Exhibitions & Events

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SPRING 2013

BFA/BS Thesis/Senior Exhibitions

Reception: April 26, 5 to 7 pm

Special Saturdays:
ISU's Spring Commencement - May 4 - Gallery open 9 am to 3 pm

APR 22 >
May 4

MFA/MA Thesis Exhibition

Reception: April 5, 5 to 7 pm

Special Saturdays:
Indiana Day of Percussion - April 13 - Gallery open 9 am to 6 pm

APR 01 >
APR 13

Lies that Tell the Truth: Magic Realism in Contemporary Art

The perfect lie is the world. We are always trying to unravel the big lie, and all the knots inside it, but tie a few ourselves along the way.
— Kahn & Selesnick

Paintings, photographs, etchings, installation, and video that, as Salman Rushdie defined magic realism, commingle "the improbable and mundane."

Artists: Kate Breakey, Susan Hauptman, Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, Peter Milton (The Jolly Corner portfolio), Shana Moulton, Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, and Xiaoze Xie.

Opening Reception and Lecture: February 21, 5:30 pm – "History, Memory, and Time: Artist Lecture" by Xiaoze Xie, Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Professor of Art, Stanford University

Lectures:

February 26, 5:30 pm - "Bats in Trouble: The Truth About Indiana's Bats" by Dr. Joy O'Keefe, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, ISU. A reception follows.

March 5, 5:30 pm – "Henry James and Magic Realism" by Dr. Susan M. Griffin, editor of The Henry James Review and Professor and Chair of the English Department at the University of Louisville, Kentucky

FEB 22 >
MAR 22

Rivers to Oceans: Selections from Indiana State University's Permanent Art Collection

Exhibition at the Swope Art Museum curated by the UAG's Barbara Räcker

A collaboration between the Swope Art Museum and Indiana State University as part of the citywide 2013 Year of the River celebration, the exhibition includes 51 works of art that depict natural bodies of water and the commerce, wildlife, and recreational activity they attract and is divided into four thematic sections: water, land and wildlife; commerce; recreation; and social commentary.

FEB 01 >
MAR 09

2013 Juried Student Exhibition

Lecture by Juror Charles Gick: January 24, 5:30 pm

Reception and Awards Ceremony: February 1, 5 to 7 pm

Juror: Charles Gick is an interdisciplinary artist who combines video, performance, painting, photography, and assemblage. He is also a Professor of Art in the Department of Art at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he has been teaching painting, drawing, and installation art.

Download the entry form

JAN 28 >
FEB 15

FALL 2012

BFA/BS Senior Exhibition

Works by BFA candidates Candice Comelleri, Casey Farrell, Chloe Jennings, Lindy Reeves, and Kayleigh Wold are on display in the UAG.

Works by BS candidates Larmar Cox, Alexandria Kincade, Trinity Lawrence, Matt McColley, Jamie Nichols, Virginia Schopmeyer, Broderick Wiscaver, and Brooke Wright can be seen in the Turman Art Gallery in the Fine Arts building.

Reception: December 7, 5 to 7 pm

Special Saturdays:
ISU Fall Commencement - December 15 - Gallery open 9 am to 3 pm

DEC 03 >
DEC 15

MFA/MA Thesis Exhibition

Works by Christian Ethridge, Jennifer Fergie, Yi-Jiun Lu, and Ying-Shu Lu.

Reception: November 9, 5 to 7 pm, Community School of the Arts presents Group Guitar instructed by Tim Doyle, 5 to 5:30 pm

NOV 05 >
NOV 16

Love and Fame: Works by Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol from Indiana State University’s Permanent Art Collection

Screenprints from Indiana’s 1971 Decade portfolio and Polaroids, black and white photographs, and two iconic prints by Warhol

New Hire Reception: September 24, 4 to 6 pm
Cash bar. Public is welcome to attend.

Lectures:

September 25 – "Robert Indiana: Decade 1960s" by Dr. Susan Elizabeth Ryan, author of Robert Indiana: Figures of Speech and Professor of Art History, Louisiana State University

October 11 – "Photography: Andy Warhol’s Social Disease" by Dr. William Ganis, author of Andy Warhol’s Serial Photography and Associate Professor of Art History at Wells College, Aurora, NY

Special Saturdays:
ISU Art Day - October 13 - Gallery open 8:30 am to 4 pm

SEP 24 >
OCT 26

Art Department Faculty Exhibition

Paintings, drawings, photographs, video, ceramics, and prints by SAMy Anderson, Chester Burton, Glenn Dunlap, Kira Enriquez Kalondy, Fran Lattanzio, Nancy Nichols-Pethick, Brad Venable, and Sala Wong

Reception: August 24, 2012, 5 to 7 pm

Special Saturdays:
ISU Family Day - September 15 - Gallery open 9 am to 5 pm

AUG 20 >
SEP 15

SPRING 2012

BFA/BS Senior Exhibition

Reception: April 27, 2012, 5 to 7 pm

BFA Candidates: Scott Bailey and Janine Phelps

BS Candidates: Joe Bondi, Danielle Jenkins, Josh King, Victoria Lepper, WeiWei Long, Shannon Martin, Erica Mead, Rebecca Myers, Stefanie Potts, Brandon Samuels, and Amanda Vanatti

APR 23 >
MAY 04

MFA Thesis Exhibition

Reception: April 6, 2012, 5 to 7 pm

Works by Sangjun Baek, Kari Breitigam, Jason Gorcoff, Emily Gruenert, Cynthia Phillips, Rebecca Prato, Jessica Simmons, Andrew Snyder, Jackie Tice, and Yan Zhang

APR 02 >
APR 13

Andrew Moore: Making History

Large format color photographs from Andrew Moore’s Terre Haute, Detroit, Cuba, and Russia series

Lecture and Reception: February 21, 2012, 5:30 pm

FEB 20 >
MAR 23

2012 Juried Student Exhibition

Reception and Awards Ceremony: January 26, 2012, 5 to 7 pm

Juror's Lecture: Eva Kwong, clay sculptor, printmaker and adjunct instructor, Kent State University - Thursday, January 19, 5:30 pm

JAN 23 >
FEB 10

FALL 2011

BFA/BS Senior Exhibition

BFA Candidates: Trevor Bridgewater, Sarah Jackson, and Laura Shull

BS Candidates: Brent Brannon, Robert Dossett, Lauren Maurer, Katina Tatham, and Ashley Ward

Reception: Friday, December 9, 5 to 7 pm

DEC 05 >
DEC 16

MFA/MA Thesis Exhibition

MFA Candidates: Alan Bundza, Petra Nyendick, and John D. Shearer

MA Candidate: John Schartung (Bare-Montgomery Art Gallery, Fairbanks Hall, M-F, 9 am to 4 pm)

Reception: Friday, November 11, 5 to 7 pm

NOV 07 >
NOV 22

ISU Art Department Faculty Exhibition 2011

Work by SAMy Anderson, Chester Burton, Ray Chen, Glenn Dunlap, Fran Lattanzio, Nancy Nichols-Pethick, Brad Venable, and Sala Wong

Reception: Friday, October 14, 2011, 5 to 7 pm

OCT 03 >
OCT 21

Women of Thurmadon: Selections from the Louis R. Williams Collection

Hulman Memorial Student Union Gallery

SEP 19 >
OCT 14

Faith, Fear, and Failure: Selections from Indiana State University's WPA Art Collection

Work Projects Administration paintings, prints, and drawings dating from 1935 to 1941. Among the 54 artists are: Ida Abelman, Jolan Bettelheim, Stuart Davis, Mabel Dwight, Ernest Fiene, Paul Kelpe, Helen Lundeberg, Nan Lurie, Dorothy Rutka, Joseph Stella, and Dox Thrash. Complimentary exhibition catalogs and WPA Christmas cards are available in the gallery.

ISU New Hire Reception: Thursday, September 1, 4 to 6 pm; sponsored by Interdisciplinary Programs and ISU’s Quality of Life Initiative

What a Deal for Indiana: The WPA, PWA, and CCC Around the State lecture by Glory-June Greiff, Public Historian, Indianapolis - Thursday, September 8, 5:30 pm

Work·People·Art: Federal Art Projects and the Great Depression lecture by Jim Zimmer, Director, Lockport Gallery, Illinois State Museum - Thursday, September 22, 5:30 pm

AUG 22 >
SEP 24


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