Art & Design Gallery Spaces and Exhibits

As a student of art and design, you'll get the opportunity to exhibit your work in one of the various galleries around campus. Check out the latest shows in these amazing spaces.

Gallery Spaces

ARX Gallery

an art exhibit featuring pieces of transparent material arranged in fountain-like tiers. Has blue lights and casts shadows on the gallery wallRachel Cohn

"Bitter Waters"

January 13 - February 14, 2025
First Friday Opening 2/7/25  5 p.m. - 7 p.m.  

Rachel Cohn is an interdisciplinary artist working with painting, sculpture, video, and performance. Cohn values experimentation, collaboration, and trying to find new ways to describe the world around her.

She is currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Foundations Coordinator at Ball State University in Muncie IN teaching time-based media and performance. Cohn received her MFA in Painting from Virginia Commonwealth University (2013) and her BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (2005).

The River Campus Art Expansion building is located at 340 South Frederick Street. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. All gallery exhibitions, events, and talks are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor Nancy Palmeri at npalmeri@semo.edu or 573-651-2720.

Derek Toomes

March 24 - April 25, 2025

Futernuck and Segovia

August 18 - September 26, 2025

Wolz Ruzicka Hallway Gallery

a piece of artwork featuring a black woman's hand holding up a pink hair pick against a purple background peppered with flowersJanessa Williams

February 7-28, 2025


a pen and ink drawing of a woman in old fashioned dress and her hair in a bun cruise over a headless body of what could be a monster or a manDanny Houk

March 7-28, 2025


a piece of artwork created like a quilt, with patches of fibers sewn together to depict a tree with a rough heart shap behind in tans blacks and bluesAaron McMullin

April 4-25, 2025


a pen and ink drawing featuring woodland animals sitting a at smiple table, a woman serves themMeridith Cawley

May 2-30, 2025


Nest Gallery

artwork of a fantasy nature featuring a blue skinned woman with white hair and pointed earsAndy Wilson

February 7-28, 2025


a drawing featuring pieces of u-shaped metal with balls at the end in the style of body piercings such as belly or tongueAlison Heckman/Lucas Martin

March 7-28


a mixed media drawing of a skull-headed man sitting on a bed holding a phone to his earAvery Johnson/Jo Mitchell

April 4-25, 2025


an artwork installation on a building's balcony railing featuring large banners patterned in red, black and whiteJP Robles

May 2-30, 2025


Slingshot Gallery

a sculpture featuring a three sided pyramid-shaped structure with a curved bar balanced on the top, one end of the bar has a meteorite and the other a cloud with streamersLisa Asmus

February 7-28, 2025


a sculpture done in a gray/brown material that looks like mud - it is a man's torso without arms, but has hands at the waist pulling it open to reveal a dark space insideNic Myers

March 7-28, 2025


a fiber sculpture featuring a black unicorn wearing a red bridle, on it's side is a red heart with a sword through itAbby Grey

April 4-25, 2025


a poster for megan hupperts show called 'global impressions' it gives the address and dates of the show. May 2, 612 Broadway St, Opening ceremony 4-7Megan Hupperts

May 2-30


Catapult Main Gallery

a piece of fiber art - it is a flag with two dark olive green fields on each end, top and bottom, in the middle is a black field with a tropical parrot and a body of water and grassChristine Adame

February 7-28, 2025


a series of drawings of a paper bird in pencil and inkChenxi Gao

March 7-28, 2025


a pencil drawing of a boy with comically large glassesTerry Spyker

April 4-25, 2025


Student Gallery Manager Exhibition

May 2-30, 2025

Dobbins Center Gallery

a view of a gallery wall featuring a poster explaining what the exhibit is and the participantsDepartment of Art and Design

"Emerging Voices"

December 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025

The Department of Art + Design at Southeast Missouri State University is thrilled to announce our first annual Emerging Voices: Photography and New Media Art exhibition. Community college students from Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky were invited to showcase their talents in this juried exhibition,

Emerging Voices celebrates the fresh perspectives of up-and-coming artists, offering students from all experience levels the chance to submit their best work. Through Photography, Digital Art, or New Media, this show explores the power of narrative, which extends beyond traditional storytelling. Narrative, in this context, reflects the individual’s unique perspective—the ideas, emotions, and personal experiences they choose to communicate through their art. By sharing their voices, artists contribute to a larger dialogue about the human experience, making this exhibition a platform for innovation, expression, and connection.

Jurors for this exhibition are Professor Bradley Phillips and Professor Emily Denlinger, both area heads of the Photography & New Media art specialization in the department of Art + Design.

The Dobbins building is located on the River Campus. This public gallery is open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.  All gallery exhibitions, events, and talks are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor Nancy Palmeri at npalmeri@semo.edu or 573-651-2720.

a painting by megan mckean featuring a man and his child sitting in a sports stadium and posing as if for a photoMegan McKean

March 7-28, 2025

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