Past Exhibitions

Summer 2023 at the Brick City Gallery and Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

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Summer 2023 at the University Galleries featured nationally recognized and reviewed exhibitions.

Brick City Gallery

Unfolding the Map, work by Sharon Harper
July 5 – August 4

Part of the ongoing emeritus series, Unfolding the Map features work in painting, drawing, ceramics, and crochet that use visual metaphors and self-portraits to create a personal narrative of Harper’s own life experiences.

“My process of working has not changed much over the years: I respond to my current thoughts, surroundings, and materials to find my way. Not sure of what will come next, my map unfolds as the journey continues.”

Unfolding the Map was featured in SECAC’s 2023 Online Exhibition Reviews.

Summer Exhibits on July 19, 2023. Russ Bray/Missouri State University
Summer Exhibits on July 19, 2023. Russ Bray/Missouri State University

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

Missouri Fine Arts Academy Final Showcase
June 17

The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center annually hosts the fine arts final showcase for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy every June. The Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA) is a two-week summer residential program for highly motivated student artists in visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, and music. The Academy offers an intensive schedule of classes in interdisciplinary and discipline-specific arts, and a wide range of co-curricular activities. MFAA is conducted with the support and cooperation of Missouri State University, and is funded through program fees, grants, endowments, scholarships, and private donations.

The Figure, Reclaimed
A Renaissance of the body in visual culture, co-curated by Jodi McCoy and Mara Cressey
July 5 – August 4

The Figure, Reclaimed, seeks to celebrate and explore the Renaissance of the female body and the female figurative painter in visual culture. Through the work of Aneka Ingold and Livia Xandersmith, this exhibition explores how female figurative painters have combined the traditional art of figurative painting with contemporary, stylized approaches to redefine and expand upon what it means to be a figurative painter, ruminate on the female experience, and how representations of the female body are consumed.

The Figure, Reclaimed was a featured CAA Committee on Women in the Arts Summer Pick and also reviewed by Greta Cross for the Springfield News-leader.

Brick City Gallery- Spring 2023 Exhibitions

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Spring 2023 exhibitions at the Brick City Gallery featured a diverse range of programming including our annual Foundations, Juried Student, and BFA in Art exhibitions as well as a solo poster showing from the archive of Peter Bankov.

Annual Foundations Exhibition
January 27 – February 10

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.


Annual Juried Student Exhibition
February 23 – March 10

The Annual Juried Student Exhibition features work from the breadth of our department’s undergraduate and graduate students. Juried by Kansas City-based artist, Caleb Taylor, 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.

202303 Brick City Gallery Exhibition on March 6, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

Peter Bankov Poster Exhibition
March 27 – April 14

Peter Bankov is a Prague-based designer, illustrator, and teacher with an impressive body of work—his series titled I make posters every day resulted in 400-poster outcome, which was later published as a book. He has received numerous international awards and has been a juror for various international competitions. His art projects are part of private collections in Moscow, London, Beijing, as well as museum collections in USA, Germany, Netherlands, France, Finland, and Poland.

20230328 Brick City Gallery Peter Bankov Poster Exhibit on April 5, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University
20230328 Brick City Gallery Peter Bankov Poster Exhibit on April 5, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
May 1-12

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.

Student’s exhibiting: Matthew Allcorn, Scotty Bowman, Russ Bray, Zackary Brown, Caitlin Burdette, Zachary Caraway, Timothy Damaso, Nadiia Goodwin, Peter Harmon, Taylor Hoffman, Gwen Layton, J L Librach, Vanessa Lockhart, Carrie Miller, Zach Nauman, Ashley Rolewicz, and Trang Vu.

 

Brick City Gallery- Fall 2022 Exhibitions

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The fall 2022 semester at the University Galleries was filled with timely, invigorating, and thought-provoking exhibitions.

Transcending Voids
September 1 – October 7

Featuring work from Eric Beltz, Joel Daniel Phillips, and Winnie Truong, Transcending Voids explores the evolution of contemporary drawing from traditional practice to transformative new presentations with digital technologies.

6th Annual Statewide Juried, Secondary Teachers & Students
October 20 – November 4

The art education program hosts its 6th annual All State Juried Exhibition for Secondary Teachers and their Students showcasing selected works from teachers and students who represent the talent from all areas in the state of Missouri.

First Place: Mark Schmidt of Clever High School
Second Place: Lee Copen of Liberty High School
Third Place: Bethany Kelly of Central High School


First place-winning works by Mark Schmidt of Clever High School


“Fishing Stories” by Lindsey Johnson of Ozark High School

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
November 28 – December 9

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 studio practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Jake Bradley
Joe Duggar
Erin Hillery
Connor Holt
Jasmine Hutton
Kassidy Watts


Joe Duggar


Connor Holt

Make to Know
November 28 – December 9

Throughout the course of this semester, graduate students in the Art & Design Department have been reading Lorne Buchman’s Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery for their interdisciplinary graduate seminary class. This book explains the idea of “make to know” as learning by doing, in which artistic discovery occurs through the process of making and exploration.

Using this book as a starting point, the students have had meaningful discussions centered around planned spontaneity, creative entry points, and how processes, materials, and concepts can guide the making process.

As a result, they have brought new approaches into their studios to guide them through their making process throughout the semester. Make to Know is a visual display of the results of those explorations, in progress and in their final forms.

Collins Antwi
Rick Briggenhorst
Andy Corbett
Mara Cressey
Malaina Elliot
Ryan Nevill
Joy Okokon
Anton Pleshka
Erin Sedra
Shauna Le Ann Smith
Shelby Theis-Lukenbill
Erin Tyler
Jean Paul Vivas


Rick Briggenhorst + Shauna Le Ann Smith and Shelby Theis-Lukenbill


Andy Corbett

Summer 2021 and 2022 at the Brick City Gallery and Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

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In 2021 the University Galleries expanded exhibition programming into the summer months. These additional exhibits provide space in the exhibitions program to honor emeritus faculty as well as give our MFA students the opportunity to gain professional curatorial experience.

Summer 2021 at the Brick City Gallery

Socially Distanced, co-curated by Graduate Assistants Shauna Le Ann Smith and Nadia Issa
May 24-June 24, 2021

The term “social distance” is incredibly prevalent in our current day-to-day, and has a long, complicated history. In the nineteenth century, “social distance” was a euphemism used by the British to talk about class and by Americans to talk about race. In today’s time, it most commonly refers to the six feet distance that must be maintained to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The aim of this exhibition is to refer, criticize, interpret, or reinterpret “socially distanced”. Exhibiting artists addressed the theme of “socially distanced” in a multitude of explorative ways.


Installation view of Reza Gholipour’s “We Will Win”


Peter Bankov’s work “Keep Your Distance” is shown in the foreground

Summer 2022 at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center

Mapping Awareness: Social Objects and Detritus, co-curated by Director of Exhibitions, Jodi McCoy and Graduate Assistant, Shauna Smith
June 20 – August 5, 2022

Rooted in our connection to place, Mapping Awareness: Social Objects and Detritus explores the cartographical nature of marking cultural detritus with social objects. Featuring work from Catherine Reinhart and Giovanni Valderas, this exhibition showcases social practice-based works of art that document the detritus of cultural domesticity and neighborhoods. Each artist uses interdisciplinary practices to raise awareness about their locale, from the intimate scale of caregiving within a home to community-wide housing issues.

22434 Summer Exhibitions on July 18, 2022. Erin Hillery/Missouri State University
22434 Summer Exhibitions on July 18, 2022. Erin Hillery/Missouri State University

Summer 2022 at the Brick City Gallery

Explorations in Egg Tempera & Silverpoint Drawing
A Retrospective: Drawings and Prints from the Fowler Archives
June 21–August 5, 2022

Featuring recent egg tempera and silverpoint drawings along with work pulled from the Fowler archives, this dual exhibition celebrated the artistic and teaching legacy of Professor Emeritus Judith Fowler.

22434 Summer Exhibitions on July 18, 2022. Erin Hillery/Missouri State University
22434 Summer Exhibitions on July 18, 2022. Erin Hillery/Missouri State University

Brick City Gallery- Spring 2022 Exhibitions

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Spring 2022 was another full and fruitful semester of exhibitions at the University Galleries.

Annual Foundations Exhibition
January 24 – February 11

The 2022 Annual Foundations Exhibition featured work from:

A.J. Boyd, Abby Teitelbaum, Adrian Fruge, Allyssa Miller, Ambrose Graham, Anna Garduno, Ash Koch, Ashley Large, Audrey Roney, Autumn Adams, Avery Mann, Braiden Toelke, Caitlyn Luebbers, Camille Barnhart, Carrie Miller, Clancy Miller, Dani Dean, Desiree Daos, Dylan Fitzpatrick, Elexis McKinley, Eli White, Emily Burns, Eric Weaver, Erin Hainline, Ethan Johnson, Eva Leftridge, Faith Wenzel, Garrett Bailey, Garrett Wiching, Georgia Horsch, Hal Lueking, Halle Jones, Jack Hansen, Jacy Alexander, Jada Brandt, Jayden Fry, Josh Riethmeyer, Kailey Bradshaw, Kalani Tavares, Karissa A Cobble, Kendall Bennett, Kendra Hickman, Lauren Hobbins, Lauren Hutchorson, Leah Reed, Lex McKinley, Lilly Peterson, Luke E. Othic, Maddie Sherman, Madeline Curtis, Madison Vascoe, Magen Wright, Matthew Hansel, Megan Barber, Megan Wright, Melissa Mars, Michael Nguyen, Michail Ratcliff, Mikayla Buneta, Miyu Teraki, Moe Morse, Noah Braun, Noah Huettenmeyer, Olivia Michaelson, Paige Barnhart, Paige Lenahan, Paige Printer, Paul Weddle, Redeemer Heath, Sophia Donaldson, Tata Doepke, Tristen Hansen, Vaeya Nichols, and Vy Pham.  Also featured is a collaborative class project by Angel Lupton, Cody Taylor, Ethan Tanner, Katie Aiello, Lillee Grant, Max Koeppe, Paris Wilken, Shae Bowsher, Shelby Nelson, and Versaviya Pavolva.


Collected Memories and Rooted Objects
February 28 – April 1

Collected Memories and Rooted Objects is a three-part exhibition spanning three gallery spaces. In the Brick City Gallery, East, Kerry Phillips will create a site-specific sculptural installation utilizing locally sourced objects. In the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center, Leticia Bajuyo will be exhibiting cast iron sculptures surrounded by drawings on wood and on player piano rolls. The third part of Collected Memories and Rooted Objects will feature a juried body of work from Haelim Allen, Ahmed Ozsever, and Jesse Ring. Juried by Leticia and Kerry, this group juried show will be on exhibit in the Brick City Gallery, West.


Haelim Choi Allen, Assimilation


Ahmed Ozsever, Shallow Cores 


Jesse Ring, Pebble


Kerry Phillips installation

 

BFA in Art Senior Exhibition
April 27 – May 13

The Spring 2022 BFA in Art Senior Exhibition featured work from:

Spenser Bartholomew, Animation
Liz Bertz, Painting
Ashton Chowning, 3D Studies
Derek Dailey, Animation
Jaylen Early, Photography
Whitney Gatewood, Animation
Alexis Griner, 3D Studies
Jeannette Hegger, Digital Arts
Devin Jaco, Digital Arts
Jalen Lee, Photography
Jessica Love, Animation
Kimberley McDowell, Animation
Jo Nielsen, 3D Studies
Robert Rekas, Animation
Jordan Roney, Animation
Sinjin Sanders, Photography
Zac Schuh, Animation
Anna Noel, Painting
Chris Steimel, 3D Studies
Ashley Young, Animation


Jo Nielson, From the Dust


Chris Steimel, Through the Diamond