From the Collections
For more than fifty years the Department of Art has been an incubator for creative expression at Miami University, and beyond. Faculty have and continue to lead through innovative approaches to artmaking. Their students who are now alumni, cyclically becoming the next generation of artists, are the recipients of such knowledge in the fields of studio art, art history, and art education. Several new faculty and alumni not previously shown are featured in this iteration, further demonstrating the continuing growth of the Department of Art. With new faculty and increasing numbers of alumni, paired with shifting directions and demands of the art market, the quadrennial Department of Art Faculty and Alumni exhibition always presents something new to experience.
Exhibition Overview
On view August 26-Dec 13, 2025 in the McKie and Farmer Galleries
Featured are thirty-nine works of various artforms and mediums, including printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, painting, collage, fashion, time-based media, scholarship, animation, and drawing. Without a specific theme connecting all of works, this exhibition presents a diverse exploration of contemporary art. Works are grouped or paired based on known or perceived visual and contextual connections. Several common themes consist of identity and lineage; nature and the landscape; nostalgic reflections; and introspective explorations of the human experience. Take time to engage with each work and consider which speaks to you and offers a personal connection.
Featured Artists
Current Faculty
Amanda Alexander, Christy Carr, Dennis Cheatham, Joomi Chung, Annie Dell’Aria, Dilge Dilsiz, Tracy Featherstone, Jordan Fenton, Richard W. James, Jennifer Purdum, Geoff Riggle, Rob Robbins, Dana Saulnier, Ann E. Taulbee, Roscoe Wilson, Jennifer Pearson Yamashiro, Jon Yamashiro, Elaine Yuen
Emeritus Faculty
Larry Winston Collins, Susan R. Ewing, Jeannie Langan Heins, E. James Killy, Ellen Price, Ron Stevens, Robert Wolfe
Alumni
Chrissy Collopy, David Dotson, Katherine J. Fries, Steve Garst, Amy Holmes George, John Hankiewicz, Anna Kell, Travis Linville, Hannah Litt, Brent Payne, Katrina Shafor, Billy Simms, Sarah-Faith Strait, Nicole Trimble
Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum
