Gainesville Campus Exhibitions
Roy C. Moore Art Gallery
The Roy C. Moore Art Gallery is located on the Gainesville Campus in the . There are approximately six exhibitions annually including the BFA exhibitions.
Gallery Hours
- Monday - Thursday:
- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Friday:
- 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
More Â鶹´«Ã½ Galleries
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Fall 2025
Lynnette Hesser and Steve Loucks - Ceramic Paths Intertwined
August 12 - October 15
Artist Talk and Reception: October 15, Noon to 2 p.m.Lynnette Hesser and Steve Loucks create their pottery in the same studio using the same clay, glazes, and kiln firings. Yet, they pursue different paths. They often bounce ideas back and forth and help each other. Yet, their work is vastly different. From utilitarian pottery to botanical sculptures, their energies and passion to create is boundless.
Loucks’s functional and glorified-functional pottery transcends traditional forms while embracing them. He strives to create utilitarian pieces that are visually inviting, as well as perform with ease and delight to make its everyday use feel like a special occasion. His glorified decorative vessels play upon traditional pottery forms but abandon utilitarian concerns for a more sculptural approach to form, surface, and decoration.
Lynnette Hesser’s pottery is elegant, as well as, deeply carved to give each piece a rich, 3-dimensional, surface quality. Some are carved with floral designs while others are carved with strong geometric patterns. Attention to detail is a primary concern.
Together, their work illustrates the range that two artists, working side by side and using the same glazes and materials, can achieve.
BFA Juried Exhibition
October 22 – November 21
Reception and Awards Ceremony: November 5, 5 – 6:30 p.m.The Roy C. Moore Art Gallery will host the first juried exhibition featuring work by Â鶹´«Ã½’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Students. The juror is Aidan Lyerly, the 2025 Best in Show winner from the Juried Alum Exhibition.
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Spring 2025
José Ibarra Rizo: Somewhere in Between
January 15 – February 27, 2025
Artist Talk and Reception: Thursday, February 13, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Somewhere in Between is an ongoing portrait series that documents the migrant experience in the American South. The subjects in this work represent a community that is often misrepresented and rarely included in American fine art. By photographing individuals who share experiences similar to my own, I aim to create a more authentic portrayal of our complexities and the collective struggle to reconcile what is lost and gained in culture, language, and history. Most of the works in this exhibition were created locally, in my hometown of Gainesville, Georgia, anchoring the project in the place where my story—and that of many others—began.
Changing Ecology
March 20 – May 1
Reception: March 27, 4 – 5:30 p.m.Rooted in climate-centered research, Changing Ecology explores visual and written perspectives through printmaking, essays, and fiber arts. Featuring works by Todd Anderson, Chris Dufour, and Allison Johnson, the exhibition invites viewers to expand their understanding of ecology and, by extension, to reflect on how we can address and prioritize the global climate crisis.
Summer/Fall Semester 2024
How I See Her: Aida Alarcón, Juleah Everglade and Isabella Martino
August 14 – September 12, 2024
Join us for an artists talk and reception: September 5, 5 – 6 p.m.
Three women who are artists, close friends, and Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni moved into the same home in Gainesville, GA during the end of summer in 2023. Their home quickly became a working studio and place of solace - filled with sleepovers on the couch, hosting intimate get-togethers, binging NPR Tiny Desks, elaborate meals made from scratch, and late night painting sessions...all leading to the conception of this body of work.
We each completed a self portrait with the intention of defining our own narrative in how we are presented to the world. Whereas the portraits we depict of each other reveal the unfound beauty that we don’t always see in ourselves. This act of deep understanding highlights how women embody the capability to form meaningful relationships and truly witness their friends. This collection of paintings also feature nostalgic iconography and personal mementos that all pertain to where we came from and where we are now,