About the Gallery
Our gallery is dedicated to showing a diverse range of work from contemporary artists throughout the region. We strive to educate our students and community about the expansive possibilities of work in a variety of media including two-dimensional, three-dimensional, as well as time-based work in video, sound and performance. We also host an exhibition of student work every year.
Gallery Email
jkreher@stlcc.edu
Gallery Location
Library, Room L125
Gallery Hours
Monday-Thursday | 12-4 p.m.
Current Exhibit
Michelle Smith, Mugshots: Arts and Crime
Mugshots were created shortly after the art of photography became more accessible. Through printmaking on various types of materials, Mugshots: Art and Crime explores the history of mugshots as an artform. From ceramic mugshot mugs and criminalware, to Anarchist Trading Cards, the show examines the evolution of crime and criminals from the 19th century to the modern day.
The opening reception is on Friday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. It is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view until April 2.
Previous Exhibits
The gallery’s past exhibitions have ranged from the collaborative, concept-driven installations of Kreher Williams R&D and solo explorations of resilience and community by artists like Kayla Bailey to annual showcases of faculty work that highlight diverse media, ideas, and voices from the regional contemporary art scene.
Jeremy Lampe: Linksus
Linksus is a glass installation of interlocking links that form a continuous, organism-like structure symbolizing the complexity and strength of human connection. Through refracted light and shifting perspectives, the work explores the fluid, dynamic nature of relationships and the delicate balance between vulnerability and resilience that shapes our shared existence.
Annual Faculty Exhibition
A group exhibition showcasing the work of the visual art faculty at the Forest Park campus.
Image by David A. Moore
Kreher Williams Research & Development is Data Driven
This is a collaborative exhibition by Jamie Kreher and Brett Williams. Kreher Williams R&D works in the interstitial zone between the academic and the vernacular, between rigorously constructed conceptual frameworks and the everyday aesthetics of personal photographs, found objects, and rudimentary technologies. Their data consists of field recordings - photographic, video, and audio - collected during site visits that range from wilderness landscapes to doctor’s waiting rooms. These findings are housed in an “expanded archive” that blends archival furniture and institutional props with altered readymades. The resulting installations mimic and subvert the visual language of the archive, evoking scientific research environments while remaining resolutely subjective.
Kayla Bailey: What Is Missing And What Remains
This is a solo exhibition by St. Louis-based artist, Kayla Bailey. Kayla explores inspiration from mental illness, grief and community with the use of fiber, ceramics and wood. The work focuses on finding and embracing the beauty of being broken and the journey to put the pieces back together.
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