Art Galleries: Current Exhibitions

Art Across Campus: Spring 2026

Project Space Gallery
On view: January 27 - February 21, 2026
Reception: Thursday, February 5, 2025, 5-7 p.m. (inclement weather date: February 12, 5-7 p.m.)

Art Across Campus: Spring 2026 is the most recent exhibition in an annual series that showcases the creative final projects by students across campus from a diverse range of majors and focuses. This semester’s exhibition features student work submitted by Dr. Suriati Abas (Elementary Education and Reading), Dr. Cindy Falk (Anthropology, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies), Dr. Kim Fierke (Sport and Exercise Sciences), Dr. Matthew Hendley (History), Dr. Toke Knudsen (Mathematics), Bethany Marx (Theatre) and Dr. Sheena Mason (English).

Poster design by Connor Mead.

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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