HomeSelected Past Seasons of Exhibitions
2006-7
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Wenda Gu: Reflections
September 15 - November 3
Opening Reception: Friday, September 15, 5-8pm
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November 17 - January 12
Opening Reception: Friday, November 17, 5-8pm
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January 26 - April 6
Opening Reception: Friday, January 26, 5-8pm
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Real and Imagined: Works of Art by Wayne State University Alumni Ed Fraga, Susan Hauptman and Carol Pylant
April 20 - July 20, 2007
Opening Reception: Friday April 20, 5-8pm
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Community Arts Gallery
Faculty Exhibition
Sept. 8 - Oct. 13, 2006
Opening Reception: Sept. 8, 5-8pm
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Rex Lamoreaux Collects
October 20 - November 22
Opening Reception: Friday, October 20, 5-8pm
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Graduate Works in Progress WSU/ Cranbrook Exchange
WSU Students
Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum - 39221 N. Woodward Ave.
December 8 - January 12
Opening Reception: Friday, December 8, 6-8pm
Cranbrook Students
Community Arts Gallery
December 2 - January 12
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2, 5-8pm
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MFA I
January 26 - February 23
Opening Reception: Friday, January 26, 5-8pm
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MFA II
March 2 - April 6
Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 5-8pm
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Undergraduate Exhibition
April 13 - May 4
Opening Reception: Friday April 13, 5-8pm
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Michigan Watercolor Society annual exh.
June 22- July 20
Opening Reception: Friday, June 22, 5-8pm
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2005-6
Faculty Exhibition
Sept. 16 - Oct. 14, 2005
Opening Reception: Sept. 16, 5-8pm
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Proximity, the Sensory and Displacement
Sept. 23 - Oct. 28, 2005
Opening Reception: Sept. 23, 5-8pm.
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As seen in . . .
Urban Jupena Sabbatical Exhibition
Oct. 21 - Nov. 25, 2005
Opening Reception: Oct. 21, 5-8pm
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Graduate Works in Progress
WSU/Michigan State University Exchange
December 2 - January 20
Wayne State University Students
Gallery 114
Michigan Stage University
113 Kresge Art Center, East Lansing
Opening Reception: Dec. 2, 6-8 p.m.
Michigan State University Students
Community Arts Gallery
Wayne State University
Opening Reception: Dec. 3, 3-5 p.m.
In the Eye of the Beholder
Jan. 20 - Mar. 3, 2006
Opening Reception: Jan 20, 5-8pm.
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MFA I
January 27 - February 24
Opening Reception: Jan. 27, 5-8 p.m.
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MFA II
March 3 - March 31
Opening Reception: Mar. 3, 5-8 p.m.
Real Players: Game Installations by Willie Cole
Mar. 21 - May 12, 2006
Artist's Lecture: Mar. 29, 7pm; WSU Welcome Center, 42 W. Warren Ave.
Artist's Reception: Mar. 30, 6pm; Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Undergraduate Exhibition
April 14 - May 5
Opening Reception: Apr. 14, 5-8 p.m.
Art Education
May 19 - June 16
Sponsored by the Department of Art Education and Art Therapy
Call 313-577-0902 for information.
Back to the Floor: A Juried Exhibition of Rugs
May 26 - July 21, 2006
Artists' reception Friday, June 23, 6:30-8:00
Highlights of the Fiber Arts at Wayne State University
June 23 - July 21
Opening Reception: June 23, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
Susan Unterberg: A Retrospective
Nov. 11 - Dec. 16, 2005
Opening Reception: Nov. 11, 5-8pm.
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May 21 - June 13
Opening Reception, May 24th
Special hours for this exhibit: Tues - Thurs, Noon to 5pm
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Sponsored by the Department of Art Education and Art Therapy
2003-2004
2003 Faculty Exhibition
September 12 - October 17
Opening Reception: September 12, 5-8 p.m.
Community Arts Gallery
Community Interactions
September 26 - November 21
Opening Reception: September 26, 5-8 p.m.
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Jeffery Abt: New Work
October 24 - December 5
Opening Reception: October 24, 5-8 p.m.
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Image: Prohibited (seascape), archival inkjet print on paper, 35.5"x48", 2002.
Community Arts Gallery
Painting by Design
December 5 - January 30
Opening Reception: December 5, 5-8 p.m.
NOTE: Gallery open Saturday, Dec. 6, 1-8 p.m.
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Reviewed in the Jan. 11 issue of the Detroit Free Press . . .
http://www.freep.com/entertainment/newsandreviews/gal11_20040111.htm
Graduate Works in Progress
December 12 - January 16
Opening Reception: December 12, 5-8 p.m.
Community Arts Gallery
MFA I
January 30 - February 27
Opening Reception: January 30, 5-8 p.m.
Community Arts Gallery
The Royal Art Lodge – Ask the Dust
February 13 - April 2
Opening Reception: February 13, 5-8 p.m.
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Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Image = The Royal Art Lodge - 296 collaborative
drawings, 1996-2002, mixed mediums on paper
MFA II
March 5 - April 2
Opening Reception: March 5, 5-8 p.m.
Community Arts Gallery
Undergraduate Exhibition
April 9 - May 7
Opening Reception: April 9, 5-8pm
Community Arts Gallery
Site Lines: Sculpture by Elizabeth Mead and Neil Goodman
April 16 - May 28
Opening Reception: April 16, 5-8 p.m.
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Art Education
May 21 - June 18
Community Arts Gallery
June 11 - July 23
Opening Reception: June 11, 5-8 p.m.
Join curator and collector Otto Buj for a tour of the exhibit June 11 at 6 p.m.
The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery will screen the following movies in the Undergraduate Library's Bernath Auditorium, 5155 Gullen Mall:
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, Wed., June 30, 7 p.m.
Woman Under the Influence, Wed., July 14, 7 p.m.
Representing Cinema: The Art of the Film Poster
Alumni Exhibition: Suzy Lake and Marilyn Schechter
June 25 - July 23
Opening Reception: June 25, 5-8pm
Community Arts Gallery
2002-2003
FRESH! New Views from New Faculty
Sept. 13 - Oct. 18, Community Arts Gallery
EXPOSURE! Sexuality and Voyeurism Through the Lens
Sept. 20 - Nov. 9, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Tom Parish: Selected Paintings 1966-2002
Oct. 25 - Nov. 27, Community Arts Gallery
Making Meaning: Metalsmithing, Objects and Contingencies in the New Millennium
Nov. 22, 2002 - Jan. 24, 2003, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery. Curated by WSU assistant professor of metals, Evan Larson.
Graduate Works in Progress: WSU/Cranbrook Exchange
Dec. 10 - Jan. 19, WSU student exhibit at Cranbrook Art Museum's Forum Gallery.
Dec. 6 - Jan. 19, Cranbrook student exhibit at the Community Arts Gallery.
MFA I
January 31 - February 28, 2003, with an opening reception Jan. 31, 5-8 p.m. Display of graduating Master of Fine Arts students. Part I
. Community Arts Gallery.
H2O
February 7 - March 21, 2003, with an opening reception and tour of the exhibit with curator Jo Anna Isaak, Feb. 7, 5-8 p.m. H2O is a collection of works created about water or with water imagery. Please join Mia Westerlund Roosen, one of the many artists showing in this exhibit, at 4 p.m. on Feb. 7 in the Schaver Music Recital Hall (adjacent to the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery) for a slide lecture about her work. Elaine L. Jacob Gallery.
MFA II
March 7 - April 4, 2003, with an opening reception Mar. 7, 5-8 p.m. Display of graduating Master of Fine Arts students. Part II
. Community Arts Gallery.
Materiality
April 4 - May 24, 2003, with an opening reception Apr. 4, 5-8 p.m. Color, surface and texture the focus of this exhibition. Materiality: an explosion of your senses and beliefs! Elaine L. Jacob Gallery.
Undergraduate Exhibition
April 11 - May 9, 2003, with an opening reception Apr. 11, 5-8 p.m. Outstanding student works from all areas of the Art and Art History Department. Community Arts Gallery.
Art Education
May 23 - June 20, 2003, Sponsored by the Department of Art Education and Art Therapy. Community Arts Gallery.
2001-2002
Up from the Streets: Detroit Art from the Duffy Collection
Sept. 14 - Dec. 21, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and Community Arts Gallery
Depopulated Landscapes: Recent Paintings by Jim Nawara
Jan. 11 - Feb. 8, Community Arts Gallery
Ripped and Shredded, curated by Buzz Spector
Jan. 25 - Mar. 15, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition I
Feb. 15 - Mar. 8, Community Arts Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition II
Mar. 15 - Apr. 5, Community Arts Gallery
Rational Euphoria, curated by Brian Kritzman
Mar. 29 - May 17, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Undergraduate Exhibition
Apr. 12 - May 10, Community Arts Gallery
Art Education Exhibition
May 24 - June 14, Community Arts Gallery
Printed Narratives
May 31 - July 26, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Alumni Exhibition: Brian Gahagan
June 28 - July 26, Community Arts Gallery
2000-2001 [For details on most of the exhibits below, page through the events archive.]
Video Interventions: Works by Vera Frenkel and Krzysztof Wodiczko
Sept. 8 - Oct. 20, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Faculty Exhibition
Sept. 15 - Oct. 20, Community Arts Gallery
Sabbatical Exhibtion: Urban Jupena and Marilyn Zimmerman
Oct. 27 - Dec. 1, Community Arts Gallery
Toshio Shibata
Nov. 1 - Jan. 19, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Graduate Works in Progress
Dec. 8 - Jan. 26, Community Arts Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition I
Feb. 2 - Mar. 2, Community Arts Gallery
Contemporary Figurative Work from Metro Area Collections
Feb. 2 - Mar. 23, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition II
Mar. 9 - Apr. 6, Community Arts Gallery
Horses to Horsepower: Sixty Years of Automobile Advertising
Apr. 6 - May 25, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Undergraduate Exhibition
Apr. 13 - May 11, Community Arts Gallery
Art Education Exhibition
May 25 - June 22, Community Arts Gallery
Camera della Donna
June 8 - July 27, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Alumni Exhibition: Anne Fracassa, Carol Luc, Martine MacDonald and Nancy Patek
June 29 - July 27, Community Arts Gallery
1999-2000 [For details on most of the exhibits below, page through the events archive.]
Faculty Exhibition
Sept. 17 - Oct. 22, Community Arts Gallery
So What Kind of Name is That? Paintings with Text by Ken Aptekar
Sept. 23 - Nov. 19, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Museums of Absence: Jeffrey Abt - Images and Text 1989-1999
Oct. 29 - Dec. 3, Community Arts Gallery
Process: An Exhibition of Sculpture, Co-curated by Sandra Dupret and John Richardson
June 2 - July 28, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Alumni Exhibition: Lori Christmastree, Lise Melhorn-Boe and Azucena Nava Moreno
July 7 - Aug. 11, Community Arts Gallery
1998-1999 [For details on most of the exhibits below, page through the events archive.]
1997-1998
Misbehaving! Works from the studio of Sandy Skoglund
Dec. 2 - Feb. 4, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Graduate Works in Progress
Dec. 10 - Jan. 28, Community Arts Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition I
Feb. 4 - Mar. 3, Community Arts Gallery
Modernism and Postmodernism: Russian Art of the Ending Millennium
Feb. 18 - Mar. 31, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition II
Mar. 10 - Apr. 7, Community Arts Gallery
Undergraduate Exhibition
Apr. 14 - May 12, Community Arts Gallery
Afro Bassaldella: An Italian Legacy
Apr. 14 - May 19, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery
Industrial Design Exhibition
May 18 - 20, Community Arts Gallery
Art Education Exhibition
June 2 - 30, Community Arts Gallery