Exhibitions

April 20 - May 19, 2024 - CEDAR FALLS STUDENT ART EXHIBITION 2024
Public Reception: Sunday, April 21 from 1:00-4:00pm. 
See what the kids are up to in this annual student art exhibition! The Hearst Center's tradition of
celebrating students and teachers continues this spring with an exhibition of work created in the art rooms of Cedar Falls Community Schools. Pottery, painting, and works on paper abound!

May 30 - July 14, 2024 - BIG IDEAS, TINY ART 2024
Competition Opens: Friday, March 1, 2024
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30 from 5:30-7:30pm.
Challenge yourself with a big idea - made tiny! This art competition and exhibition presents a unique opportunity for artists in Iowa to conceptualize an artwork with specific size requirements, using fine art mediums and techniques, and exhibit it for free to the public.

June 7 - September 1, 2024 - CELEBRATING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS OF PAUL FONTAINE PRESS IOWA
This exhibition features works by African American artists who have helped to shape the contemporary art conversation in the Bay Area and beyond. The show covers a wide range of prints that include an array of abstract and formal imagery. Narratives that speak to personal experiences and political perspectives are woven throughout.
At the heart of this show is a Berkeley based fine art print studio-Paulson Fontaine Press-who over the past two decades has developed an unparalleled roster of internationally celebrated artists-artists like Martin Puryear, Kerry James Marshall, and the Gee's Bend Quilters-who characterize the fresh perspectives that are today's avant-garde.
Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press was organized by Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA.

ONLINE - HEARST PERMANENT COLLECTION
John Page - View original etchings as part of the Hearst Permanent Collection.

Gary Kelley | Sleepy Hollow - View the original pastels in the Hearst Permanent Collection as part of the 1990 novel, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Original Book Illustrations by Gary Kelley.

James Hearst Interpreting the Farmstead | The Hearst Legacy Site - View original works of art selected from the Hearst Permanent Collection, as part of this grant funded project.

 

University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art 
Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Kamerick Art Building, 27th Street and Hudson Road, UNI, Cedar Falls
319-273-2077

Currently or upcoming on exhibit:
January 16 - May 12, 2024 - AMERICAN ABSTRACTION
Abstract art in an American context often focuses on the idea of pure abstraction or non-representational art, especially the works by Abstract Expressionist or Minimalist painters. American Abstraction presents a variety of approaches to abstraction by American artists. Among the works on display are prints, paintings, and sculptures by various artists from the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century: Andy Warhol, Romare Bearden, Louise Nevelson, Robert Motherwell, Doña Rosa, and more. 

March 18 - April 11, 2024 - 2024 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Presented jointly by the UNI Gallery of Art and UNI Department of Art. This competitive exhibition showcases outstanding recent artworks by students enrolled in classes in the UNI Department of Art. The juror for this year's competition is Jake Manternach, senior designer for the Chicago White Sox and a 2017 UNI Alum from the Art Department. Manternach made a selection of 60 works of art from the 233 student entries and also chose a number of merit awards and honorable mentions.