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Hiestand Galleries

Considered visual laboratories, the programs of Hiestand Galleries exhibit artworks that highlight timely, enlightening, and challenging exhibitions that consider the ever-changing world of contemporary visual expression. With over twenty exhibitions per year, the galleries feature artworks by national and international artists and designers, as well as work by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Art. Two national competitions in painting and sculpture bring the latest trends in the 21st century to the forefront. A vital Visiting Artist and Scholars program aligns with the exhibition programs, and connects students to the professional artist and critics in this capacity, including studio visits, lectures, and off-campus events. Exhibition opportunities are available in three galleries in Hiestand Hall and in the Art Building Lobby.

 

 

William and Dorothy Yeck Young Artists Competitions

Learn more about the competitions

Hiestand Galleries (North Gallery) - 2025 Spring Season

All receptions are in the lobby of Hiestand Galleries, Hiestand Hall, 401 Maple Street, Oxford, OH 45056.

2025 Miami University Young Painters Competition for the $10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award (Feb 4 – Mar 14)

Through the generous gift from William (MU1936) and Dorothy Yeck of Dayton, Ohio, Miami
University has a unique opportunity to provide students and the community at large to develop a
critical understanding of painting in the 21st century. The competition winner will be awarded the
$10,000 William and Dorothy Yeck Award and the painting will become part of Miami University’s
permanent collection. This year’s competition focuses on Representational Realism Painting.

2025 Finalists

  • Maddie Hinrichs, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Devan Horton, Bellevue, Kentucky
  • Clementine Keenan, Berkeley, California
  • Amuri Morris, Richmond, Virginia
  • Sangun Park, Fairview, New Jersey
  • Gabi Roach, Hamilton, Ohio
  • Gabrielle Siekman, Cold Spring, Kentucky
  • Brach Tiller, Detroit, Michigan
  • Amy Yeager, Bloomington, Illinois and Monsieur Zohore,
    Richmond, Virginia.

2025 Juror Talk: Alexis Rockman

Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 5:50-6:40 p.m.
Location: ART 100

Reception for the Yeck Finalists and Award Ceremony

Date: Friday, February 7
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hiestand Galleries

Note: Awards announcements begin at 5:00 p.m.

Kelley Booze MFA Thesis Exhibition (April 9 - 21)

Kelley Booze’s artwork investigates modalities of perception, spatial awareness, and underlying assumptions of the everyday world. Ideas of attention, openness, and presence are all central to her practice. By examining the role of experimentation, she continuously uncovers new questions that connect to a broader network of creative inquiry that evokes curiosity and contemplation.

Reception for the Artist

Thursday, April 10, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

BA / BFA Studio Art Capstone Exhibition (May 2 - 14)

Department of Art senior studio majors participating in the semester long Capstone course feature their latest visual investigations in ceramics, printmaking, painting, metals and jewelry, photography, sculpture and digital media.

Reception for the Artists

Tuesday, May 6, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Hiestand Galleries (Robert E. and Martha Hull Lee Gallery) - 2025 Spring Season

All receptions are in the lobby of Hiestand Galleries, Hiestand Hall, 401 Maple Street, Oxford, OH 45056.

Emily Bartolone Exhibition (Feb 4– Mar 14)

We welcome back our 2024 Young Painters Yeck Awardee, Emily Bartolone, with her exhibition,
Life Together. Stemming from her infatuation with the formal elements of painting, the work in this exhibition pairs down simple, anthropomorphized shapes in an effort to explore paint and color theory while simultaneously creating tension and humor through color, edges, and texture. The playful, human qualities of painting are incorporated into the work through the use of amorphous shapes animated within the picture plane. The introduction of curved shapes allows for a pushback against the bravado of minimalism and geometric abstraction she has experienced as a female artist in those fields, adding feelings of tension that mimic her own in relation to those ideas.

Ryan E. Kerr MFA Thesis Exhibition (April 9 - 21)

Ryan Kerr works through a process of perceptual easel painting, primarily landscapes. The temporal act of looking, translated through paint, leads to marks that are unique and specific. Painting can be a mnemonic device for memory-mining, record-keeping, and wish-making where the painted image condenses past, present, and future. It is from this condensed space that the work arises.

Reception for the Artist

Thursday, April 10, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

BFA Communication Design Capstone Exhibition (May 2 - 14)

The 2025 BFA in Communication Design exhibition showcases the unique practices of the graduating class of communication designers as they utilize research-based strategies to find opportunities to apply communication design to a wide range of topic areas. From innovative branding campaigns to immersive user experiences, the exhibition reflects the class of 2025’s mastery of design principles and processes and their ability to communicate effectively in the dynamic landscape of visual communication.

Reception for the Artists

Tuesday, May 6, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Hiestand Galleries Information

Contact Us

Gallery Contact: Ann Taulbee, Director, taulbeae@MiamiOH.edu, 513-529-1883
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Other hours by appointment.
Address: Hiestand Hall, 401 Maple Street, Oxford, OH 45056

All receptions are in the lobby of Hiestand Galleries, Hiestand Hall, 401 Maple Street, Oxford, Ohio.

Gallery Closures

Our galleries will be closed during exhibition installations and during the following dates:

  • January 1- 29
  • Mar 21 - 30
  • May 17 – Sep 5