Current Exhibitions
January 16, 2024 to May 12, 2024
The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art and Permanent Collection announces its art exhibition American Abstraction located in the Mary Haskell-Hansen Room of the Gallery. This UNI Permanent Art Collection exhibition was co-curated by Dr. Josh Hainy, Adjunct Professor of Art History, and Gallery Director Laura Gleissner.
Abstract art in an American context often focuses on the idea of pure abstraction or non-representational art, especially the works by Abstract Expressionist or Minimalist painters. American Abstraction presents a variety of approaches to abstraction by American artists. Among the works on display are prints, paintings, and sculptures by various artists from the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century: Andy Warhol, Romare Bearden, Louise Nevelson, Robert Motherwell, Doña Rosa, and more.
All events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment. The gallery is located on the main floor of the Kamerick Art Building South. The exhibition opening will coincide with the opening of the UNI Department of Art Faculty + 1 Exhibition on Tuesday, January 16th, at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact Gallery Director Laura Gleissner at laura.gleissner@uni.edu
January 16, 2024 to May 12, 2024
UNIVERSITY CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Due to the university precautionary closures on Tuesday, January 16th, we will need to move the opening reception back one week. The opening UNI Department of Art Faculty + 1 exhibition opening reception will now be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
Normal gallery hours (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) will resume on Wednesday, January 17th, weather permitting, with the return of students back to campus.
April 22, 2024 to May 12, 2024
The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present the spring 2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) group exhibition from Monday, April 22, through Sunday, May 12. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 22, in the south lobby of the Kamerick Art Building (KAB).
The exhibition will feature works from three UNI Department of Art BFA students: Syd Heuer, Bob and Amelia Blue.
Syd Heuer of Des Moines, Iowa, is presenting an exhibition based around printmaking and ceramics titled “Sympathy for Life.” Through a variety of media – printmaking, ceramics and paper folding – on top of colorful imagery, Heuer delves into their feelings and experiences throughout life.
Bob of Mount Vernon, Ohio, presents an exhibition titled “Undercurrents.” Utilizing his multidisciplinary experience in printmaking, photography, performance and sculpture, Bob investigates the intense, deep and precarious transformation of culture caused by the onset of the new digital age.
Multidisciplinary Filipino-American artist Amelia Blue of Cedar Falls, Iowa, presents an exhibition of sculptural artworks representing the “spring” of collective ancestral, cultural experience and the mystery of the self. “I Can’t See the Bottom” explores magic, the place where her intersectional identities meet and the wells from which her perspective, labor and energy draw.
All events are free and open to the public. The gallery is located on the main floor of Kamerick Art Building, and its hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Additional hours will be added the weekend of UNI Graduation. Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Sunday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.