Autio, Battlefield, 2002, Ceramic, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Ruth Root, Untitled, 2000-2001, Oil and collage on paper Ruud van Empel, World #2, 2005, Cibachrome, Plexiglass and aluminum Ryan Johnson, Metal Shopping Cart, 2015, Steel, paint, rubber, hardware
    Samara Umbral, Felicity and Eileen, 2009, Enamel and ink on canvas Sandeep Mukherjee, Untitled, 2006, Acrylic, acrylic ink, and etching on Duralene Sarah Sense, Stillness on the Bayou, 2018, Woven archival inkjet prints on bamboo and rice paper, wax, 32 x 48" Scott B. Davis, Imperial Highway, Ocotillo, California, 2007 (printed 2009), Platinum palladium print
    Seonna Hong, Shadows Stretch, 2005, Cel-Vinyl on wood Sheila Pree Bright, Untitled #40, 2009, Chromogenic print Sherry Leedy, Parade, 2016, Pastel on paper Sherry Leedy, Red Coral Bracelet, 2006, Coral, glass seed beads and round peyote stitch
    Stanley Lewis, Huntington, Long Island, 1988, Oil on board Stanley Whitney, Off Yellow, 2011, Oil on canvas Stefanie Gutheil, Berg I, 2009, Oil and mixed media on canvas, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Stephan Balkenhol, Man Lying on Platform, 1998, Cedar wood, paint
    Stephen Greene, Apparition #7, 1986, Oil on canvas Steven L. Gorman, Ascension of the Phoenix, 2010, White earthenware, ceramic, acrylic stains and clear sealant Sue Williams, Squish, 2002, Ink on vellum Teri Greeves, Spider Woman-Emerging Woman, 2015, Czech cut beads, stamped sterling silver, seed pearls, faceted jade, faceted garnet, rose quartz, Swarovski crystals and heeled shoes,
    Thomas Trosch, The Plane Crash, 2003, Oil on canvas Tod Pardon, E-Vons, 2008, Sterling silver, 14K yellow gold, ebony, turquoise hishi, steel epoxy, pigment, raw enamel, cyanoacrylate, hematite and pearls Tom Jones, Protect Us By Thy Might, 2005, Digital archival print with quill work and ink Travis Pratt, Pontoon, 2009, Mixed media on paper
    Travis Pratt, Union Hill, 2009, Mixed media on paper Uta Barth, Untitled (aot 5) from ... and of time, 2000, Triptych, color photographs Wangechi Mutu, Second Born, 2013, 24 karat gold, collagraph, relief, digital printing, collage and hand coloring Warren Isensee, Wiggle Room, 2011, Oil on canvas
    Warren Rosser, Play Continued, 2004, Unique acrylic on canvas Wilbur Niewald, Mountains II, 1961, Watercolor on paper Yoshiro Ikeda, Untitled, 2001, Stoneware Yunhee Min, Iridescence + Fluorescence #2, 2013, Acrylic on linen