Art Galleries: Current Exhibitions

Printmaking: Community and Expression | Madison Budek, Sam Keefe, Violette O'Hara, Ella Reynolds

Project Space Gallery
On view: March 3 - April 4, 2026
Reception: March 5, 5-7 p.m.)

Printmaking: Community and Expression is a four-person exhibition selected from the Gallery’s semesterly Project Open Call featuring work by Madison Budek, Sam Keefe, Violette O'Hara, and Ella Reynolds. The artists came together in the Advanced Printmaking and Concepts in Printmaking courses and worked closely in the studio experimenting with a variety of print mediums, utilizing their unique skills while learning from each other's strengths. As you walk through the Gallery, you are taken on a journey, travelling from peaceful waters and flourishing sea life to rivers of blood, dragons with billowing flames, and odd twisted figures. Their personal experiences inspire their art, but the body of work is linked through their medium and shared space and time. Whether harnessing turbulent emotions, using art as social commentary, or exploring the beauty of the natural world, they are connected by their mutual passion for their craft and their creative identity. The show also includes an educational component, offering explanations of the various print methods and demonstrating the work and planning behind the process, thereby shining a light on an often overshadowed medium. Throughout the exhibition, the vital nature of community is apparent. Whether it's the relationship between an artist and inspiration, a student and teacher, a collaborative group, or artist and viewer, art is inseparable from the concept of community.

Poster design by Savannah Simpson.

Mystic Flow | Ruben Salinas

Martin-Mullen Gallery
January 20 - March 7, 2026
Reception: February 5, 5-7 p.m. (inclement weather: February 12, 5-7 p.m.)

Mystic Flow is an exhibition of new work created by Ruben Salinas (Assistant Professor, Illustration) since his 2017 campus exhibition, Mystic Black. Many works are a continuation of his focus on gesture, highlighted through a black and white palette and the natural flow of acrylic and tempera paints. However, it is his striking use of color that best demonstrates the recent evolution of his practice. Abstractions are built from layers of India ink, tempera, acrylics and gouache in vivid colors that transport the viewer away from Oneonta’s grey winter landscape. These works fit well within his broader oeuvre, each one following the smooth, rounded gestures of an arm moving across a smooth surface. The flow of each piece leads to the figures who emerge from the swaths of color. From this surface, the colors continue to build and are frequently perforated by scratches or drips, highlighting the artist’s manipulation. The longer you look, the more you start to notice the texture and a proliferation of “seams” on the larger pieces. This is due to the surface some of the works are set on: manila folders, opened at the bend or collaged together. Rather than hiding this, Salinas allows it to add another dimension to his work, a gently geometric pattern sitting just below the organic surface.

Poster design by Connor Mead.

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