2023-24 Art Gallery Exhibitions

Aug. 30-Oct. 6, 2023

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art Presents: ?Polychromatic' ‘Polychromatic’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

Featuring the works of Roland Santana and Claire Whitehurst, “Polychromatic” is an exhibition of mixed-media objects celebrating a calamitous and piebald application of color. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 and the artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.


Nov. 2-17, 2023

Image by Colin Matthes, featured in the exhibit ?The Days go by like Wildness.? ‘The Days go by like Wildness’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

Titled after a quote from his daughter, “The Days go by like Wildness” is an exhibition of drawings by local artist Colin Matthes. This set of unconscientious images comes from his daily drawing routine. Mr. Matthes produces cathartic images, made in the studio and around the home with his wife and two children, of moments piling up, combining narratives from books and TV with imaginative and lived moments. Please also attend the artist talk for this exhibit from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.


Dec. 1-9, 2023

A gallery assistant builds an exhibition in the H. F. Gallery of Art. ‘Senior Exhibitions’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

To celebrate the completion of their senior thesis projects, graduating Carthage studio art majors present a group exhibition of their work in various media. This showcase also serves as a springboard event for our emerging professional artists and is the first step of their exciting new careers as Carthage alumni.


Dec. 1-Jan 20, 2023-24

Painting in the ?Place/Trace? exhibit ‘Place/Trace’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

“Place/Trace” is an exhibition of 20th century landscape paintings curated from Carthage’s Samuel and Berry Shoen Collection of Soviet Art. “Place/Trace” is a playful and speculative exhibition that contemplates the landscapes but also the trace evidence of the people and artists who called these places home. Attend the opening reception from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.

 


Jan. 18-20, 2024

Between Battles. Oil on Canvas. Aleksei and Sergei Tkachev. ‘From Canvas to Cosmos: Soviet Art, Solaris, Space Exploration, and the Science of Serene Spaces’ 

The symposium is a three-day event featuring the “Place/Trace” exhibition of Soviet landscape paintings and a showcase of studio art majors’ diverse works. Professor Gregory Baer discusses East German films, and a screening of Tarkovsky’s “Solaris” (1972) is followed by a talk from moving image curator James Kreul. Esther Sternberg will present “The Science of Beautiful Spaces,” connecting mind-body well-being to the environment. The celebration culminates in a roundtable discussion on the new space race featuring Carthage faculty and the University of Michigan Law School’s Donald Moore.


Feb. 16-March 11, 2024

Boris Osterov 2023 ‘I Object’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

“I Object” is a two-person exhibition revealing the malleable properties of oil paint. Freed from the historical constraints of depictive representation, the paintings in this exhibition reveal the benefits of objectification. Attend the artist talk for this exhibit from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 and a reception from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.


March 14-April 19, 2024

2015 Art Walk ‘Permanent Guest Host’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

Jesse Malmed is an artist, curator, and educator working in video, performance, text, installation, events, and occasional objects and their gaps. His works play in sub- and counter-cultural histories, like a joke that’s a poem that’s a song covering itself, a shadow puppet interfering in the broadcast beam, having déjà vu for the first time, or watching a time travel sequence in reverse. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 and the artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.


April 19-27, 2024

Art Gallery in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art in 2021. ‘Senior Exhibitions’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

To celebrate the completion of their senior thesis projects, graduating Carthage studio art majors present a group exhibition of their work in various media. This showcase also serves as a springboard event for our emerging professional artists and is the first step of their exciting new careers as Carthage alumni. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art and Visual and Performing Arts Lab.


May 3-May 11, 2024

?Declassified? Art Gallery in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art in 2021. ‘Senior Exhibitions’

H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art

To celebrate the completion of their senior thesis projects, graduating Carthage studio art majors present a group exhibition of their work in various media. This showcase also serves as a springboard event for our emerging professional artists and is the first step of their exciting new careers as Carthage alumni. Attend the opening reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art and Visual and Performing Arts Lab.

The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Extended hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. All art exhibits are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.