The Capstone: 2025
Martin-Mullen Gallery
On view: May 17 - June 8, 2025 (while classes are in session or by appointment)
Reception: Saturday, May 17, 2-4 p.m.
The Capstone: 2025 is an annual exhibition presenting work created by upper-level SUNY Oneonta Art students. This exhibition showcases some of the highest caliber art being produced on campus and includes final pieces created in both the Studio and Digital Capstone Courses taught in the spring semester. It features work by Symon Andriyevsky, Daysia Balles, Quinten Bissell-Smith, Hannah Buchan, Lulu Quin Burkowski, Marisa Codi, Michael Conte, Sean Eaves, Dylan Elman, Kendra Emanuelli, Jeanine Gonzalez, Sarah Green, Mike Grippo, Brianna Hecht, Noël Lyman, Olivia MacGiffert, Brian Ortiz, Liv Rea, Parker Silva, Sam Sparovich, Paige Splendido, Nicholas Stein, Alexis Sykes, Eddie Tice, Emily Ward, Noah Weaver, and Helena Williams. Don't miss this extraordinary show that will be on view from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 17 and 18 for SUNY Oneonta's Commencement Weekend and 11 a.m.-4 p.m., June 6 and 7, and 9 a.m.-12p.m., June 8, for Alumni Weekend. It will be open by appointment only May 18 - June 5.
Poster design by Hayley Baker.
ARCHETYPAL SYMBIOSIS | JAMES R. MCILROY
Open Space Gallery
On view: April 5 – December, 14, 2025
Reception: Thursday, April 24, 5-7 p.m.
Generously supported through a paint donation by Golden Artist Colors, Inc., and by the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association.
Archetypal Symbiosis is a site-specific mural created by James R. McIlroy (SUNY Oneonta, ‘08) that spans the thirty-two-foot-long Open Space Gallery. It features a series of three stylized animals: a large, predatory cat, a heron, and a frog. These three animals reference the symbiosis of natural ecosystems where predators and prey fulfill important balancing roles, enabling the environment that allows for each other's survival. The bold lines, bright colors, and fluid filigree create a visually beguiling display that will be on public view on campus for nearly a year. McIlroy is a local artist who has created murals in Oneonta, Binghamton, Cortland, and Saratoga Springs, and who owns and is the lead artist at Wolfhound Studio, a tattoo studio on Oneonta’s Main Street.
Poster design by Michael Conte.
SHAPESHIFTERS: BODIES LIKE WATER
CRJIE (Lee Hall) / Project Space Gallery
On view: April 14 – 18, 2025 / May 17 – June 8, 2025 (while classes are in session or by appointment)
Reception: Wednesday, April 16, 2-6 p.m. / Friday, June 6, 3-5 p.m.
Please join us in artmaking during the April 16 reception
Generously supported by the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association
Shapeshifters: Bodies Like Water is an exhibition of photographs featured in a book of the same name. This collection honors the deep connections between the body, land, and queer wisdom. The strength of these connections manifests as the courage to separate from predetermined ideals of gender, to surrender and embark on a sacred journey of self-realization. Shapeshifters is a celebration of this journey. Why do we focus on gender as the playground for liberation? To play with gender is to play with power, to actively shift the violent dynamics of colonization, white supremacy, and other systems of oppression that rely on seemingly unchangeable gender norms. Executive Produced by SUNY Oneonta alumni, Ira Baumgarten (SUNY Oneonta '73), with Associate Producers Nadine Baumgarten (SUNY Oneonta '74) and Tom Toni Parker, it features artists Jenny Zander (photographer and body artist), Gayatri Narayanan, Tom Toni Parker, Ro Lorenzen, Sharon Day, Natalia Patiño, BakiBakiBaki Porter, and Rox Anderson. Lead Writer and Grounding Practitioner for the book is Gayatri Narayanan, Artistic Director is Jenny Zander, and History and Resource Writer is BakiBakiBaki Porter.
Poster design by Michael Conte.
Contact
Gallery Director: Sarah Simpson
Email: Sarah.Simpson@oneonta.edu
Tel: 607-436-2445
Administrative Assistant: Katie Webster
Email: kaitlin.webster@oneonta.edu
Tel: 607-436-3456
General Info
Admission: Free
Mailing Address:
Galleries at SUNY Oneonta
106 Fine Arts
SUNY Oneonta
108 Ravine Parkway
Oneonta, NY 13820
Gallery Floor Plans:
Martin - Mullen Gallery
Project Space Gallery
Open Space Gallery
Gallery Hours
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday to Saturday
Closed between exhibitions and open by appointment only during university recesses.
Parking: Visitor parking permit required. Visit the University Police Department to obtain a permit.
