Gallery 101

On The River

Reception: Friday, Sept. 20, 3–5 p.m.

Souzeina Mushtaq

Rivers in India are sacred and worshipped, yet they are among the most polluted due to human activities like industrial waste, untreated sewage, and idol immersion. The Yamuna River, especially around India’s capital, Delhi, embodies this paradox. Toxic foam, a byproduct of industrial waste, often covers the river, making it hazardous for those who still rely on it for religious rituals. Efforts to clean, and even the recent legal recognition of rivers as living entities, have largely failed.

In collaboration with Praveen K. Chaudhry of the State University of New York/FIT, the images in this exhibition invite viewers to reflect on the human contradictions of deep spirituality and environmental indifference towards a river celebrated since the ancient times.

Andy Richter

A method of self-realization and a state of being, yoga encourages greater equanimity and awareness, a calm mind, a healthy body, and a compassionate heart. After studying yoga for years, Andy Richter decided to use his medium—photography—to deepen his understanding and search for the essence of the teachings. 

For more than half a decade, Richter traveled to places that are historically relevant to yoga’s past, as well as to places that embody its living present, photographing a variety of yoga traditions with many of the world’s great saints and yogis. While this ancient Indian science has roots in Eastern philosophy and systems of thought, today the practice of yoga is mainstream, global, and growing in popularity. For this exhibition, a selection of works from the series Serpent in the Wilderness is situated in relation to the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.

What's Next?

Reception: Friday, Nov. 8, 4–8 p.m.

• Jude Cockroft
• Masen Danke
• Miranda Johnson
• Madelyn Leick
• Brody Maddigan
• Andreyah Shackle

Join us at the Art Department’s annual scholarship sale and support student scholarships by purchasing unique arts and crafts created by students, alumni, faculty and friends. It’s a fantastic opportunity to find one-of-a-kind pieces while making a difference in our community!

Glass Ornament Blowing

• Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Reception: Thursday, Jan. 25, 5–7:30 p.m.

Representing diverse areas of studio practice and artistic interests, this group show features the work of exemplary UWRF graduates of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Exhibiting artists include Jenn Angell, ’17; Taylor Berman, ’15; Lynn Bierbaum, ’15; Runze Du, ’18; Ben Finley, ’12; Danté Germain, ’17; and Ann E. Lawton, ’08. 

Reception: Monday, March 11, 3–4 p.m.

Reception: Friday, April 26, 4–8 p.m.