Past Exhibitions
Check out some of the great exhibits and events presented by The University of Toledo Department of Art during recent academic years.
Spring 2024
Art Faculty Exhibition 2024
Jan. 22 - Feb. 16
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
Opening Reception - Friday, Jan. 26, 6-8 p.m.
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
The UToledo art faculty are hosting a show of their latest projects. From 2D to 3D
to digital - come see their amazing work! The exhibit and reception are both free
and open to all.
ART FACULTY IN THE SHOW
- Jordan Buschur
- Jason Cox
- Julia Labay Darrah
- Deb A. Davis
- Dan Hernandez
- Shin Yeon Jeon
- Tom Lingeman
- Daniel McInnis
- Barbara Miner
- Deborah Orloff
- Mysoon Rizk
- Karen Roderick-Lingeman
- Arturo Rodriguez
- Barry Whittaker
- Eric Zeigler
Annual Digital Billboard Exhibition
Jan. 16 - Mar. 14, 2024
Greater Toledo Area
Each year, Lamar, a local outdoor advertising company, displays the work of several UToledo art students on its digital billboards throughout the greater Toledo area. Thanks to our community partner, Lamar, and the hard work of faculty member and organizer, Barry Whittaker (Department of Art), the work of our students receives well-deserved publicity and recognition. Watch for our students' work at the locations below.
Locations
- Glendale at Byrne (facing west)
- Monroe NW Corner of Laskey (facing east)
- Washington SE Corner of Huron (facing west)
- Erie at Anthony Wayne Trail (facing west)
- I-475 at Upton (facing west)
- Navarre Avenue West of Wheeling (facing west)
- I-75 at Monroe (facing south east)
- Secor at Executive Parkway (facing south)
- Reynolds NW Corner of Glendale (facing north)
- Monroe SW Corner of Douglas (facing north)
2024 Juried Student Exhibition
Mar. 1-26
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
Opening Reception - Friday, Mar. 1, 6-8 p.m.
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
Krzysztof Wodiczko: The Art of Un-War
Friday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m.
Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Main Branch, McMaster Center
The University of Toledo Department of Art and the UToledo Roger Ray Institute for the Humanities will host a screening the film, Krzysztof Wodiczko: The Art of Un-War. The event will include a dialogue with the filmmaker, Maria Niro, and Wodiczko, the artist featured in the film. The screening and discussion are supported by an Ohio Humanities Spark Grant awarded to the department and the institute. Admission and parking (in the garage behind the library) are free and open to all.
This program has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the program do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts B.F.A. Exhibition
Apr. 8 - May 31
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
Opening Reception - Friday, Apr. 26, 5-7 p.m.
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
Fall 2023
Focus Exhibition
November 8-December 15, 2023
Opening Reception
Wednesday, November 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion
Exhibition
Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
The Focus Exhibition is an annual presentation of the finest work of some of the region's best high school aged artists. All are welcome to attend the opening reception and exhibition. (Works shown are from a past exhibition.)
University Libraries Art Student Showcase
November 6 - December 8, 2023
(Undergraduate Showcase Reception: Dec. 8)
Carlson Library South Gallery
The first University Libraries Art Student Showcase is now open in the Carlson Library South Gallery, and will run through Friday, Dec. 8. On Dec. 8 there will also be a reception in conjunction with the undergraduate showcase.
The exhibit is an opportunity for undergraduate students in the UToledo Department of Art to showcase their work. This year’s show features more than 30 artists with work spanning paintings to ceramics to digital art.
Pop Up Exhibition - Wearable Conditions + Cast
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Friday, December 8, 2023
6-8 p.m.
The Secor Building, 425 Jefferson Ave. (Downtown Toledo)
The UToledo Department of Art will present two pop up exhibitions, i.e. one-night-only.
Both exhibits will be held in the Secor Building. CAST will be in the River House
Arts Gallery on the 1st floor. "Wearable Conditions" will be shown on the 2nd floor.
"Wearable Conditions" asks and answers the question, "what would a certain disease
look like if it were an artwork that could be worn as clothing?" See the amazing and
innovative results.
The CAST [concepts in art studio and theory] features works from students who took
the course this semester.
Welcome to the Here and Now
Selections from the Digerati Emergent Media Festival
Exhibition: September 15-October 15, 2023
Installation: Videos will be shown on 4–5 digital displays Center for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery
The University of Toledo’s Department of Art has partnered with Denver Digerati to present an exhibition that pushes the boundaries of art and technology. “Welcome to the Here and Now: Selections from the Digerati Emergent Media Festival” highlights a dynamic selection of artists currently exploring new and experimental storytelling and image generation methods.
Participating Artists
- Joel Benjamin
- Bernardo Alevato and Taianne Oliveira
- David Bennett
- Jiin Chung and Lizzy Bovee
- Mingyong Cheng
- Felix Colgrave
- Nicolas Gebbe
- Ryan Lewis
- Albert Merino
- Naime Pakniyat
- Eduardo Medina Salazar
- Beth Walker
- Yuanshen Yang
- Xinhe Zhao
SPRING 2023
BFA Exhibition and Reception
Exhibition: April 7 - May 5, 2023
Reception - Friday, April 21, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join the Department of Art as we celebrate the work of our graduating BFA seniors - Lexi Moser, Joseph Boorom, and Suzy Hansen.
Juried Student EXHIBITION(JSE)
Mar. 3 - 27, 2023
JSE Opening Reception
Friday, Mar. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Center for the Visual Arts Main Gallery
All are welcome to attend the opening reception of the 2023 UToledo Juried Student Exhibition (JSE).
The JSE is an exhibition of artwork created by UToledo students in juried competition. The competition is open to all University of Toledo students regardless of major.
2023 JSE Juror
Brian Spolans
This year's juror is Brian Spolans, an artist and professor of art at Eastern Michigan University. Spolans’ work has been exhibited at 500X Gallery in Dallas, Paradigm Gallery in Philadelphia, Muskegon Museum of Art, International Print Center of New York, and Published in New American Paintings, Fresh Paint and Create Magazine. He co-curated the exhibition “Post Apocalypse” at Gallery Project in Ann Arbor, and “Non-Text,” at Eastern Michigan University.
VSA - MERGE NATIONAL EXHIBITION
Jan. 17 - Feb. 17, 2023
Center for the Visual Arts Main Gallery
A traveling exhibition of artwork from the Kennedy Center featuring 15 artists with disabilities that considers the intersection of the creative process and disability identity. The exhibit is open to the public whenever the Center for the Visual Arts is open. Co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Disability Studies program.
