Past Shows

Spring 2025: CSU Gallery

MA Show - Harry Ritchie - Heiniboxitittel (Jan. 20 - Feb. 7)

Reception: Jan. 30, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Digital Photography Exhibition - Photography Student Exhibition (Feb. 17 - Mar 5)

Reception: Feb. 20, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Mika Negishi Laidlaw - An Exhibition for Douglas R. Moor Faculty Research Lecture “An Immigrant by Choice: What is My Role as an Artist and Educator?” (Mar. 17 - Apr. 4)

Lecture: Ostrander Auditorium | Apr. 1, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Reception: Apr. 1, 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Graphic Design Portfolio Review (Apr. 7 - Apr. 11)

URS Exhibition - Undergraduate Research Symposium (Apr. 21 – May. 2)

Spring 2025 URS Date: Apr. 24, 2025
Reception: Apr.24 | 6-8 p.m.

Spring 2025: conkling gallery

Kelcey Ervick - Words in Flight: A Writer's Journey into Visual Storytelling

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 7 | Armstrong 102)

Reception: Jan. 3 | 8-9 p.m.
Artist Talk: Jan. 30 | 7-8 p.m.

MA Show - Food Porn -Amanda Jordan (Feb. 17 - Feb. 28)

Reception: Feb. 20 | 7-9 p.m.

MA Show – Ben Liebl (Mar. 17 - Mar. 28)

Reception: Mar. 20 | 6-8 p.m.

Senior Show 1 (Apr. 7 - Apr. 18)

Reception: Apr. 8 | 7-9 p.m.

Senior Show 2 (Apr. 7 - Apr. 18)

Reception: May 1 | 7-9 p.m.

Spring 2024: CSU Gallery

Future Art Teachers (Jan. 15 - Feb. 2)

Reception: Jan. 23, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

MSU Ceramics (Feb. 12 - Feb. 28)

Opening Reception: Feb. 20, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Yellow Rabbit, GAC Faculty and Students: March 11-28

Opening Reception: March 13, 6 p.m.- 8 p.m.

Moore Lecture accompanying materials: March 30 - April

Graphic Design Portfolios: April 8-12

URS Exhibition: April 18 - May 2

Symposium: April 18
Reception: April 18, 6-8 p.m.

spring 2024: Conkling Gallery

Spectra: Collaborative work by Ellen Schofield, Matt Willemsen, and Bradley Coulter (Jan. 15 - Feb. 9)

Reception: Jan. 23, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

DOCA Social Week (Feb. 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)

Film Talk: Feb. 20, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Ziba Rajabi: Feb. 28 - March 21

Artist Talk, Ostrander Auditorium: March 13, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
Opening Reception: March 13, 8 p.m.- 9 p.m.

Senior Show 1: April 1- 12

Reception: April 2, 7-9 p.m.

Senior Show 2: April 22 - May 2

Reception: April 18, 7-9 p.m.

Fall 2023: CSU Gallery

Installation classes, Liz Miller (Sept. 18 - Sept. 29)

Reception: Sept. 21, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Shawn Bagley and Anna Neff (Oct. 9 - Oct. 20)

Reception: Oct. 12, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Photography classes, Kristen Brown (Oct. 30 - Nov. 10)

Reception: Oct. 30, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Graphic Design Portfolios, Graphic Design Faculty (Nov. 14 - Nov. 22)

Fall 2023: Conkling Gallery

Piedra Falsa (Aug. 28 - Sept. 22)

Ceramic Artists: Renata Cassiano Alvarez and Craig Hartenberger
Visitng Artist Talk: Sept. 21, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. | Ostrander Auditorium
Closing Reception: Sept. 21, 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. | Conkling Gallery

MA Thesis Exhibition: Taryn Sakry (Oct. 2 - Oct. 13)

Reception: Oct. 12, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

MA Thesis Exhibition: Kim Cao (Oct. 23 - Nov. 3)

Reception: Oct. 30, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Senior Show (Nov. 13 - Dec. 1)

Reception: Nov. 13, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Spring 2023: CSU Gallery

Painting My Emotions- Zahra Fariha (Jan. 25-Feb.7)

Reception: Feb. 2

MA Thesis Exhibition: Carolyn Hartwell (Feb. 13-24)

Opening reception: Feb. 13

MA Thesis Exhibition: Sam Brown (March 13-24 )

Opening reception: March 13

Keeper of the Plains: An Art Show Tribute to Blackbear Bosin (April 3- April 14)

Closing Reception: April 12

Undergraduate Research Symposium students (April 17-April 20)

Closing reception: April 20, 6-8 p.m.

Spring 2023: Conkling Gallery

Sweep: Linda Lopez and Mathew McConnell (Jan. 11- Feb. 2)

Artist Talk and Closing Reception: Feb. 2

MA Thesis Exhibition: Kelly Munson and Kristen Brown (Feb. 13-24)

Opening Reception: Feb. 13

MA Thesis Exhibition: Mai Tran and Selena Medellin (March 13-24)

Opening Reception: March 13

Senior Exhibition 1 (April 3-14)

Reception: April 12

Senior Exhibition 2 (April 24-May 4)

Opening Reception: April 24

Fall 2022: Conkling Gallery

Prints Against the Present: Artists: J. Leigh Garcia, Emmy Lingscheit, Kill Joy, Valerie Lueth, and Kathryn Polk (Aug. 29 - Sept. 23)

Panel talk and reception: Sept. 14

Symbiotic Artist: Areca Roe (Oct. 3- Nov. 4)

Reception: Oct. 17 | Art and Change Lecture - Gabrielle Grier: Oct. 3 | Workshop: Oct. 4

Senior Show (Nov. 14-Dec. 2)

Opening reception: Nov. 15

Fall 2022: CSU Gallery Schedule

Always in Progress: Dana Sikkila (Aug. 23- Sept. 16)

Reception: Sept. 14

Human Xenon - photography by Khyron Winfield (Sept. 26 - Oct. 7)

URC SURE (Summer Undergrad Research Experience)

Opening reception: Oct. 3, 6-7p.m.

Psychically Real Ceramics/Sculpture students (Oct. 17-28)

Opening reception: Monday, Oct. 17, 6-8p.m.

Emanate: Works by Amanda Jordan, Selena Medellin, Kelly Munson, and Alice Smith (Nov. 10-22)

Reception: Nov. 15, 6-8 p.m.

Spring 2022: Conkling Gallery Schedule

Abecedarium: New Work by Ellen Schofield (Jan. 10-Feb. 11)
Closing Reception: Feb. 7
Assimilating Antiquated Attachments: Brittney Wegener, MA Thesis Exhibition (Feb. 21-March 4)
Opening Reception: Feb. 25
Spring Senior Exhibition 01 (March 16-28)
Opening Reception: March 21
Spring Senior Exhibition 02 (April 4-April 15)
Opening Reception: April 5
Spring Senior Exhibition 03 (April 25-May 6)
Opening Reception: April 27

Spring 2022: CSU Gallery Schedule

Suspended: New Work by Intermediate and Advanced Installation Students (Jan. 10-Jan. 27)
Portraits: Work by Minnesota State University Photography Students (Feb. 3—Feb. 17)
Work by Minnesota State University Sculpture Students (Feb. 22-March 4)
Rhonda Dass: MA Thesis Exhibition (March 14-25)
Wardah Sabrie: MA Thesis Exhibition (March 28-April 8)
Undergraduate Research: Creative Works Exhibition (April 11-End of Semester

Fall 2021: Conkling Gallery Schedule

Faculty Exhibition (Aug. 23-Sept. 3)

Landfill: Elegy for the Santa Maria Valley(Sept. 13-Oct. 29)

Photographs by Brett Kallusky

Artist talk and reception Oct. 6

Senior Exhibition 1 (Nov. 8-19)

Senior Exhibition 2 (Nov. 29-Dec. 10)