search articles:     from the issue of May 3, 2007         'Anatomy of Charley Friedman' opens May 11 at Sheldon  BY TOM WHITE, SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY New York-based artist Charley Friedman will attend the opening reception for his first solo museum exhibition, "The Anatomy of Charley Friedman," May 11 at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. The reception from 5 to 7 p.m. is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view in Sheldon's first floor galleries through Aug. 12.   NEW EXHIBIT - "The Anatomy of Charley Friedman" exhibit includes this photo of Friedman's performace as "The Adenoid." The exhibit is open through Aug. 12 in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.   Friedman, a native of Lincoln, has pursued his distinctive aesthetic vision in drawing, sculpture, photography, performance, video and through installations. Friedman says art is the comic practice of hope, not a tragic enactment of despair, which is often the case in the contemporary art world. Friedman earned a master of fine arts degree from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston/Tufts University program in 1996. He also attended the Skowhegan School of Art and was a resident at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha. His work has been exhibited in group shows at the Cooper Union, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, PS1/Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art. He has had solo exhibitions at White Columns, Barbara Mathes Gallery, and the Queens Museum in New York. The Sheldon is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For information go online to www.sheldon.unl.edu or call 472-2461. GO TO: ISSUE OF MAY 3 ARTS HEADLINES FOR MAY 3 'On the Land' features Sartore photography American Life in Poetry 'Anatomy of Charley Friedman' opens May 11 at Sheldon HEAD UP Schaffert's third novel out May 15 Sweet 16 'The Host' continues run on Mary Riepma Ross screen 'Torn Notebook' conservation to begin May 7 Woodwind Quintet, Chiara Quartet play 'Nebraska Concerts' in May 732799S37080X