Past Exhibitions and Events

Past Exhibitions

Jim Dine: “Vocabulary of Metaphors” 

Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center
August 15 – October 23, 2022
***Gallery will be closed Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5  

Jim Dine (b. 1935) rose to prominence as a performance artist with the “Happenings,” which also linked him to the establishment of pop art. Since the 1970s, he has defied categorization and created a body of work that includes drawings, paintings, photographs, assemblages, and sculptures. He has collaborated with master printmakers and created over 3,000 unique prints.  

This exhibition will display a broad history of his prints—spanning over six decades. Saint Francis Creative Arts thanks the following lenders to this exhibition: the Kennedy Museum of Art (Ohio University), the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Midwest Museum of American Art. 

This exhibition is sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union.  

David Shapiro and Liz Quisgard  

Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center
October 31 – November 20, 2022

In celebration of its 100^th anniversary, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art has generously gifted over 20 works by these two historically significant artists to the University of Saint Francis. David Shapiro (1944-2014) was a mixed-media abstract artist whose paintings incorporated his spiritual and meditative beliefs. His large-scale, minimal paintings incorporate a synthesis of texture and color. Liz Quisgard (b. 1929) is a New York-based textile and mixed media artist who incorporates a visual tapestry of color and pattern that are inspired by Moorish and Byzantine architectural structures. 

Alumni and Faculty Exhibition 

Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center
December 3 – 18, 2022

This exhibition will feature alumni and current faculty of Saint Francis Creative Arts programs. A wide variety of works and media will be on display. The Goldfish Gallery will feature works by Rebecca Stockert, who holds a BA and MA in studio art from the University of Saint Francis.

This exhibition is sponsored by the Saint Francis Alumni Association.

Ken Thompson / Tim Kowalczyk Exhibition

Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center
January 16 – February 22, 2023
Reception: Thursday, Jan. 26 (5-7 pm)  

This exhibition will feature works by two regional 3D artists, Ken Thompson and Tim  Kowalczyk. Thompson has been a mixed-media sculptor for over 40 years and has a studio in Blissfield, MI. In addition to creating works in metal, stone, and wood, Thompson coordinates the Midwest Sculpture Initiative, which rotates large-scale outdoor sculptures by national artists throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Thompson has installed two sculptures at the Rolland Art Center. Kowalczyk is a ceramic artist based in Illinois. His unique ceramic works display the illusion of cardboard, rusty cans, and other discarded objects that bring a sense of beauty to the mundane and ordinary.  

47th High School Exhibitions 

Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center
March 2-15, 2023
Reception: Thursday, Mar. 2 (6-8 pm) / Awards (7 pm) 

This annual exhibition displays over 250 works by regional area high school students from  Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. A variety of techniques and media are presented.

This exhibition is sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union. 

47th Saint Francis Student Exhibition 

Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center
April 3 – May 3, 2023
Reception: Friday, April 14 (5-7 pm) / Awards (7:30 pm)
***Gallery will be closed April 7-9 for Easter Weekend  

This annual exhibition displays work by students currently enrolled in Saint Francis Creative Arts. Majors include Studio Art (Painting, Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture), Graphic Design, Art Education, Animation, and Computer Art.

This exhibition is sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union.  

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Past ‘A Closer Look’ Events

Ken Thompson – Closer Look Lecture Series

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 (noon)
Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center

Thompson will present a lecture that focuses on his studio practice and career as a sculptor. He will describe his experiences as an outdoor, environmental artist and how materials such as stone, metal, and wood can define how a sculpture is designed.

This lecture is sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union.

Deborah Orloff – Closer Look Lecture Series

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 (noon)
Location: Mimi and Ian Rolland Art Center

Orloff, a Toledo-based artist, will explain how dementia and Alzheimer’s disease thematically influence her creative process as a photographer. Works by the artist will be on display Oct. 31-  Nov. 20 at the Rolland Art Center. 

This lecture is sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit  Union. 

Dr. Andria Derstine – Closer Look Lecture Series

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 (6 pm)
North Campus Auditorium

A lecture on Jim Dine’s artistic practice will be presented by Dr. Andria Derstine, the John G.  W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, Ohio. Dine’s first solo exhibition was held in 1965 at the Allen, and he has continued to partner with the institution— including a retrospective exhibition of drawings in 2005 and a residency and installation in 2015. 

This lecture is sponsored by 3Rivers Federal Credit Union.