Art Exhibits

Spring 2010 Art Exhibits

The Gallery and The Pioneer Room, located on the Third floor of the Memorial Union display art exhibits that include regional artists as well as student and juried exhibits. New exhibits are rotated every four to six weeks.

Because both rooms double as meeting rooms, please call (515) 296-6848 for open viewing times between 8am and 10pm daily. 

Works are for sale.  For more information contact Letitia Kenemer at 515.294.0971. 

February 4 – March 23 in the Gallery
Maria Lux: Drawings & Paintings
Maria Lux uses the traditional media of oil paint and chalk pastel to explore images of subtle humor, absurdity, and excess in American life. She is interested in the tension between the desire to enjoy these subjects, and the responsibility to be critical of their excess alongside more serious global issues. Recurring images in her work include marching bands, fairs and festivals, grocery store scenes, and dogs.

Lux is an Ames native and an ISU alum.  She is pursuing a Masters Degree at the University of Illinois.

February 11 – March 21
Reflections: Self-Portraits by ISU Student Artists
How do artists interpret themselves through their work?  This exhibit answers the question through painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, as well as sculptural media.  Stop to take a look at the essence of each individual captured by ISU’s emerging artists.
Sponsored by Student Union Board
Reception February 18th at 6pm

March 25 – April 19
Focus Grant Exhibit
Students apply for funding for creative projects outside of class work, and the annual exhibit showcases the visual art component of the program.  Highlights this year include cigar box guitars, paintings drawn from witnessing a human autopsy, and a series of photographs of Asian culture in China. 
Sponsored by Lectures (Funded by GSB) and Student Union Board
Reception Thursday, April 7 at 6pm in conjunction with the Focus Juried Exhibit

March 27 – May 3
Focus Juried Exhibit
The final annual student exhibit of the school year is often one of the best!  The cream of the crop in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, metals, woodworking and mixed media will be on display.
Sponsored by Student Union Board
Reception and Awards Thursday, April 7 at 6pm in conjunction with the Focus Grant Exhibit