Exhibition Schedule Spring 2024
UNF Gallery of Art
Mary Ann Bryan (1928-2022)
A Retrospective Exhibition
January 11 – February 23, 2024
This exhibition offers a retrospective of the impressive career of Mary Ann Bryan. A fifth-generation Floridian, she was born in Jacksonville and educated at the Bartram School. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Wellesley College in 1950 with a degree in Art History because it wasn’t possible to major in the fine arts. She married J. Shepard “Shep” Bryan, Jr. in 1950. They moved to Jacksonville in 1954. Prominent members of the Jacksonville community, they raised five children as Mary Ann took art classes through extension programs through UF and FSU offered through the Jacksonville Art Museum.
Her painting style developed from realism through influences from Cubism and Abstract Expressionism until she discovered the use of photographs, which came to define her own brand of perception and a hyper-realism blended with abstraction.
Best known for her large-scale portraits of friends and family, and for her stunning representations of flowers, she enjoyed great success in a career that spanned fifty years.
Juried Student Exhibition
March 13 – April 5
Opening reception: Wed. March 13 5:00-7:00pm
Special Guest Juror: Isaac Duncan iii
The UNF Juried Student Exhibition highlights the exceptional work of our fine arts students. This exhibition provides an opportunity for students to showcase their work and receive critical feedback from our guest Juror. All UNF fine arts students who are currently enrolled in studio classes (or have been within the last year) are encouraged to apply. Email the UNF gallery director Michael Bell for more information. m.bell@unf.edu or submit your application by filling out this form Juried Student Exhibition Application Form
Spring 2024 Senior Showcase
April 18 - May 3
Opening reception: April 18 5:00-7:00 pm
Located in both the UNF Gallery and the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery
The UNF Gallery of Art and the Depart of Art, Art History and Design are proud to present the Spring 2024 Senior Showcase. A selection of works from our graduating BFA student. These talented young artists have spent their academic journey exploring, challenging, and defining their vision and practice. The work spans across a multitude of mediums, themes, and techniques, reflecting not only their personal narratives but also their shared experiences in a rapidly evolving world. This exhibit serves as both a culmination of their academic endeavors and an introduction of their voices to the broader art community. From thought-provoking installations to intricate paintings, each piece stands as a testament to their dedication, innovation, and passion.
We invite you to immerse yourself in their stories, witness their growth, and celebrate the emergence of a new generation of artists who are sure to leave an indelible mark on the art world. Join us in honoring their achievements and embarking on a journey through their unique and visionary perspectives.
Lufrano Intercultural Gallery
A Gathering Hope
A Gathering Hope
January 29 - March 1
A multidisciplinary, collaborative art response centered on the idea of hope as a pathway for creative practice, community building, and individual wellbeing. This project seeks to engage the UNF and Jacksonville community by providing opportunities to creatively explore how art inspires hope and how hope inspires creativity.
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Enlivened Spaces: Sculpture Installation
March 28- April 12
March 28 Opening Reception 5:00-7:00pm
Closes April 12
Blurb: (may be refined by Jenny and her students)
Join us for an evening celebrating the work of UNF students enrolled in Professor Jenny Hager’s Enlivened Spaces Course. Working together, Students have created works of sculptural installation.
Spring 2024 Senior Showcase
April 18 - May 3
Opening reception: April 18 5:00-7:00 pm
Located in both the UNF Gallery and the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery
The UNF Gallery of Art and the Depart of Art, Art History and Design are proud to present the Fall 2023 Senior Showcase. A selection of works from our graduating BFA student. These talented young artists have spent their academic journey exploring, challenging, and defining their vision and practice. The work spans across a multitude of mediums, themes, and techniques, reflecting not only their personal narratives but also their shared experiences in a rapidly evolving world. This exhibit serves as both a culmination of their academic endeavors and an introduction of their voices to the broader art community. From thought-provoking installations to intricate paintings, each piece stands as a testament to their dedication, innovation, and passion.
We invite you to immerse yourself in their stories, witness their growth, and celebrate the emergence of a new generation of artists who are sure to leave an indelible mark on the art world. Join us in honoring their achievements and embarking on a journey through their unique and visionary perspectives.
UNF Gallery at MOCA Jacksonville
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA
December 2, 2023 – July 7, 2024
Comprised of nearly 700 objects in all media, The Norman Fisher Collection is one of MOCA's most significant holdings. It was donated to the museum in 1979 by the family of Jacksonville native Norman E. Fisher, who became immersed in the New York cultural scene in the 1970s, befriending many of the luminaries of the time.
The collection offers an expansive view of late-20th-century American culture; a moment of radical creative experimentation across the visual, literary, and performing arts. It was a time when artists broke down the barriers between different art forms, and collaborated with each other in newfound and innovative ways.
A Walk on the Wild Side: ‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection traces this exciting time through works in the collection, complemented with loans of sculpture, video and installations, by such seminal figures as Lynda Benglis, Tina Girouard, Philip Glass, Joan Jonas, Joseph Kosuth, Richard “Dickie” Landry, Gordon Matta-Clark, Richard Nonas, Richard Serra, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Wiener, and Robert Wilson, among many others.