The Department of Visual Art sponsors a variety of student, faculty and alumni exhibitions on and off campus each year. These include the Continuum (the annual alumni show), Crossing Over (the annual scholarship/fellowship show), the MFA thesis exhibitions, the BFA invitational exhibition, the annual Foundations show, and the biennial faculty show.

The Institute of Visual Arts (Inova) offers exhibitions at Inova/Kenilworth, 2155 N. Prospect Ave.; additional exhibitions are held at Inova/Zelazo.

Inova/Arts Center is located at 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., above the Theatre lobby. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 pm.

Inova/Zelazo (the Mary L. Nohl Galleries) is located at 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5 pm.

February 13 &14, 2008
Introductory Competition
Inova/Arts Center
Students in the first two years of study in the Department of Visual Art display work informally for scholarship and award consideration.

February 27 & 28, 2008
Intermediate Competition
Inova/Arts Center
Upper level students in the Department of Visual Art display work informally for scholarship and award consideration.

March 7-29, 2008
MA/MFA Thesis Exhibition I
Inova/Arts Center
Opening reception: March 7, 5-7 pm
Gallery talk: March 12, 4-6 pm
The first of two exhibitions of work by students receiving their MA and MFA degrees this spring.

March 7-April 6, 2008
Painting Without Borders
Inova/Zelazo
Opening reception: March 7, 5-7 pm
Marcelino Stuhmer of the Department of Visual Art works with his advanced painting students on Paintings Without Borders, a series of projects emerging from semester-long discussions. Using the title as inspiration, the exhibition will serve as both a conceptual and formal means of exploration.

April 11-26, 2008
MA/MFA Thesis Exhibition II
Inova/Arts Center
Opening reception: April 11, 5-7 pm
Gallery talk: April 16, 4-6 pm
The second of two exhibitions of work by students receiving their MA and MFA degrees this spring.

April 11-18, 2008
Departments of Visual Art & Film Foundations Exhibition: hybrid
Opening reception: April 11, 5-8 pm
UWM Union Art Gallery, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., 2nd floor
Hours: M-W & F-Sa, 12-5 p.m.; Th 12-7 pm.
FREE
Information: (414) 229-6310
The Foundations program provides first-year visual art students with a broad background in basic drawing, 2D and 3D concepts, and the digital arts. The Foundations year is a time of artistic and personal development, when students choose their areas of concentration and begin to see themselves becoming visual artists. Each year assignments are structured around a general theme—this provides a sense of consistency as well as providing the students with programming that facilitates their concept development. This year’s theme is “hybrid.”

April 17 – May 7, 2008
METALS! 08
Inova/Zelazo
Opening reception: April 17, 6-8 pm (Juror’s choice awards will be announced at 7 pm)
This annual exhibition of work by students in the Metals area, juried by Nanz Aalund, is a perennial favorite.

May 2-18, 2008
BFA Invitational Exhibition 2008
Inova/Arts Center
Artists’ reception: May 9, 5-8 pm (Awards ceremony at 7 pm)
The annual invitational exhibition of work by students receiving their BFA degrees in 2007-2008.