Past Exhibitions -

Brick City Gallery- Spring 2025 Exhibitions

May 9, 2025 by Jodi McCoy

Annual Foundations Exhibition
January 27 – February 14 | First Friday Art walk: Feb 7

The Annual Foundations Exhibition features work from the department’s foundations courses. Works in this exhibition demonstrate students’ understanding of various artistic concepts in two- and three-dimensional design, drawing, as well as the development of artistic skills through classroom instruction.

Student Exhibitors, Listed by instructor

Students of Collins Antwi
Patrick Conell, Javen Frehner, Jessica Koenigsfeld, Parri McCroskey, Valerie Reynolds.

Students of Rick Briggenhorst
Avery Adkins, Madison Ashworth, Taylor Bingham, Avery Back, Grace Black, M’Kyiah Burton, Annsley Christy, Aden Collins, Elizabeth Cornish, Autumn Cowgill, Olivia Crall, Kari Crouse, Jd Downing, Lauren Falk, Colby Green, Easton Johnson, Taylor Kapp, Chase Kourik, Emma Lee, Emily Lehman, Xinyi Liu, Lauren Matthews, Cordy Matulewic, Layla Maurer, Bethany McCarley, Paige McCubbin, Madeleine Miller, Audrey Mitchell, Mack Mullen, Patrick Needham, Laura Owens, Kain Parker, Via Parker, Natalie Phipps, Leigha Platter, Cade Rodebush, Mckenzie Rowe, Piper Ruebling, Riley Shelton, Mason Shepherd, Rein Stepien, Alexis Stutte, Claire Taylor, Rose White, Em White, William Garvin, Tyler Windsor, Andrew Worthington, England Yarbro.

Students of Kayla Brown
Aryan Bashunia, Sophie Bryan, Lydia Bush, Keeb Castro, Ali Collins, Taylor Cribbs, Michael Edwards, Kaitlyn Patton, Kyson Quick, Drew Roberts, Cade Rodebush, Sophia Russell, Cole Vest, Abri Wells.

Students of Charles Corbett
Avery Back, Graves Fitzpatrick, Lexi Graham, Katie Hopkins, Madeleine Miller, Willow Morton, Jess Ratermann, Cole Vest, Rose White.

Students of Megan Frauenhoffer
Jena Adams, Emmy Alsup, Emily Benson, Ethan Brown, Alaina Chapman, Hailey Crall, Emma Deaton, Lilly Johnson, Bella Kamler, Erika Lown, Emalie Neise, Jenna Rector, Jules Riddle, Drew Roberts, Jake Shew, Noah Woollard, Andrew Worthington.

Students of Camryn Gulledge
Cadence Carter, Izzy Hindman, Ariana Isayko, Nicole Norman, Via Parker, Jess Ratermann.

Students of Sean Lyman
Avery Fontana, Birdie Hicks, Tom Ireland, Kimmy Korn, Layla Maurer, Piper Ruebling, Jocelyn Schmidt, Kaydee Shumate, Mia Wilson.

Students of Olga Shute
Avery Back, Ava Buckner, Abigail Barr, Tacey Blankenship, Hilary Brown, Melissa Campa, Olivia Crall, Taylor Cribbs, Michael Edwards, Julia Engelhardt, Graves Fitzpatrick, Charlie Floyd, Tiana Gehling, Gabby Glamkowski, Zelda Okeson-Haberman, Madalyn Hackleman, Ted Herrell, Kendall Imsland, Sam Jasinski, Lilly Johnson, Sieara Joiner, Ashley Kleier, Emily Lehman, Eli Nunnally, Lily Palmer, Cade Struthers, Abby Suter, Lilly Troutt, Rose White.

Students of Sarah Stracke
Grace Black, Sophie Bryan, Libby Davis, Loren Halmick, Anne Ikegami, Sam Kottwitz, Kate Lewis, Alexandra Loudermill, Katelyn Morgan.

Students of Kerra Taylor
Linsey Bardwell, Elizabeth Cornish, Tyler Harris, Rylie Hildebrand, Charlee Hunter, Maya Lucero, Renee Sinclair, Erin Stemme, Claire Taylor.

Students of Erin Tyler
Kenzie Allison, Emma Alsup, Sydney Bauer, Abigayle Bayse, Storm Boucher, Cameron Ellens, Maddie Fitchpatrick, Hannah Gibbs, Lexi Graham, Spencer Justice, Evelyn Kerr, Landon Austin, Rylynn Lane, Violet Li, Erika Lown, Kellyn MacDonald, Lauren Matthews, Shelby Michalak, Emily Nuttall, Sophia Russell, Rory Taylor, Ulondra Wilkerson-Hernandez.

Annual Foundations Exhibition at Brick City on February 7, 2025. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University

All School Exhibition, in partership with the Springfield Art Museum
February 28 – April 6 | First Friday Art Walk: March 7 and April 4

Hosted this year at Missouri State University’s Brick City Gallery, the Springfield Art Museum invites you to experience the vibrant creativity of our community’s young artists at the 2025 All School Exhibition. Since 1932, our longest-running exhibition celebrates the profound impact of arts education, which fosters creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration. Featuring hundreds of works selected by dedicated art educators from Springfield’s public, private, parochial, and homeschool cooperatives, this exhibition highlights the incredible talent of both students and their teachers. Support for the All School Exhibition is generously provided by the George & Linda Deatz Family.

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
April 21 – May 2 | First Friday Art Walk: May 2

Every semester, the Brick City Gallery is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The spring exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing an artistic practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Adrian Pham, computer animation
Alexa Roberts, painting
Aly White, computer animation
Chaise McCollum, photography
Cora Hill, photography
Elisa Peters, painting
Erinayo Oyedeji, new media
Faith Wenzel, 3D studies, ceramics
Gavin Ichrist, photography
Gracie Potter, drawing
Hallie Lueking, photography
Jadyn Frey, drawing
Jeanne Welch-Kurdle, photography
Joshua Riethmeier, computer animation
Megan Aiello, painting
Mikayla Buneta, computer animation
Mindy Welland, photography
Natalie McNeill, computer animation
Olivia Michaelson, photography
Paige Lenahan, drawing
Timothy Pease, 3D Studies, sculpture

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center- Spring 2025 Exhibitions

May 9, 2025 by Jodi McCoy

Radical Jewelry Makeover Project

January 27 – February 21 | First Friday Art Walk, February 7

Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) is Ethical Metalsmiths’ innovative community mining project. It raises awareness of the connection between mining, metalsmithing, activism, collaboration and art. It involves volunteer “miners,” “smelters,” “refiners,” jewelers, and metalsmiths working together to create a new and transparent supply chain. The project is both performance and event, linking recycling, reuse and collaborative work sessions with the creation of unique, innovative, handmade jewelry, concluding with an exhibition and reception. The project was designed and developed by Christina Miller and Susie Ganch and is now directed by Susie Ganch and Kathleen Kennedy.

Radical Jewelry Makeover Exhibition at Brick City on February 7, 2025. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University

Annual Juried Student Exhibition
March 7 – April 4 | First Friday Art Walk: March 7 and April 4

The Annual Juried Student Exhibition features work from the breadth of our department’s undergraduate and graduate students. Juried by St. Louis-based artist, Sage Dawson, we are also excited continue the legacy of Mark J Hall with the Mark J Hall Best in Show Award, in addition to many other monetary awards.

Exhibiting students and award winners
Alexa Roberts, Best Painting
Alexis Henson
Andy Corbett
Aubree Chisam
Chaise McCollum
Charley Bennight
Chloe Gramelspacher, Best Illustration
Cora Hill
Cordy Matulewic
Elisa Alcocer Peters
Em White, Best Freshman
Emery Meadows
Emma Meadors
Emma Souser
Erin Tyler
Gabby Glamkowski, Best Art Education
Grace Black
Gracie Potter
Hallie Osborn
Hannah Lipchik, Best Metals/Jewelry
Jadyn Frey
Jennifer Grace
Joy M. Okokon, Best Graduate
Jules Riddle, Best Undergraduate
Kara Coonrod, Best in Show
Kayla Brown
Laura Owens
Lauren Falk
Leslie Alvarez
Logan Snethen, Best Animation
Madison Ashworth, Best Photography
Madison Brown, Best New Media
Max Koeppe, Best 3D
Megan Aiello
Melissa Marrs
Mikayla Ward
Niki Taylor
Olivia Michaelson, Best Graphic Design
Paige Lenahan
Parri McCroskey, Best Drawing
Savannah O’Brien
Shaylee Rackley
Timothy Pease
Wesley Owens
William Garvin
Zane Wigton

All School & Juried Student Exhibition on March 14, 2025. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
April 28 – May 9 | First Friday Art Walk: May 2

Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The spring exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Abigail Grossner
Aubrey Whitehead
Brock Huse
Cadance Ruth
Caroline Mouton
Chloe Gramelspacher
Desiree-Esther Daos
Emma Unger
Emily Baadsgaard
Gabby Bonasera
Georgia Crawford
Hayley Dennis
Ian Street
Jordyn Chase
Lena Nguyen
Libby Channel
Maddie Sherman
Madeline Curtis
Maggie Svoboda
Makenna Johnson
Morgan Shearhart
Noah Braun
Noah Huettenmeyer
Olivia Michaelson
Rachael Mueller
Redeemer Heath
Sue Stark
Tara Doepke
Taylor Sandridge
Timothy Halcomb
Vaeya Nichols

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center- Fall 2024 Exhibitions

December 9, 2024 by Jodi McCoy

This Land
August 19 – September 13 | First Friday Art Walk: September 6

Featuring work from Stacey Holloway and Steve Snell, This Land visual mines the relationship and interplay between the natural world and the lifeforms that inhabit it, exploring what stories they tell about our history, who we are, and who we could become.

This Land and Artifact Exhibition on September 6, 2024. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

Legacy: Celebrating the Art + Design Department
October 4 – November 1 | First Friday Art Walk: October 4 and November 1

Legacy: Celebrating the Art + Design Department, is a tribute to all the people who are responsible for where we are today, with a representative group of works from 25 studio faculty who retired from service at Missouri State University over the last 50 years.

20241007 Legacy, Faculty Show & Poster Exhibition on October 9, 2024. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
December 2 – 13 | First Friday Art Walk: December 6

Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The fall exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Brick City Gallery- Fall 2024 Exhibitions

December 9, 2024 by Jodi McCoy

Artifact
August 26 – September 20 | First Friday Art Walk: September 6

Featuring work from Matt Moyer, Artifact mines the artists interest in exploring the creativity, ingenuity and complicated history found in mechanical things. Moyer believes well-used mechanical artifacts contain inherent beauty, creativity and humility that connect them to the people who have worked with them over the years. In this exhibition, that interest has taken the shape of fictitious abstracted pipe systems, abstracted pumps, tanks, and both real and fictitious catastrophic industrial artifacts.

Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Brick City Gallery East
October 4 – November 1 | First Friday Art Walk: October 4 and November 1
The Biennial Faculty Exhibition showcases the creative work of our department’s faculty who exhibit nationally and internationally and represents work from all studio areas within the department.

Exhibiting faculty: Josh Albers, Deidre Argyle, Dr. Fatih Benzer, Rick Briggenhorst, Megan Frauenhoffer, Maria Gerasimchuk-Djordjevic, Tahsin Hyder, Kevin Hughes, Sean Lyman, Jina Seo, Kerra Taylor, Gwen Walstrand, Sarah Williams, and Dr. Steve Willis

International Poster Exhibition from 4th Block , Brick City Gallery West
October 4 – November 1 | First Friday Art Walk: October 4 and November 1
A selection of winning posters from the 4th Block Triennale showcased at Missouri State University in collaboration with Poster Territory.

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
November 18 – 22 & December 2-6 | First Friday Art Walk: December 6

Every semester, the Brick City Gallery is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The fall exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing an artistic practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Exhibiting Students: Andre Cotton, Amber Dudenhoeffer, Reece Gerber, Mikayla Humble, Dylan Kirk, and Wendy Smith

Summer 2024 at the Brick City Gallery and the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

September 3, 2024 by Jodi McCoy

Summer 2024 at the University Galleries featured work from Professor Emeritus Jerry Hatch and his partner, Hing Wah Hatch as well as another successful MFA Co-Curatorial collaborative exhibit with Erin Tyler.

Brick City Gallery

Boomerangs, Butterflies and Then Some
July 1 – August 2 | FFAW: August 2, 6-8 pm

Featuring work from Jerry and Hing Wah Hatch, Boomerangs, Butterflies and Then Some has images from their past and present interests made with various media including cast plaster, carved wood, various drawing media, watercolor, oil, collages, papercuts and mixed media.

Jerry Hatch

Hing Wah Hatch

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

Current State, a co-curatorial project with Jodi McCoy and Erin Tyler
July 1 – August 2 | First Friday Art Walk: August 2, 6-8 PM

As inherently transient beings, we collect connections to the places we inhabit throughout our lives. But are we ever really in a single place? And how do we mark a place when things are in constant flux? We can be physically rooted in Missouri but digitally omnipresent, here for a season – longing to be elsewhere, or even feeling utterly displaced. The artists in this exhibition all have a unique tether to this land that we call Missouri. Geography binds us together; where we are informs who we are and what we make.

We asked thirteen contemporary artists from Springfield, Kansas City, and St Louis to offer works of art that respond to their current state – geographical, physical, virtual, and or spiritual. Sarah Williams’ Nightscapes captures intimate markers of neo-regionalism, dwellings often at the center of what we physically call home. Mikey Yates’ Watching Winter Turn to Spring documents the artist’s view from his studio in Kansas City, a view familiar to many artists. Finally, St Louis’ Emily Mueller works at the intersection of meditative mark-making and the investigation of intuitive form and color-in her Leaf Silhouette series, Mueller combines physical materials and process to explore her current state.

These responses present only a sample of Missouri’s creative footprint; outside of it is a larger and wider echo. Land and our place on it is often understood as a resource or a mere pin on a map. But what if we started to think about our current state in conversation with our identity: How does place show up in our ideas and the work we make? How does our current state intertwine with and enrich our life story? And, how does our occupation of this current state also tell the story of this place?

Exhibiting artists: Stella Blackmon, Rick Briggenhorst, Madeline Brice, Will Chiles, Sage Dawson, Josh Johnson, Cesar Lopez, Emily Mueller, Shauna Le Ann Smith, Amanda Smith, Mikey Yates, Kellen Wright, and Sarah Williams.

Greta Cross for the Springfield News Leader

Rick Briggenhorst and Cesar Lopez

Shauna Le Ann Smith and Sage Dawson