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Upcoming Exhibitions

2022-2023

Past Exhibitions

2020-2021

Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

To help promote Safe & Healthy measures and social distancing, exhibitions in this gallery have been postponed and will be rescheduled. Please enjoy exhibits in our other galleries.

The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 27 - Oct. 8: Joseph Delaney: Inside/Outside Observing Life
• Oct. 23 - Nov. 12: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions 

The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 17 - Sept. 18: New Normal: The Past Reflecting the Present
• Sept. 23 - Oct. 6: Professional Blend IX
• Oct. 23 - Nov. 12: BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Group Exhibition 

2019-2020

Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 15 - Sept. 22: High + Low: A Forty-Five Year Retrospective of D. Dominick Lombardi 1975 - 2019 
  (continues in The Clara M. Eagle Gallery)
• Oct. 1 - Nov. 1: Hue: works from the collection curated by students
• Nov. 8: Annual Art Auction
• Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Jan. 14 - Feb. 14, 2020: Calista Lyon
• Feb. 20 - March 10: Professional Blend VIII
• April 10 - May 1: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions (moved to online)
• The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
• Aug. 15 - Sept 22: High + Low: A Forty-Five Year Retrospective of D. Dominick Lombardi 1975 - 2019 
  (continues in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery)
• Oct. 3 - Nov. 4: Kate Gilmore: In Your Way, curated by Dan Mills, Director Bates Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME
• Nov. 8: Annual Art Auction
• Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Jan. 17 - Feb 17, 2020: Donald Fodness: Transmogrification
• March 6 - 26: Annual OMAS Juried Student Exhibition
• April 10 - May 1: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions (moved to online)

The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 20 - Oct. 3: Sarah Ellis: Variety Meat
• Oct. 18 - Nov. 5: Professional Blend VII Student Exhibition
• Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Group Exhibition
• Jan. 13 - Feb. 17, 2020: Michelle Burdine: Living Loss
• Feb. 28 - March 8: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional High School Exhibition; closing events TBA
• April 24 - May 1: BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Group Exhibition (moved to online)

2018-2019

Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 14 - Sept. 14: Kevin R Kao: Innuendos
• Sept. 27 - Nov. 1: John Utgaard: Sabbatical Exhibition of Recent Work
• Nov. 14 - Dec. 10: All Before Us: works from the collection curated by Shelby Adams
• Jan. 14 - Feb. 14: Todd Herzberg: Musical Chairs; Closing Reception at 5PM on Feb. 14 in the Mecoy Hall Gallery.
• Feb. 21 - April 3: Past Silver: Magic from the Collection
• April 12 - May 3: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions

The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• June 27 - Sept. 18: Clarence Morgan: On the Fringe of Conformity
• Sept. 27 - Nov. 1: Blurring Boundaries: Women of the American Abstract Artists from 1936 - Present
• Nov. 9: Annual Art Auction
• Nov. 15 - Feb. 7: Serdar Arat: Dimensional Presence
• Feb. 27 - March 29: ; Opening Events on Wed., February 27 at 5PM in room 623; Bradly Dever Treadaway Juror Talk & Exhibit Reception
• April 12 - May 3: Annual OMAS Juried Student Exhibition

The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 14 - Sept. 30: Happy and Sad Rabbits: Annie Strader + Matthew Weedman
• Oct. 12 - Nov. 30: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Jan. 14 - Feb. 20: Chakaia Booker: prints & sculptures
• March 1 - March 10: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition; closing events March 10 @ 1 p.m.
• March 29 - May 3: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions

Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center

• Aug. 24 - Sept. 14: The 2018 Foundations Exhibition: works by students in Foundations Art Courses
• Sept. 22 - Oct. 8: Professional Blend V: works by students enrolled in Art 399: Professional Practices
• Oct. 12 - Nov. 30: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Jan. 14 - Feb 27: Student Photography and Moving Image for the Gallery Exhibitions
• March 8 - March 25: Professional Blend VI: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
• March 29 - May 3: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions

2017-2018

Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Aug. 15 - Oct. 2: Eric Cagley: Riverview (exhibition continues in Waterfield Library)
• Oct. 13 - Nov. 17: Wyatt Dagla Severs: Amongst Dust (closing reception Friday, Nov. 17, 6-8 p.m.)
• Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Advanced Drawing Student Exhibition: Art or Something Like It
• Jan. 16 - Feb. 26: Peri Schwartz: In the Studio (exhibition continues at Curris Gallery)
• March 5 - April 13: Lauren Selden: Returning Home
• April 20 - May 20: Visual Affinities

The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• July 27 - Sept. 24: Andy Harding: Cloud Witness
• Aug 15 - Sept. 21: Ron Johnson: Vast
• Oct. 3 - Nov. 6: Folk Fiction
• Nov. 10: Annual Art Auction
• Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: Ariel Lavery & Danielle Muzina: So Much Between
• Jan. 16 - Feb. 22: Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architecture
• March 8 - April 7: Mutual Muses: Mimi Garrard & James Seawright
• April 20 - May 4: Annual OMAS Juried Student Exhibition 

The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• July 27 - Sept. 24: Andy Harding: Cloud Witness
• Aug 15 - Sept. 21: Ron Johnson: Vast
• Oct. 13 - Dec. 1: Senior Exhibitions
• Jan. 16 - Feb. 22: Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architecture
• March 2 - March 11: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition; closing events March 11 @ 1 p.m.
• March 30 - May 4: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• June 10 - July 9: Side By Side: collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky|ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Art Guild|ÑÇÖÞɫͼ State Art Education

Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center

• Aug. 3 - 31: The 2017 Foundations Exhibition: select works by students in Foundations Art Courses
• Sept. 11 - 24: Plus Ultra: featuring 5 MFA students from The University of Kentucky
• Oct. 3 - 22: Professional Blend III: featuring works by students enrolled in Art 399: Professional Practices
• Oct. 27 - Dec 1: Senior Exhibitions
• Jan. 16 - Feb. 26: Peri Schwartz: In the Studio (exhibition continues at Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery)
• March 10 - March 16: Professional Blend IV: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
• March 30 - May 4: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• June 1 - July 17: Side By Side: collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky|ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Art Guild|ÑÇÖÞɫͼ State Art Education

2016 -2017

Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy
• Sept. 22 - Nov. 1: Joel Carreiro: Picturesque Philosophy
• Nov. 3 - Nov. 18: Prague Drawing Student Exhibit
• Nov. 30 - Dec. 6: Advanced Drawing Student Exhibition
• Jan. 17, 2017 - March 2: Daniel G. Hill: Connections and Correspondences
• March 8 - April 19: Judith Baumann: Cheap Heat
• April 22 - June 2: Presence of Absence: works from the collection curated by Savannah Young

The Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy
• Sept. 22 - Nov. 1: Joel Carreiro: Picturesque Philosophy
• Nov. 11: Annual Art Auction
• Nov. 17 - Feb. 7: Vanessa Albury & Hedwig Brouckaert: Collect Light
• Feb. 23 - March 28: Perspectives 2017 Faculty Exhibition
• April 14 - May 2: Façade: Annual OMAS Juried Student Art Exhibition; Jurors: Noel Lorson & Stacey Reason
• May 15 - May 30: Art is Elementary: artworks by MES 2nd Graders
• June 9 - Aug. 21: Alison Saar: Breach (exhibition continues at Wrather Museum)

The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• Jul. 25 - Aug. 30: Foundations Exhibition 2016
• Sept. 8 - Sept. 11: Old ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Artists Society
• Sept. 22 - Oct. 17: Yeon Jin Kim: Fantastic Animation
• Oct. 21 - Dec. 2: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Jan. 16 - Feb. 23: Persona: Process Portraiture
• March 3 - March 12: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition
• March 31 - May 5: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions

Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center

• Aug. 16 - Sept. 25: Michelle Martin: Mystorical Constructions
• Sept. 30 - Dec. 2: BFA Exhibitions
• Jan. 16 - Feb. 24: Judith Page: Songs From the Roman Empire
• March 3 - March 27: Professional Blend II: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
• March 31 - May 5: BFA Exhibitions Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• May 15 - May 30: Art is Elementary: artworks by MES 2nd Graders
• June 4 - July 27: Side By Side: a collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky, the ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Art Guild, & ÑÇÖÞɫͼ State Art Education
• Aug. 3 - 31: The 2017 Foundations Exhibition: select works by students in Foundations Art Courses

2015 - 2016

Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• May 25 - July 30, 2015: Odd Volumes, a student book arts exhibit
• Aug. 7 - Sept. 11: AIR of UT
• Sept. 16 - Oct. 14: Bruce WIlhelm: Paintings/Props/Intermediaries
• Oct. 19 - Nov. 13: Jessye McDowell: Make It Real
• Nov. 19 - Jan. 5: Martin Bromirski: Grit & Valor
• Jan. 11, 2016 - Feb 11: Onsite Drawings/Italy
• Feb. 23 - March 30: WPA Dioramas, Symposium March 11
• April 8 - April 22: All the Small Things: Metals Student Show
• May 20 – June 24: Odd Volumes II, a student book arts exhibit
• Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy

The Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• May 25 - Aug. 12, 2015: Highlights: Collection Exhibition
• Aug. 18 - Sept. 29: Armin Muhsam: Anthropogentic Landscapes
• Oct. 6 - Nov. 5: The Land Report Collective
• Nov. 13: Annual Art Auction
• Nov. 19 - Jan. 5: Creighton Michael: Pattern Play
• Jan. 14, 2016– Feb. 13: Pinkney Herbert: DISTILLED: The Narrative Transformed
• Feb. 23 – March 30: NEA Grant Art for the People: WPA Exhibition
• April 18 - May 8: Quixotic: Annual OMAS Juried Student Art Exhibition; Juror: Yvonne Petkus
• May 20 –  June 24: Spotlight On Student Fiber Trends Juried Exhibition; Juror: Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
• Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy

The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building

• May 25 - Aug. 21, 2015: Foundations Exhibition 2015
• Aug. 27 - Sept. 23: Adrian Hatfield: Silver Lining
• Sept. 29 - Oct. 29: Therely Bare: Redux
• Nov. 6 - Dec. 6: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Dec. 14 - Feb. 12, 2016: Theresa Pfarr: Likeness
• March 4 - March 13: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition 
• April 1 - May 6: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Jul. 25 - Aug. 30: Foundations Exhibition 2016

Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center

• June 12 - July 27, 2015: Side by Side: ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Art Guild
• Aug. 4 - Sept. 15: Louis Chan: My Home
• Sept. 19 - Sept. 25: The Change Project
• Oct. 5 - Oct. 9: Visiting Graduate Exhibit: 5 From Herron
• Oct. 16 - Nov. 22: BFA Exhibitions Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• Nov 24 – Dec 4: Advanced Drawing Exhibition
• Jan. 11, 2016 - Feb. 12: Aad Berlijn: Stories
• Feb 23 - March 30: Posters for the People, NEA Grant WPA Exhibition
• April 15 - May 6: BFA Exhibitions Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
• May 16 - June 16: Professional Blend: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
• June 22 - July 27: Side By Side: a collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky & the ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Art Guild
• Aug. 16 - Sept. 25: Michelle Martin: Mystorical Constructions

Other Exhibitions Presented by the Art & Design University Galleries:

Wrather West Kentucky Museum â€“ 1st Floor Galleries

• Feb. 23 - May 17, 2016: The New Deal and WPA in Kentucky, NEA Grant WPA Exhibition
• Feb 19 - May 17, 2016: The War Between the States: Watercolors by Richard J. Lefevre
• Jan. 17 - March 26, 2017: American Abstract Artists: 75th Print Portfolio Exhibition
• June 9 - Aug. 21, 2017: Alison Saar: Breach (exhibition continues at The Clara M. Eagle Gallery)

Waterfield Gallery @ Waterfield Library

• Feb. 23 - March 30, 2016: Literature for the People, NEA Grant WPA Exhibition
• Aug. 15 - Oct. 2: Eric Cagley: Riverview (exhibition continues at Mecoy Hall Gallery)
• Oct. 13 - Nov. 9: Rick Nance: Recent Works
• Nov. 15, 2016 - Jan. 2017: DaKota Vincent: Reformed Processes
• Ann Gosser’s Art for Non-Majors Exhibition ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Architecture Project
• Ann Gosser’s Art for Non-Majors Exhibition ÑÇÖÞɫͼ Architecture Project II