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image from video segment on WFMZ about Denis Aumiller's Somnia Terra 1 art exhibit, showing Denis speaking in front of a photograph from the show

Local ad man breaking out of the box, creating new world through art

September 19, 2023

Aumiller is getting back to his fine art roots, using the skills he employs for ad campaigns for a new graphic art exhibit. It’s his first since his college days at Syracuse University in the 1980’s. “I create what I call visual poems,” said Aumiller. Aumiller’s exhibit is called “Somnia Terra.” That’s Latin for land of dreams.

press-clipping image from PennState publication about Denis Aumiller's Somnia Terra 1 art exhibit, showing a photograph of Denis

Ad agency owner, fine artist and alumnus holds first art exhibit in Allentown

September 14, 2023

…after 30 years in advertising and putting his art on the back burner, Aumiller is “dipping back into that passion which was nurtured at Penn State.” His first exhibit of original work, Somnia Terra, or “Land of Dreams,” is on display at ARTHAUS in Allentown. The 16 quirky, imaginative images evoke mystery that gets deeper the more one ponders them.

press clipping from The Valley Ledger about Denis Aumiller's Somnia Terra 1 art exhibit, showing a photograph from the show and the headline of the article

AFTER 35+ YEARS IN AD AGENCIES, ALLENTOWN ARTIST EXPLORES SURREALISM IN HIS INAUGURAL FINE ART EXHIBIT

“Are you looking at the echo of a long ago past or a future still in the act of creation?” Aumiller said reflectively. “The creation of this work is a natural extension of the conceptual process I’ve used in the ad agency business. It’s about finding ideas and images that engage the imagination of the viewer.”