Unboxed: Rethinking the Grid
September 2 – October 3 | First Friday Art Walk: September 5 & October 3

The grid is everywhere—a silent architecture underpinning the rhythms of our lives. It orders our cities, traces our maps, illuminates our screens, and segments our days into hours and minutes. On one hand, the grid embodies humanity’s aspiration for control and clarity, a testament to our impulse to tame the unruly. On the other, it is far more than a blueprint or tool of containment. Grids emerge in nature, weaving structure through root systems and neural networks. They shift, stretch, and evolve into webs of connection. As much as grids constrain, they also liberate; as much as they impose order, they harbor chaos. Unboxed: Rethinking the Grid invites artists to engage, unravel, redefine, or reimagine this ubiquitous structure. We call on creators to explore the boundless possibilities of grids—to critique their constraints, celebrate their order, subvert their rigidity, or transform them into something wholly unexpected.

Ben Bradshaw
Carla Fisher Schwartz
Cat Birk
Chad Erpelding
Craig Hartenberg
Garrett Lynch IRL’
Gloria Luca
Jake Lahah
Jason Umfress
Jennifer Lord
Jenny Wu
Joel Swanson
Jose Herrera
Jullian Young
Justin Levesque
Kevin Mathein
Kevin Mercer
Kimberly English
Lauren Krukowski
Leah Crosby
Liz Koerner
Loring Taoka
Mark Rospenda
Meganne Rosen
Michael Hower
Molly Martin
Noushin Mousavi
Paul Beaudoin
Reni Gower
Rick Briggenhorst
Rodrigo Azaola
Sophia Hatzikos
Susie Taylor
Will Chiles

Biennial Design + Image Exhibition
October 20 – November 7 | First Friday Art Walk: November 7

The Biennial Design + Image exhibition is a long-standing tradition, curated from the best works from all design and illustration classes from sophomore to senior levels. Design and Illustration students also gain hands-on experience by installing the exhibit.

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
November 17 – 21 & December 1 – 5 | First Friday Art Walk: December 5

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.

Izu Boyne
Ellie Edwards
Eli Heckman
Eli Houzenga
Eva Leftridge
Hannah Lipchik
Landon Morse
Duy D. Nguyen
Zack Southard

Convergence, a graduate student group exhibit
November 17 – 21 & December 1 – 5 | First Friday Art Walk: December 5

Graduate students in the MFA program are opening their studio practice to the public gallery. Seeking audience feedback on works in progress, this experimental studio exhibit features works from 14 artists exploring the intersection of purpose and practice.

Mohammed Abdulai
Gideon Agyeman
Violet Austerlitz
Brittany Bilyeu
Kayla Brown
Jacob Chatfield
Kara Coonrod
Joe Duggar
Lillian Fitzpatrick
Haley Gage
Camryn Gulledge
Melinda Montoya
Alec Murrin
Olga Shute