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 Leo Tanguma: Chicano Muralist](/images/art/galleries/tanguma-art-exhibition.jpeg)
Little Altars Everywhere: The Goddess Banners of Lydia Ruyle
March 4 - April 8, 2022
Campus Commons Atrium
Artist: Lydia Ruyle
![Little Alters | Lydia Ruyle Little Alters | Lydia Ruyle](/images/art/galleries/lydia-ruyle-crow-mother-SP22.jpg)
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... Dear Future...](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/dear-future-2019-still.png)
Southard Awards Exhibition 2021
March 8 - April 2, 2021
Campus Commons Gallery
Winner: Tristan Mark
![Southard Awards Exhibition 2021 Southard Awards Exhibition 2021](/blog/images/art/southard-awards-exhibition-2021.jpg)
2021 Annual Student Exhibition
April 12-30, 2021
Campus Commons Gallery
Guest Juror: Eric Robert Dallimore
![2021 Annual Student Exhibition 2021 Annual Student Exhibition](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/2021-annual-student-exhibition.png)
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](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/Mariani-ShortTerm-Residency-5.jpg)
2019-20, Campus Commons Gallery
Yucca Fountain
September 19, 2019 - March 14, 2020
Campus Commons Gallery
![Yucca Fountain Yucca Fountain](/images/yf.jpg)
2020 Annual Student Exhibition
Virtual Reception and Awards: April 15, 2020
Online Exhibition
![2020 Annual Student Exhibition 2020 Annual Student Exhibition](/images/art/galleries/annual-student-exhibition-2020-resized.png)
2019-20, Mariani Gallery
Fractured Enchantment
Featuring Madeline Bobo, Tori Knutsen, Kathy Riley
October 10 - 18, 2019
Mariani Gallery
![Fractured Enchantment Art Exhibit Fractured Enchantment Art Exhibit](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/fractured-enchantment.png)
Catharsis In Color
Featuring Jules Black and Grace Hoag
October 22 - November 2, 2019
Mariani Gallery
![Catharsis in Color Art Exhibit Catharsis in Color Art Exhibit](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/catharsis-in-color.jpg)
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 Not Enough: A Look into the Coping Mechanisms of Mental Illness](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/not-enough-art-exhibit.jpg)
Homosexual Menace
Featuring Tristan Mark
November 7-15, 2019
Mariani Gallery
![Homosexual Menace Art Exhibit Homosexual Menace Art Exhibit](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/homosexual-menace.jpg)
Collective Consciousness
Featuring: Ryan Lehmuth, Alexis Mayne, and Kendra Myers
January 23-30, 2020
Mariani Gallery
![Collective Consciousness Art Exhibit Collective Consciousness Art Exhibit](/images/collective-consciousness-exhibit.png)
Regrowth and Decay
February 6-14, 2020
Mariani Gallery
![Regrowth and Decay Art Exhibit Regrowth and Decay Art Exhibit](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/regrowth-and-decay.jpg)
Shokran
Installation by Madeline Bobo
February 20-28, 2020
Mariani Gallery
![Shokran Art Exhibit Shokran Art Exhibit](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/shokran-cropped.jpg)
Happy Trails & Small Universe
A duel exhibition featuring Amy Felder and Crystal Zhen
March 10-27, 2020
Mariani Gallery
![Happy Trails Art Exhibit Happy Trails Art Exhibit](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/happy-trails-cropped.jpg)
Bears Create!
Summer Online Exhibiton
May - August 2020
![Bears Create](/images/bearscreate.png)
2018-19, Mariani Gallery
Jodi Stuart: Super Synthetic
August 23 - October 6, 2018
Mariani Gallery
![Jodi Stuart: Super Synthetic Jodi Stuart: Super Synthetic](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/jodi-stuart-super-synthetic-detail.jpg)
Mackenzie Browning: Green Screen
October 25 - December 8, 2018
Mariani Gallery
![Mackenzie Browning: Green Screen Mackenzie Browning: Green Screen](/blog/images/art/green-screen-past-exhibitions.jpg)
Cory McKague & Lyndsey Webster:
The Working Artist
February 5 - 19, 2019
Mariani Gallery
![The Working Artist The Working Artist](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/workingartist.jpg)
Katie Fahrenbruch: Microcosms
March 4 - 22, 2019
Mariani Gallery, Guggenheim Hall
![Katie Fahrenbruch: Microcosms Katie Fahrenbruch: Microcosms](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/microcosms.jpg)
Lisa Sanchez: Presage
April 8 - 21, 2019
Mariani Gallery, Guggenheim Hall
![Lisa Sanchez: Presage Lisa Sanchez: Presage](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/lisa-sanchez-presage.jpg)
2018-19, Campus Commons Gallery
Jessica Forrestal: ConStructs and ConFines
December 18, 2018 - February 6, 2019
Campus Commons Gallery
![Jessica Forrestal: ConStructs and ConFines Jessica Forrestal: ConStructs and ConFines](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/forrestal-constructs.jpg)
2019 Annual Student Exhibition
April 11 - 27, 2019
Campus Commons Gallery
![Cory McKague](/images/corymckague.png)
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 The Sum of Our Hearts](/blog/images/art/sumofourhearts.png)
Body As Canvas
March 22 - April 1, 2019
Oak Room Gallery, Crabbe Hall
![Body As Canvas Body As Canvas](/images/art/galleries/bodyascanvas.png)
2017-18, Mariani Gallery
Dylan Gebbia-Richards: Echo
August 21 - December 11, 2017
Mariani Gallery
![Echo: Dylan Gebbia-Richards Echo: Dylan Gebbia-Richards](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/dylan-gebbia-richards-echo-1.jpg)
Skin Deep: Elizabeth Alexander & Charles Clary
January 8 - March 30, 2018
Mariani Gallery
![Skin Deep: Elizabeth Alexander & Charles Clary Skin Deep: Elizabeth Alexander & Charles Clary](/blog/images/art/skin-deep-art-clary.jpg)
2018 Annual Student Exhibition
Guest Juried by Stephanie Edwards
April 16-30, 2018
Mariani Gallery
![Annual Student Exhibition 2018 Annual Student Exhibition 2018](/blog/images/art/annual-student-art-exhibition-2018.jpg)
51st Annual Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibit
May 7-17, 2018
Mariani Gallery
![51st Annual Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibit 51st Annual Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibit](/blog/images/art/northern-colorado-high-school-art-exhibition-1.jpg)
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 A New Light: Andrew Bablo & Pat Milbery](/blog/images/art/bablo-milbery-a-new-light-mural.jpg)
Researching Through the Lens of Art
UNC Low Residence Art Education MA Program (Cohorts 1 & 2)
August 24 - September 21, 2017
Oak Room Gallery
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 Evolving Technique: Digital Fabrication in Fine Art & Design](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/evolving-technique.jpg)
Big Ditch
December 1 - 8, 2017
Oak Room Gallery
![Big Ditch Big Ditch](/blog/images/art/number-three-ditch.jpg)
Katelynn Mai-Fusco: Amity
February 2 - March 2, 2018
Oak Room Gallery
![Katelynn Mai-Fusco: Amity Katelynn Mai-Fusco: Amity](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/amity-art-exhibit-1.jpg)
2016-17, Mariani Gallery
UNC Faculty Art Exhibit
August 22 - September 9, 2016
Mariani Gallery
![UNC Faculty Art Exhibit 2016 UNC Faculty Art Exhibit 2016](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/lemke-ceramics-faculty-exhibit-2016.jpg)
Enlinked, Enlaced, Enamored: Ajean Ryan & Katie Caron
September 15 - October 15, 2016
Mariani Gallery
![Enlinked, Enlaced, Enamored: Ajean Ryan & Katie Caron Enlinked, Enlaced, Enamored: Ajean Ryan & Katie Caron](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/ajean-ryan.jpg)
Crumbs Gather in the Folds: Michael Arrigo
October 20 - December 5, 2017
Mariani Gallery
![Crumbs Gather in the Folds: Michael Arrigo Crumbs Gather in the Folds: Michael Arrigo](/images/art/galleries/crumbs-gather-in-the-folds-arrigo.jpg)
Sieger Hartgers: Impressions of Campus
January 13 - February 28, 2017
Mariani Gallery
![Sieger Hartgers, Impressions of Campus Sieger Hartgers, Impressions of Campus](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/sieger.jpeg)
2017 Annual Student Exhibition
Guest Juried by Derrick Velasquez
April 20 - May 5, 2017
Mariani Gallery
![2017 Annual Student Exhibition 2017 Annual Student Exhibition](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/2017-annual-student-exhibition.jpg)
Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibit
May 11-17, 2018
Mariani Gallery
![Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibition 2017 Northern Colorado High School Art Exhibition 2017](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/nothern-colorado-high-school-art-exhibition.jpg)
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 Volumes and Gestures: Lars & Joyce Voltz](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/joyce-st-clair-voltz.jpg)
2015-16, Mariani Gallery
2015 Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit
September 10-24, 2015
Mariani Gallery
![2015 Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit 2015 Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit](/blog/images/art/colorado-art-education-association-exhibition-2015.jpg)
The Ballast: Anja Marais
Septmber 30 - November 20, 2015
Mariani Gallery
![The Ballast: Anja Marias The Ballast: Anja Marias](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/the-ballast.jpg)
Longshadow: Shyra DeSouza
January 13 - February 9, 2016
Mariani Gallery
![Longshadow: Shyra DeSouza Longshadow: Shyra DeSouza](/blog/images/art/longshadow.jpg)
2016 Annual Student Exhibition
March 30 - April 27, 2016
Mariani Gallery
![Annual Student Exhibition 2016 Annual Student Exhibition 2016](/blog/images/art/2016-annual-student-exhibition.jpg)
2014-15, Mariani Gallery
Selected Works by Women Artists
September 24 - October 18, 2014
Mariani Gallery
![Selected Works by Women Artists Selected Works by Women Artists](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/selected-work-by-women-artists.jpg)
Charlotte Nichols, Metalsmith
October 27 - December 9, 2014
Mariani Gallery
![Charlotte Nichols, Metalsmith Charlotte Nichols, Metalsmith](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/charlotte-nichols-metalsmith.png)
2015 Annual Student Exhibition
March 30 - May 2, 2015
Mariani Gallery
![Annual Student Exhibition 2015 Annual Student Exhibition 2015](/images/art/galleries/exhibitions/2015-annual-student-exhibition.jpg)