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April 30 - May 7

This year, welcomed visiting artist Mario Zoots to serve as curator and juror of the exhibition and awards. On Thursday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m., Zoots also held an artist talk in Schulich Lecture Hall #2 before the gallery reception and awards ceremony from 6-8 p.m.

Scholastic Art Awards 2026: Gold Key Works

Feb. 7-21, 2026

Since 1999, Northern Nevada middle and high school students have been invited to submit their artwork to the Scholastic Art Awards competition. The annual presentation of the Scholastic Awards is scheduled in conjunction with the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national program designed to identify America's most gifted young artists and writers. Gold Key Works in this show represent the highest award-winning students of Northern Nevada. This program has honored some of our nation's most celebrated artists, including Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, Cindy Sherman, Robert Redford, Andy Warhol and Nevada's own Michael Sarich.

Awards Ceremony: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 from 10-11 a.m. in Nightingale Concert Hall in the Church Fine Arts building.

Torn By Light: Triennial Faculty Art Exhibition

Aug. 28 - Dec. 10, 2025

This exhibition featured recent work from over forty participating artists, including tenured and tenure-track faculty, emeritus faculty and actively working artists in the Department of Art, Art History and Design who serve as administrative faculty, staff, lecturers and adjunct teaching faculty. Torn By Light extended to include artists who serve as faculty at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø at Lake Tahoe, as well as the most recent Visiting Artist Faculty in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program who teach at the University remotely year-round from locations ranging from New York and Los Angeles to Berlin. The exhibition title referred to a 1993 poetry collection from the late Nevada artist and poet Joanne de Longchamps, edited by poet Shaun Griffin.

Participating Artists: Adam Benedict, Ahren Hertel, AmyKhoshbin, Antone Dolezal, Ashley Fuchs, Austin Pratt, Bobby Lee, Camryn Maher, Chris Lanier, Daniel Giroux, David Horvitz, Edw Martinez, Eunkang Koh, Ivy Guild, Julie Weitz, Kelly Chorpening, Kristin Hough, Leta Seletzky, Lily Sommerfeldt, Luke Rizzotto, Mark Combs, Matt Franks, Meg Pohlod, Michael Sarich, Miya Hannan, Molly Allen, Mykola Haleta, Neda Khalafi, Nina Elder, Rebekah Bogard, Richard Jackson, Rick Parsons, Rob Reynolds, Roman de Salvo, Samantha Buchanan, Scott Hinton, Stephanie J. Woods, Tamara Scronce, Teri Barnes and Tyler Calkin.

Wet Incantation: Poetics of Water and Language

Sept. 4 - Dec. 6, 2024

Curated by Austin Pratt, Wet Incantation is an open and shimmering reflection on water and language. This group exhibition explores the complex and profound relationship between these two essential elements–one a fundamental resource and the other a foundation of human communication. Featuring six artists, the works in this exhibition come from varying aims and positions, ranging from the use of the dynamic and ephemeral qualities of water as a literal medium, or employing linguistic elements—such as text, narration, and translation—to evoke the fluidity and complexity of water's role in human thought and culture.

Featuring: Sofía Córdova, Rubens Ghenov, David Horvitz, M Jiang, John Roloff, and Julia Schwadron Marianelli.