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Past Exhibitions

This UNC Galleries archive documents the thought-provoking content and socially relevant topics displayed at UNC by regional, national, and international artists over the past several years. Find exhibits listed by year and gallery location, and scroll through sliders to browse the archives.


UNC Galleries 2022-2023

  • UNC School of Art and Design Faculty: Past and Present
    Aug 19 - Sept 9| Campus Commons Gallery
  • UNC Art Guild Presents: Brilliant Corner Collection
    Aug 19 - Sept 16 | Mariani Gallery
  • Black Geographies: Remapping the Landscape
    Exhibition of works by Quinn Hunter
    Aug 19 - Sept 30 | Oak Room Gallery
  • Tocando Tierra y Nuestras Raices: Touching the Earth and Our Roots
    Exhibition of works by Jave Yoshimoto
    Sept 15 - Oct 28 | Campus Commons Gallery
  • Reset, Reflect, Reveal 
    Exhibition of works by Jave Yoshimoto
    Sept 26 - Oct 28 | Mariani Gallery
  • Lunch People
    Exhibition of works by Brent Aldrich and Jon Love
    Oct7 - Oct 28 | Oak Room Gallery
  • Terra
    Exhibition of works by Hayun Surl
    November 4 - Nov 25 | Oak Room Gallery
  • Splendid Notions: Queer Textiles
    Exhibition of works by Hayun Surl
    Nov 4 - November 25 | Campus Commons Gallery
  • Erma Jean,
    Exhibition of works by Emily Wiethorn
    Nov 4 - Nov 25 | Mariani Gallery
  • Advanced Studio Practice Exhibition 
    Dec 1 - Dec 9 | Campus Commons Gallery
  • Divine Intervention
    Exhibition of Works by Cecelia Kreider and Josaline Green
    Jan 9 - Feb 10 | Campus Commons Gallery
  • Chappelo K-8 Student Exhibition
    Jan 9 - Feb 10 | Oak Room Gallery
  • Unraveling: ART 308 Class Exhibition
    Jan 11 - Jan 27| Campus Commons Gallery
  • UNC Foundations Show
    Feb 16 - Feb 24| Mariani Gallery
  • Together: A Four Act Evolving Exhibition
    Feb 3 - Mar 24| Campus Commons Gallery
  • The Southard Exhibition
    Apr 3 - Apr 14| Campus Commons Gallery
  • 2023 Annual Student Juried Exhibition
    Apr 20 - May 5| Campus Commons Gallery
  • DEI Designed: Graphic Design Senior Exhibition
    Apr 24 - May 5| May 5 Gallery
  • Weld RE4 Student Exhibition
    May 9 - may 12| Campus Commons Gallery

2021-22, Campus Commons Gallery

Leo Tanguma: Chicano Muralist

September 9 - November 30, 2021
Campus Commons Gallery
Artist: Leo Tanguma

Leo Tanguma: Chicano Muralist

Little Altars Everywhere: The Goddess Banners of Lydia Ruyle

March 4  -  April 8, 2022
Campus Commons Atrium
Artist: Lydia Ruyle

Little Alters | Lydia Ruyle

Unfolding Stories: Visions by Contemporary Women Artists

March 4  -  April 8, 2022
Campus Commons Gallery
Artist: Ella Maria Ray & Collaborating Artists


2021-22, Crabbe Hall Lobby

In A New Light 1 

Permanently on View
Crabbe Hall Lobby
Artists: Andrew Bablo &
Pat Milbery

In A New Light 2

Permanently on View
Crabbe Hall Lobby
Artists: Andrew Bablo &
Pat Milbery

In A New Light 2

Permanently on View
Crabbe Hall Lobby
Artists: Andrew Bablo &
Pat Milbery


2020-21, Campus Commons Gallery

Dear Future...

August 27, 2020 - February 19, 2021
Campus Commons Gallery
Exhibiting Artists: Jessica Houston, Ariel René Jackson, Jen Liu and Sherwin Rio

Dear Future...

Southard Awards Exhibition 2021

March 8 - April 2, 2021
Campus Commons Gallery
Winner: Tristan Mark

Southard Awards Exhibition 2021

2021 Annual Student Exhibition

April 12-30, 2021
Campus Commons Gallery
Guest Juror: Eric Robert Dallimore

2021 Annual Student Exhibition

 2020-21, Mariani Gallery

Mariani Residency Group Exhibition

October 6 - 12, 2020
Mariani Gallery
Exhibiting Artists: Annabel Attridge, Mattie Cox, Olivia Khaliqi, Melissa McDaniel, and Alexander Nunley

Mariani Residency Group Exhibition

2019-20, Campus Commons Gallery

Yucca Fountain

September 19, 2019 - March 14, 2020
Campus Commons Gallery

Yucca Fountain

2020 Annual Student Exhibition

Virtual Reception and Awards: April 15, 2020
Online Exhibition

2020 Annual Student Exhibition

2019-20, Mariani Gallery

 

Fractured Enchantment

Featuring Madeline Bobo, Tori Knutsen, Kathy Riley
October 10 - 18, 2019
Mariani Gallery

 

 

Fractured Enchantment Art Exhibit

Catharsis In Color

Featuring Jules Black and Grace Hoag
October 22 - November 2, 2019
Mariani Gallery

 

Catharsis in Color Art Exhibit

Not Enough: A Look into the Coping Mechanisms of Mental Illness

Featuring Bri Young
October 22 - November 2, 2019
Mariani Gallery

Not Enough: A Look into the Coping Mechanisms of Mental Illness

Homosexual Menace

Featuring Tristan Mark
November 7-15, 2019
Mariani Gallery

Homosexual Menace Art Exhibit

Collective Consciousness

Featuring: Ryan Lehmuth, Alexis Mayne, and Kendra Myers
January 23-30, 2020
Mariani Gallery

 

Collective Consciousness Art Exhibit

Regrowth and Decay

February 6-14, 2020
Mariani Gallery

Regrowth and Decay Art Exhibit

Shokran

Installation by Madeline Bobo
February 20-28, 2020
Mariani Gallery

Shokran Art Exhibit

Happy Trails & Small Universe

A duel exhibition featuring Amy Felder and Crystal Zhen
March 10-27, 2020
Mariani Gallery

Happy Trails Art Exhibit

Bears Create!

Summer Online Exhibiton
May - August 2020

Bears Create

2018-19, Mariani Gallery

 

Jodi Stuart: Super Synthetic

August 23 - October 6, 2018
Mariani Gallery

Jodi Stuart: Super Synthetic

Mackenzie Browning: Green Screen

October 25 - December 8, 2018
Mariani Gallery

 Mackenzie Browning: Green Screen

Cory McKague & Lyndsey Webster:
The Working Artist

February 5 - 19, 2019
Mariani Gallery

 The Working Artist

Katie Fahrenbruch: Microcosms

March 4 - 22, 2019
Mariani Gallery, Guggenheim Hall

Katie Fahrenbruch: Microcosms

Lisa Sanchez: Presage

April 8 - 21, 2019
Mariani Gallery, Guggenheim Hall

 Lisa Sanchez: Presage

2018-19, Campus Commons Gallery

Jessica Forrestal: ConStructs and ConFines

December 18, 2018 - February 6, 2019
Campus Commons Gallery

Jessica Forrestal: ConStructs and ConFines

2019 Annual Student Exhibition

April 11 - 27, 2019
Campus Commons Gallery

Cory McKague

2018-19, Oak Room Gallery

The Sum of Our Hearts

Featuring: Grace Hoag, Kamri Flores, Madison McMullen, Madeline Sterns, Amarie Stocker
February 25 - March 15, 2019
Oak Room Gallery, Crabbe Hall

The Sum of Our Hearts

Body As Canvas

March 22 - April 1, 2019
Oak Room Gallery, Crabbe Hall

Body As Canvas

2017-18, Mariani Gallery

Dylan Gebbia-Richards: Echo

August 21 - December 11, 2017
Mariani Gallery

 

Echo: Dylan Gebbia-Richards

Skin Deep: Elizabeth Alexander & Charles Clary

January 8 - March 30, 2018
Mariani Gallery

Skin Deep: Elizabeth Alexander & Charles Clary

2018 Annual Student Exhibition

Guest Juried by Stephanie Edwards

April 16-30, 2018
Mariani Gallery

 

Annual Student Exhibition 2018

2017-18, Oak Room Gallery

A New Light: Andrew Bablo & Pat Milbery

In Residence August 13 - 23, 2017
Mural Permanently on view in Crabbe Hall Lobby

 

A New Light: Andrew Bablo & Pat Milbery

Researching Through the Lens of Art

UNC Low Residence Art Education MA Program (Cohorts 1 & 2)

August 24 - September 21, 2017
Oak Room Gallery

Jerey Yocum

Evolving Technique: Digital Fabrication in Fine Art & Design

Guest Curated by Agnes Ma

October 2 - November 5, 2017
Oak Room Gallery

Evolving Technique: Digital Fabrication in Fine Art & Design

Big Ditch

December 1 - 8, 2017
Oak Room Gallery

Big Ditch

Katelynn Mai-Fusco: Amity

February 2 - March 2, 2018
Oak Room Gallery

Katelynn Mai-Fusco: Amity

2016-17, Mariani Gallery

 

UNC Faculty Art Exhibit

August 22 - September 9, 2016
Mariani Gallery

UNC Faculty Art Exhibit 2016
 

Enlinked, Enlaced, Enamored: Ajean Ryan & Katie Caron

September 15 - October 15, 2016
Mariani Gallery

Enlinked, Enlaced, Enamored: Ajean Ryan & Katie Caron

Crumbs Gather in the Folds: Michael Arrigo

October 20 - December 5, 2017
Mariani Gallery

Crumbs Gather in the Folds: Michael Arrigo

Sieger Hartgers: Impressions of Campus

January 13 - February 28, 2017
Mariani Gallery

Sieger Hartgers, Impressions of Campus

2017 Annual Student Exhibition

Guest Juried by Derrick Velasquez

April 20 - May 5, 2017 
Mariani Gallery

2017 Annual Student Exhibition

Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibit

May 11-17, 2018
Mariani Gallery

Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibition 2017

2016-17, Oak Room Gallery

Volumes and Gestures: Lars & Joyce Voltz

January 31 - February 28, 2017
Oak Room Gallery

Volumes and Gestures: Lars & Joyce Voltz

2015-16, Mariani Gallery

2015 Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit

September 10-24, 2015
Mariani Gallery



 

2015 Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit

The Ballast: Anja Marais

Septmber 30 - November 20, 2015
Mariani Gallery

The Ballast: Anja Marias

Longshadow: Shyra DeSouza

January 13 - February 9, 2016
Mariani Gallery

Longshadow: Shyra DeSouza

2016 Annual Student Exhibition

March 30 - April 27, 2016
Mariani Gallery

Annual Student Exhibition 2016

2014-15, Mariani Gallery

Selected Works by Women Artists

September 24 - October 18, 2014
Mariani Gallery

Selected Works by Women Artists

Charlotte Nichols, Metalsmith

October 27 - December 9, 2014
Mariani Gallery

Charlotte Nichols, Metalsmith

2015 Annual Student Exhibition

March 30 - May 2, 2015
Mariani Gallery

 Annual Student Exhibition 2015