Gallery Schedule
Upcoming Exhibitions
2022-2023
Past Exhibitions
2020-2021
Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
To help promote Safe & Healthy measures and social distancing, exhibitions in this gallery have been postponed and will be rescheduled. Please enjoy exhibits in our other galleries.
The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 27 - Oct. 8: Joseph Delaney: Inside/Outside Observing Life
- Oct. 23 - Nov. 12: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 17 - Sept. 18: New Normal: The Past Reflecting the Present
- Sept. 23 - Oct. 6: Professional Blend IX
- Oct. 23 - Nov. 12: BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Group Exhibition
2019-2020
Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 15 - Sept. 22: High + Low: A Forty-Five Year Retrospective of D. Dominick Lombardi 1975
- 2019
(continues in The Clara M. Eagle Gallery) - Oct. 1 - Nov. 1: Hue: works from the collection curated by students
- Nov. 8: Annual Art Auction
- Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Jan. 14 - Feb. 14, 2020: Calista Lyon
- Feb. 20 - March 10: Professional Blend VIII
- April 10 - May 1: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions (moved to online)
- The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 15 - Sept 22: High + Low: A Forty-Five Year Retrospective of D. Dominick Lombardi 1975
- 2019
(continues in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery) - Oct. 3 - Nov. 4: Kate Gilmore: In Your Way, curated by Dan Mills, Director Bates Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME
- Nov. 8: Annual Art Auction
- Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Jan. 17 - Feb 17, 2020: Donald Fodness: Transmogrification
- March 6 - 26: Annual OMAS Juried Student Exhibition
- April 10 - May 1: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions (moved to online)
The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 20 - Oct. 3: Sarah Ellis: Variety Meat
- Oct. 18 - Nov. 5: Professional Blend VII Student Exhibition
- Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Group Exhibition
- Jan. 13 - Feb. 17, 2020: Michelle Burdine: Living Loss
- Feb. 28 - March 8: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional High School Exhibition; closing events TBA
- April 24 - May 1: BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Group Exhibition (moved to online)
2018-2019
Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 14 - Sept. 14: Kevin R Kao: Innuendos
- Sept. 27 - Nov. 1: John Utgaard: Sabbatical Exhibition of Recent Work
- Nov. 14 - Dec. 10: All Before Us: works from the collection curated by Shelby Adams
- Jan. 14 - Feb. 14: Todd Herzberg: Musical Chairs; Closing Reception at 5PM on Feb. 14 in the Mecoy Hall Gallery.
- Feb. 21 - April 3: Past Silver: Magic from the Collection
- April 12 - May 3: BFA Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- June 27 - Sept. 18: Clarence Morgan: On the Fringe of Conformity
- Sept. 27 - Nov. 1: Blurring Boundaries: Women of the American Abstract Artists from 1936 - Present
- Nov. 9: Annual Art Auction
- Nov. 15 - Feb. 7: Serdar Arat: Dimensional Presence
- Feb. 27 - March 29: ; Opening Events on Wed., February 27 at 5PM in room 623; Bradly Dever Treadaway Juror Talk & Exhibit Reception
- April 12 - May 3: Annual OMAS Juried Student Exhibition
The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 14 - Sept. 30: Happy and Sad Rabbits: Annie Strader + Matthew Weedman
- Oct. 12 - Nov. 30: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Jan. 14 - Feb. 20: Chakaia Booker: prints & sculptures
- March 1 - March 10: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition; closing events March 10 @ 1 p.m.
- March 29 - May 3: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center
- Aug. 24 - Sept. 14: The 2018 Foundations Exhibition: works by students in Foundations Art Courses
- Sept. 22 - Oct. 8: Professional Blend V: works by students enrolled in Art 399: Professional Practices
- Oct. 12 - Nov. 30: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Jan. 14 - Feb 27: Student Photography and Moving Image for the Gallery Exhibitions
- March 8 - March 25: Professional Blend VI: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
- March 29 - May 3: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
2017-2018
Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Aug. 15 - Oct. 2: Eric Cagley: Riverview (exhibition continues in Waterfield Library)
- Oct. 13 - Nov. 17: Wyatt Dagla Severs: Amongst Dust (closing reception Friday, Nov. 17, 6-8 p.m.)
- Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Advanced Drawing Student Exhibition: Art or Something Like It
- Jan. 16 - Feb. 26: Peri Schwartz: In the Studio (exhibition continues at Curris Gallery)
- March 5 - April 13: Lauren Selden: Returning Home
- April 20 - May 20: Visual Affinities
The Clara M. Eagle Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- July 27 - Sept. 24: Andy Harding: Cloud Witness
- Aug 15 - Sept. 21: Ron Johnson: Vast
- Oct. 3 - Nov. 6: Folk Fiction
- Nov. 10: Annual Art Auction
- Nov. 15 - Dec. 6: Ariel Lavery & Danielle Muzina: So Much Between
- Jan. 16 - Feb. 22: Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architecture
- March 8 - April 7: Mutual Muses: Mimi Garrard & James Seawright
- April 20 - May 4: Annual OMAS Juried Student Exhibition
The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- July 27 - Sept. 24: Andy Harding: Cloud Witness
- Aug 15 - Sept. 21: Ron Johnson: Vast
- Oct. 13 - Dec. 1: Senior Exhibitions
- Jan. 16 - Feb. 22: Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architecture
- March 2 - March 11: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition; closing events March 11 @ 1 p.m.
- March 30 - May 4: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- June 10 - July 9: Side By Side: collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky|ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Art Guild|ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú State Art Education
Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center
- Aug. 3 - 31: The 2017 Foundations Exhibition: select works by students in Foundations Art Courses
- Sept. 11 - 24: Plus Ultra: featuring 5 MFA students from The University of Kentucky
- Oct. 3 - 22: Professional Blend III: featuring works by students enrolled in Art 399: Professional Practices
- Oct. 27 - Dec 1: Senior Exhibitions
- Jan. 16 - Feb. 26: Peri Schwartz: In the Studio (exhibition continues at Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery)
- March 10 - March 16: Professional Blend IV: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
- March 30 - May 4: (BFA & BA/BS) Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- June 1 - July 17: Side By Side: collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky|ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Art Guild|ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú State Art Education
2016 -2017
Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy
- Sept. 22 - Nov. 1: Joel Carreiro: Picturesque Philosophy
- Nov. 3 - Nov. 18: Prague Drawing Student Exhibit
- Nov. 30 - Dec. 6: Advanced Drawing Student Exhibition
- Jan. 17, 2017 - March 2: Daniel G. Hill: Connections and Correspondences
- March 8 - April 19: Judith Baumann: Cheap Heat
- April 22 - June 2: Presence of Absence: works from the collection curated by Savannah Young
The Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy
- Sept. 22 - Nov. 1: Joel Carreiro: Picturesque Philosophy
- Nov. 11: Annual Art Auction
- Nov. 17 - Feb. 7: Vanessa Albury & Hedwig Brouckaert: Collect Light
- Feb. 23 - March 28: Perspectives 2017 Faculty Exhibition
- April 14 - May 2: Façade: Annual OMAS Juried Student Art Exhibition; Jurors: Noel Lorson & Stacey Reason
- May 15 - May 30: Art is Elementary: artworks by MES 2nd Graders
- June 9 - Aug. 21: Alison Saar: Breach (exhibition continues at Wrather Museum)
The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- Jul. 25 - Aug. 30: Foundations Exhibition 2016
- Sept. 8 - Sept. 11: Old ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Artists Society
- Sept. 22 - Oct. 17: Yeon Jin Kim: Fantastic Animation
- Oct. 21 - Dec. 2: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Jan. 16 - Feb. 23: Persona: Process Portraiture
- March 3 - March 12: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition
- March 31 - May 5: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center
- Aug. 16 - Sept. 25: Michelle Martin: Mystorical Constructions
- Sept. 30 - Dec. 2: BFA Exhibitions
- Jan. 16 - Feb. 24: Judith Page: Songs From the Roman Empire
- March 3 - March 27: Professional Blend II: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
- March 31 - May 5: BFA Exhibitions Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- May 15 - May 30: Art is Elementary: artworks by MES 2nd Graders
- June 4 - July 27: Side By Side: a collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky, the ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Art Guild, & ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú State Art Education
- Aug. 3 - 31: The 2017 Foundations Exhibition: select works by students in Foundations Art Courses
2015 - 2016
Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- May 25 - July 30, 2015: Odd Volumes, a student book arts exhibit
- Aug. 7 - Sept. 11: AIR of UT
- Sept. 16 - Oct. 14: Bruce WIlhelm: Paintings/Props/Intermediaries
- Oct. 19 - Nov. 13: Jessye McDowell: Make It Real
- Nov. 19 - Jan. 5: Martin Bromirski: Grit & Valor
- Jan. 11, 2016 - Feb 11: Onsite Drawings/Italy
- Feb. 23 - March 30: WPA Dioramas, Symposium March 11
- April 8 - April 22: All the Small Things: Metals Student Show
- May 20 – June 24: Odd Volumes II, a student book arts exhibit
- Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy
The Clara M. Eagle Main Gallery – 6th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- May 25 - Aug. 12, 2015: Highlights: Collection Exhibition
- Aug. 18 - Sept. 29: Armin Muhsam: Anthropogentic Landscapes
- Oct. 6 - Nov. 5: The Land Report Collective
- Nov. 13: Annual Art Auction
- Nov. 19 - Jan. 5: Creighton Michael: Pattern Play
- Jan. 14, 2016– Feb. 13: Pinkney Herbert: DISTILLED: The Narrative Transformed
- Feb. 23 – March 30: NEA Grant Art for the People: WPA Exhibition
- April 18 - May 8: Quixotic: Annual OMAS Juried Student Art Exhibition; Juror: Yvonne Petkus
- May 20 – June 24: Spotlight On Student Fiber Trends Juried Exhibition; Juror: Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
- Jul. 25 - Sept. 15: Salvador Dali Illustrates Dante's Divine Comedy
The Eagle Upper Gallery – 7th Floor of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building
- May 25 - Aug. 21, 2015: Foundations Exhibition 2015
- Aug. 27 - Sept. 23: Adrian Hatfield: Silver Lining
- Sept. 29 - Oct. 29: Therely Bare: Redux
- Nov. 6 - Dec. 6: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Dec. 14 - Feb. 12, 2016: Theresa Pfarr: Likeness
- March 4 - March 13: KyAEA Purchase/Pennyrile Regional Exhibition
- April 1 - May 6: BFA & BA/BS Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Jul. 25 - Aug. 30: Foundations Exhibition 2016
Curris Gallery – 1st Floor of the Curris Center
- June 12 - July 27, 2015: Side by Side: ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Art Guild
- Aug. 4 - Sept. 15: Louis Chan: My Home
- Sept. 19 - Sept. 25: The Change Project
- Oct. 5 - Oct. 9: Visiting Graduate Exhibit: 5 From Herron
- Oct. 16 - Nov. 22: BFA Exhibitions Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- Nov 24 – Dec 4: Advanced Drawing Exhibition
- Jan. 11, 2016 - Feb. 12: Aad Berlijn: Stories
- Feb 23 - March 30: Posters for the People, NEA Grant WPA Exhibition
- April 15 - May 6: BFA Exhibitions Senior Thesis Practicum Exhibitions
- May 16 - June 16: Professional Blend: recent works by students in Professional Practices Art 399
- June 22 - July 27: Side By Side: a collaboration w/ VSA Kentucky & the ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Art Guild
- Aug. 16 - Sept. 25: Michelle Martin: Mystorical Constructions
Other Exhibitions Presented by the Art & Design University Galleries:
Wrather West Kentucky Museum – 1st Floor Galleries
- Feb. 23 - May 17, 2016: The New Deal and WPA in Kentucky, NEA Grant WPA Exhibition
- Feb 19 - May 17, 2016: The War Between the States: Watercolors by Richard J. Lefevre
- Jan. 17 - March 26, 2017: American Abstract Artists: 75th Print Portfolio Exhibition
- June 9 - Aug. 21, 2017: Alison Saar: Breach (exhibition continues at The Clara M. Eagle Gallery)
Waterfield Gallery @ Waterfield Library
- Feb. 23 - March 30, 2016: Literature for the People, NEA Grant WPA Exhibition
- Aug. 15 - Oct. 2: Eric Cagley: Riverview (exhibition continues at Mecoy Hall Gallery)
- Oct. 13 - Nov. 9: Rick Nance: Recent Works
- Nov. 15, 2016 - Jan. 2017: DaKota Vincent: Reformed Processes
- Ann Gosser’s Art for Non-Majors Exhibition ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Architecture Project
- Ann Gosser’s Art for Non-Majors Exhibition ÌÇÐÄlogoÈë¿Ú Architecture Project II