Past Exhibitions

February 13 – March 28, 2020 From ration lines to entertainment in wartime, Mary Ethel McAuley’s paintings document life behind enemy lines in World War I Germany.

October 24 - December 6, 2019 Explore the fascinating collections of an aluminum industry pioneer whose interests across art and science made him something of a modern-day Renaissance man.

October 24 - December 6, 2019 Reflect on the histories of aluminum through a selection of objects and other original materials drawn from Pittsburgh collections.

September 5 - October 11, 2019 Exhibited in Pittsburgh for the first time, the work of five young Chinese video artists explore memory and forgetting in the contemporary world.

March 18 - 25, 2019 Featuring objects created in China between the 18th and 20th centuries, this display traces dynamic networks of mobility and exchange.

February 15 - March 21, 2019 Drawing on collections from across the University, this display explores the evolving histories, representations, and expressions of the African Diaspora.

February 15 - March 21, 2019 This exhibition highlights abstract paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s by artists from Britain, Japan, India, Italy, and Venezuela.

February 15 - March 21, 2019 The first of its kind, this exhibition celebrates the lives and accomplishments of Sidis through a series of photographic reproductions of paintings and photographs.

October 26 - December 7, 2018 Drawn from the University Art Gallery collection, this exhibition brings together works from the 17th century to the present that engage with shifting cultural norms of gender.

September 14 - October 12, 2018 Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Department of Studio Arts.