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Rhyme and Reason
Selections from the Sacramento State Art Collection
February 13 - May 16, 2025
Rhyme and Reason: Selections from the Sacramento State Art Collection highlights the breadth and depth of the university's art collection. Curated by Kelly Lindner, Art Galleries and Collections Curator, the exhibition showcases works first assembled by founding Art Department faculty members in the 1960s as they established a collection of important art objects. The objective of this burgeoning collection was to provide first-hand experiences to students. The Art Collection continues its mission as a teaching collection and has expanded its holdings to over 1,000 objects. Works by Frank Stella and Jun Kaneko set a precedent for future donations including work by HC Westermann, Judith Linhares, Julia Couzens and Cathy Stone.
Exhibition Reception:
Thursday, February 13, 5-7PM
University Library Gallery
Additional public programs to be announced.
The Language of Color
February 13 - April 12, 2025
The Library Gallery is pleased to present The Language of Color curated by art collection interns Dolce Lopez Ocegueda and Taliah Sofaer. Featuring work from the Sacramento State Art Collection and Sacramento State Special Collections, the exhibition explores how artists use color and color combinations with intention to elicit specific emotions and meaning in their work. The exhibition includes work by Wayne Thiebaud, Rufino Tamayo, Jack Ogden, among many others.
Gallery Talk with the Curators
Thursday, February 13, 5PM
Followed by a reception 5-7PM
University Library Gallery
TANJA GEIS
Casting, Sinking, Feeling
January 21 - February 14, 2025
Bay Area artist Tanja Geis makes place-based paintings, drawings, sculptures, and videos that invite intimacy with human-disturbed ecosystems, spaces, and species. For the Else Gallery, Geis has created an immersive installation that explores the Northern California bull kelp as a resonant symbol of our endangered marine ecosystem. Casting, Sinking, Feeling draws on the visual languages of augury—the practice of reading cast objects and patterns in the environment—to imagine alternative forms of knowing as we face the irreversible human impact on the environment.
This exhibit is made possible by the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Fund. A donation to this fund supports students having direct experiences with professional artists in workshops, studio critiques, lectures, and exhibition contexts.
Artist Talk:
Thursday, January 30, 4:30PM
Kadema 145
Followed by a reception in the Else Gallery
Witt Gallery Student Exhibitions
Visit the Witt Gallery to see weekly exhibitions featuring work by student exhibitors. Presenting a range of media explorations, each show is organized by a student artist.
January 28 - April 18, 2025
Visiting
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About the Galleries
The University Galleries includes the University Library Gallery, the Robert Else Gallery, and the RW & Joyce Witt Gallery.
The University Galleries actively employs students in the galleries with funding provided by Associated Students (ASI), Instructionally Related Activities (IRA), and Federal Work-Study.
Gallery Hours
The University Galleries are open during the academic year and closed during campus holidays and the summer months.
University Library Gallery
Tuesday - Friday, 10AM - 4PM
Saturday, Noon - 4PM
Robert Else Gallery
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 4PM
R.W & Joyce Witt Gallery
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 4PM
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