Category: Previous Exhibitions

The Fantastic Show: An Honored Selection of Arts Adjunct Faculty The School of Visual & Performing Arts is proud to honor the remarkable adjunct professors who have tirelessly supported, inspired, and mentored students in their artistic pursuits. Exhibitors in this show have been peer-nominated for their commitment to professional artistic practice, a talented skillset, and […]

Kalon Kakon: The Beautiful-Evil Thing Paper Collage by Kris Mortensen In this new series of works, artist Kris Mortensen utilizes a mixed-media approach to investigate the mythologizing of the female form. Using coloraid, Guasch, ink, and pencil, these artworks present a visual commentary that seeks to deconstruct internalized misogyny surrounding female archetypes in world mythology.

A Tower of Strength: Black Women of the Suffrage Movement This exhibit is a celebration of the remarkable black women in history who paved the way for Shirley Chisolm, Maxine Waters, Kamala Harris, Ayanna Pressley and so many more. Pieces featured highlight the contributions Black Suffragettes, such as Sojourner Truth, Mary Church Terrell, and Ida […]

Women’s Rights are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-based Inequality, Violence and Discrimination This exhibition features 100 posters by different artists that celebrate and acknowledge protecting and promoting human rights. Ranging in style, these works actively challenge gender inequality and stereotypes, advance sexual and reproductive rights, and promote the protection of women and girls against […]

What’s Going On? Contemplative Paintings with Joan Hanley Joan Hanley’s recent paintings explore experiences of intimacy during the Covid pandemic. She makes art of ‘cellphone memories ‘, that is, the snapshots taken on cell phones which circulate between family and friends. These impressions take on new meaning through her practice with oil paint, pencil, ink, […]

Diane Arbus: 10 Years: Masterworks from the 1960s and 70s With her incomparable eye for detail, renowned photographer Diane Arbus’s work is notorious for questioning social norms through a compassionate lens. Her work is an investigation of personal happiness, identity and belonging — with special attention to individuals living on the social fringe. During an […]

Express Yourself: Wild & Free 2022 Express Yourself Exhibition, WILD & FREE, features set design pieces and artwork from their performance at the Boch Center – Wang Theatre on May 26th, 2022. Comprised of over 350 youth, this performance featured their interpretations of what it means to be ‘Wild & Free’! Visiting artist, Wes Bruce […]