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.

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center- Spring 2023 Exhibitions

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Spring 2023 at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center explored various themes in contemporary art from our recent alumni to artists who have lived and/or worked in Texas. We closed out the semester with a talented group of graduating seniors showing in our annual BFA in Design, The Professional Design Practicum exhibit.

Contemporaries
January 23 – February 17

Featuring Madeline Brice, Zoe Hawk, Cortney Metzger, and Dryden Wells, Contemporaries explores work from recent alumni navigating a range of topical themes in the art community.

Carolla Art Gallery hosted a contemporaries exhibit on February 6, 2023. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University
Carolla Art Gallery hosted a contemporaries exhibit on February 6, 2023. Taylor Cribbs/for Missouri State University

Tex-US: Five Encounters from the Lone Star State
March 3 – April 14

Curated by Associate Professor Sarah Williams, Tex-US features work from Annie Arnold, Bryce Lafferty, Robert Milnes, Ryder Richards, and Loring Taoka, and is accompanied by a gallery talk from Judy Tedford Deaton. Tex-US focuses on contemporary trends in art from artists living and working in Texas.

202303 Carolla Arts Center Exhibition on March 6, 2023. Mindy Welland/Missouri State University

BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum Exhibition
May 5-19

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.

Student exhibiting this spring: Sydney Arlt, Cole Baker, Kurtis Bertel, Paige Cawein, Morgan Collins, Alexandra Curry, Stephanie Dejeu, Chloe Frazier, Sloane Galindo, Katelyn Homer, Timothy Keeling, Steeler Lawrence, Julia Mason, Colby Morrone, Tabitha Mumford, Angelina Navarro, Lena Nguyen, Hannah Noles, Bennett Outman, Tyler Porras, Emily Reed, Everett Schoenke, Samuel Stillie, and Amanda Winters.

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.

 

Carolla Arts Exhibition Center- Fall 2022 Exhibitions

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

Stand with Ukraine
August 22– September 7

In partnership with the 4th Block Graphic Designers Association and PosterTerritory initiative, Stand with Ukraine features work from socially responsible designers responding to and expressing their views on an undeclared war in Ukraine.

MO-KY Mud 2: A Collaborative Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics
September 19 – October 7

A multi-state duology of exhibitions featuring a collaborative display of contemporary ceramics, the first iteration was held in fall 2019 at the Fine Arts Center Gallery at Western Kentucky University. Delayed by the pandemic but not forgotten, the concluding exhibit will be held at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center during the fall 2022 semester.

Biennial Faculty Exhibition
October 20 – November 11

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.

Faculty Exhibition at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center on November 1, 2022. Chelsea Isackson/Missouri State University
Faculty Exhibition at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center on November 1, 2022. Chelsea Isackson/Missouri State University

BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum Exhibition
December 2 – 16

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 an design and illustration practice that will carry them into their professional careers.

Matt Brown
Karly Byers
Abigail Fahnestock
Alex Gaebler
Koramadou Heng
Emi Juchems
Alexa Langelier
Duc Le
Bao Nguyen
Hannah O’Neil
Andrew Stinnett
Jenny Thompson

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