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The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, Sticks • Rocks • Leaves, by Natalie Petrosky. The show will be on display from June 7- July 27, 2024, in the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent,…
School of Art Opens Exhibit "Sticks • Rocks • Leaves" by Natalie Petrosky on June 7
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, Sticks • Rocks • Leaves, by Natalie Petrosky. The show will be on display from June 7- July 27, 2024, in the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent,…

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The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, "Second Meaning," by Ling-lin Ku. The show will be on display from April 5- May 11, 2024, in the KSU Downtown Gallery.
School of Art to Open Exhibit, Second Meaning by Ling-lin Ku on April 5
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, "Second Meaning," by Ling-lin Ku. The show will be on display from April 5- May 11, 2024, in the KSU Downtown Gallery.

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KSU Downtown Gallery
March 15 - May 14, 2022
Luanne Redeye grew up on the Allegany Indian Reservation in Western New York. It is from here where she draws inspiration incorporating community and family members into her paintings, which gives her works a strong personal and…
This Is Home: Recent Paintings by Luanne Redeye
KSU Downtown Gallery March 15 - May 14, 2022 Luanne Redeye grew up on the Allegany Indian Reservation in Western New York. It is from here where she draws inspiration incorporating community and family members into her paintings, which gives her works a strong personal and…

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Connection Resumed...
BFA 2020
Payto and Crawford Galleries
January 25 - February 24, 2022
B.F.A. alumni show their work from their spring 2020 thesis exhibitions. Featuring: Sommer Bonfiglio, Courtney Donovan, Megan Taylor, Steven Edwards, Noah Gfell, Diana Harper,…
Connection Resumed: BFA 2020
Connection Resumed... BFA 2020 Payto and Crawford Galleries January 25 - February 24, 2022 B.F.A. alumni show their work from their spring 2020 thesis exhibitions. Featuring: Sommer Bonfiglio, Courtney Donovan, Megan Taylor, Steven Edwards, Noah Gfell, Diana Harper,…

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Tabitha Ott: Imaginarium
January 28 - March 5, 2022
KSU Downtown Gallery
Tabitha Ott, M.F.A. '12, is a metalsmith who currently resides in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She transforms objects and materials that would normally be thought of as waste into wearable art…
Tabitha Ott: Imaginarium
Tabitha Ott: Imaginarium January 28 - March 5, 2022 KSU Downtown Gallery Tabitha Ott, M.F.A. '12, is a metalsmith who currently resides in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She transforms objects and materials that would normally be thought of as waste into wearable art…

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"Line by Line," presented by Kent State University School of Art Galleries, features artists Erin M. Riley, Samantha Bittman, Crystal Gregory, Diedrick Brackens, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, and collaborators Barrow Parke. The exhibition, curated by Janice Lessman-Moss, will be on…
Line by Line Exhibition Explores the Language of Weaving
"Line by Line," presented by Kent State University School of Art Galleries, features artists Erin M. Riley, Samantha Bittman, Crystal Gregory, Diedrick Brackens, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, and collaborators Barrow Parke. The exhibition, curated by Janice Lessman-Moss, will be on…

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Dakota Mace is a Diné (Navajo) photographer and textile artist who focuses on translating the language of Diné weaving history and beliefs through her artwork. The exhibition’s title "Badahani" translates to “Their Stories” and will be on view Nov. 5 through Dec. 18 at the KSU…
Dakota Mace: Badahani
Dakota Mace is a Diné (Navajo) photographer and textile artist who focuses on translating the language of Diné weaving history and beliefs through her artwork. The exhibition’s title "Badahani" translates to “Their Stories” and will be on view Nov. 5 through Dec. 18 at the KSU…Image

Exhibition Explores the Collaborative Relationship Between Two Trailblazing African American Artists
“A Collaboration of Creativity” features a wide range of prints by distinguished artist David C. Driskell and master printer Curlee Raven Holton. The work will be on view at the CVA Gallery from Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, 2021. This exhibition is presented in partnership…
Exhibition Explores the Collaborative Relationship Between Two Trailblazing African American Artists
“A Collaboration of Creativity” features a wide range of prints by distinguished artist David C. Driskell and master printer Curlee Raven Holton. The work will be on view at the CVA Gallery from Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, 2021. This exhibition is presented in partnership…Image

"Re-Emergence" brings together works of art by friends who, more than ten years ago, joined their talents to form a cooperative gallery in Kent called Group Ten Gallery under the sponsorship of the late Ron Burbick. Featuring local artists Ben Bassham, Debrah Butler, Jeff…
“Re-Emergence” Exhibition Serves as a Reunion For Long-Time Artist Friends
"Re-Emergence" brings together works of art by friends who, more than ten years ago, joined their talents to form a cooperative gallery in Kent called Group Ten Gallery under the sponsorship of the late Ron Burbick. Featuring local artists Ben Bassham, Debrah Butler, Jeff…

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The Kent State University School of Art Collection and Galleries will present multiple exhibitions this spring that showcase student artwork. These exhibitions include the Student Annual (March 19 - May 1, 2021), 15 M.F.A Thesis Exhibitions (March 23 - April 2, 2021), and 20 B.F…