Exhibitions

September 19 - November 27, 2024 - RED HOUSE ARTISTS: WORKS BY NOAH DOELY, TAYLOR HANSEN, MONICA SANGUINO, AND ANGELA WASESKUK
Red House Studios, Hearst's artist residency program, has provided local artists with creative space for five years. Located next to the main Hearst Center building, its residents range from university professors to local artists. In Partnership with the UNI Art Department and the Cedar Falls Art & Culture Board, one UNI alumnus annually receives subsidized studio rent, speaks at the art department's SMART Session series, and exhibits their work at UNI's Kamerick Gallery. This new exhibition at the Hearst showcases the collective work of current and recent residents, exploring their vision and practice.

September 26 - November 27, 2024 - PERMANENT COLLECTION FEATURING OSIE L. JOHNSON
An Illustrator and Graphic Designer, former UNI Assistant Professor of Art Osie L. Johnson employs his own brand of Pop Art inspiration to regale viewers in a satirical yet personal presentation of his perspective living in 1990s Iowa. Drawn from the Hearst Permanent Collection, the UNI Permanent Art Collection, and private collectors, some of these paintings and prints will be shown together again for the first time in 20 years.

September 26 - November 27, 2024 - NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
2024 marks the 60-year anniversary of the NAR coming to Iowa, the magazine is featuring all Iowan visual artists in their fall issue. Visit the Hearst to get a look at the original artworks in the gallery.

December 19, 2024 - March 9, 2025 - DENIS ROUSSEL: PERMANENCE AND IMPERMANENCE
Works by chemist and photographer Denis Roussel are featured in this exhibition, which is presented with support and guidance from the late artist's family and friends. The collection is co-curated by Waterloo Center for the Arts Curator and former UNI Gallery of Art Director Darrell Taylor and UNI Associate Professor Matthew Wilson.

December 19, 2024 - March 9, 2025 - SIDIAN LIU: THE CONCH GIRL PROJECT
Sidian Liu is an image-based artist, translator, and home builder. Her practice reacts to a sense of displacement by utilizing images, text, performance, installation, and socially engaged methods. Her works address the issue of social barriers, and through her work she focuses on the participation and interaction of the public, facilitating intimacy from a distance while establishing a space to feel belonging through an exchange of trust and respect.

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.