Undergraduate Exhibition
November 28 – December 12
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
The Undergraduate Exhibition is an annual tradition featuring exceptional works produced by Herron students across a variety of artistic disciplines.
Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley: The Minotaur Trilogy
September 19 – December 12
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
A mix of Greek cartoon, slapstick comedy, and punning wordplay, Reid Kelley's video trilogy produced in collaboration with Patrick Kelley explores the Greek myth of the minotaur and, through it, the present-day roles of women, sexuality, language, and art historical tropes.
Stuff(ed)
September 19 – December 12
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
Stuff(ed) featured the work of five contemporary artists who explore the playful, subversive power of sculpted fabric to transform and reimagine mass-market commodities and bric-a-brac from everyday life. Participating artists were Jessica Dance, Gil Yefman, Andrea Pritschow, David Gabbard and Natalie Baxter.
Kenneth Tyler: The Art of Collaboration
September 19 – November 10
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
Kenneth Tyler: The Art of Collaboration focused on renowned master printer and Herron alumnus Ken Tyler's pioneering collaborative work with some of the most iconic artists of the 20th century. The exhibition included screenings of a series of documentary films by filmmaker Frank Cantor that illuminate the processes of printmaking and the working relationships between the artists and Tyler.
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
June 7 – August 29
All galleries
Eskenazi Hall
Filling all the galleries of Eskenazi Hall, the Biennial Faculty Exhibition offered a glimpse into the diverse, creative activity of Herron professors across all departments.
M.A. and M.F.A. exhibition
May 3 – 19
All galleries
Eskenazi Hall
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center
This exhibition featured the work of Herron students completing their master's degrees in art therapy, visual art, and visual communication design and showcased examples of installation art, intermedia work, painting, sculpture, and furniture design; user-centric design innovations; and therapeutic uses of the creative process.
Žilvinas Kempinas
V Formation
March 7 – April 21
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
This survey of works included the international debut of a new, 112-foot-long site-responsive installation. Using VHS magnetic tape and other unconventional materials, Kempinas crafts dynamic works that are activated by natural phenomena such as light and the circulation of air.
Undergraduate painting show
Blender
March 7 – April 18
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
A juried exhibition showcasing a range of student work and highlighting traditional and contemporary painting practices.
Drawing and illustration student show
March 7 – April 18
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
An exhibition featuring a selection of work from students in Herron's Drawing and Illustration program jurored by Shannon M. Linker, vice president of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and director of Gallery 924.
Michael Zansky
Deep in the Shallows
January 10 – February 24
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
An exhibition featuring 16-by-12 foot, carved plywood paintings and a series of burnt drawings on paper by artist Michael Zansky.
Joell Baxter
Floating Points
January 10 – February 24
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
An exhibition featuring new textile-based, site-specific work by artist Joell Baxter, who works with screen-printed papers to create woven, three-dimensional forms that hover between image and object.
Ronald Hall
January 10 – February 24
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
An exhibition featuring new paintings and a video by Ronald Hall, whose work challenges the representation of African Americans within popular culture as well as historical and contemporary artistic contexts.