Past Exhibitions

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.