Exhibits 2024–2025
The Hillsdale College art department hosts 3-4 Professional Artist Series exhibits each academic year in the Fine Art Building's, Daughtrey Gallery. Exhibited work typically reflects media taught within the art department and echos the traditional values espoused in its mission. All exhibits are free and open to the public.
After Promontory: 150 Years of
Transcontinental Railroading
Wednesday, August 28th – Sunday, October 6th
To mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of America’s railroad era, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art has launched a special project, After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinental Railroading. The initiative includes a book, conference, and traveling exhibitions that examine the significance and lasting impact of the transcontinental railroads on the American West.
Daughtrey Gallery, Hillsdale College
Anthony Frudakis Sculpture - Hillsdale College Faculty
Professional Artist Series
Friday, October 11th – Wednesday, November 20th
A nationally recognized sculptor, Frudakis chooses to work in a modern, representational, yet classical mode, drawing inspiration from his Greek heritage and the genius of the Golden Age of Greek sculpting. Bronze figures, both human and animal, are his milieu. His works grace both private and public collections
RECEPTION
Friday, October 11, 5PM
Daughtrey Gallery, Hillsdale College
Story Beautiful - Selections from the Stewart Collection
Friday, January 24th – Sunday, March 23rd
Works from a private collection of contemporary realist drawings and paintings, telling the ancient and modern stories of humanity—beautifully. The exhibition features unrefined studies, new master drawings, and oil and tempera paintings across academic traditions that speak to nature’s transcendent beauty, and the whimsical joys and tragic sorrows of life.
RECEPTION
Friday, January 24, 5PM
Daughtrey Gallery, Hillsdale College
Exhibits 2023–2024
Senior Art Exhibits 2024
Daughtrey Gallery
April 5th (Opening Reception 6-9:00pm) - Julia Epstein, Kiri Forrester, Sophia Frigerio, Emma Widmer, Anna Bassols
April 12th - Isaac Ritzer, Gillian Ruch, Brooke Hillis, Claire Henzel
April 19th (Opening Reception 7-9:00pm) - Caleb Holm, Dani Hohlbein, Isabella Sheehan, Meg Smith
Spring Student Art Exhibit
Tuesday, April 30th 2024
Current art students exhibit their best work from the spring of 2024 semester in this concourse-style exhibit.
AWARD CEREMONY
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 at 4pm
Daughtrey Gallery
Exhibits 2022–2023
Design Musings: Brian Shaw, Hillsdale College faculty
Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 - Sunday, October 2nd 2022
Authentic design is brought to life by infusing color, texture, shapes, and personal details. Each of these infusions become a muse for the graphic designer, whether created digitally or by hand. Brian Shaw has curated a body of personal work to highlight his understanding and relationship with each one, a body of work that also celebrates his new faculty position in Hillsdale College’s art department.
RECEPTION
Friday, September 2nd, 7PM - 9PM
Daughtrey Gallery, Hillsdale College
Out of the Mountains: Artwork by Jim Gray
Friday, October 7th, 2022 - Wednesday, November 16th, 2022
“Stunning landscapes of the Smoky Mountains National Park in East Tennessee. Waves crashing on the rocky coast of Maine. The white sandy beaches of southern Alabama. Just some of Jim's diverse interest.”
~Jim Gray website
Jim Gray is one of the nation’s most celebrated artists. His ability to capture color, light, and texture allow for an immersive experience that not only engages audiences but can also bring beauty to any room.
RECEPTION
Friday, October 7th, 6PM - 8PM
Daughtrey Gallery, Hillsdale College
Fall Student Art Exhibit
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Current art students exhibit their best work from the fall 2021 semester in this concourse-style exhibit.
AWARD CEREMONY
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 at 4pm
Unpublished Alaska, The Lost Photographs
Photography by Edward Curtis
Friday, January 20th, 2023 – Tuesday, March 28th, 2022
On June 8, 1927, Edward Sherriff Curtis, accompanied by daughter Beth Curtis and newly employed Stewart C. Eastwood, set sail on the steamer ship Victoria towards Nome, Alaska. The purpose of their voyage was to complete the photography and research for the final, 20th volume of Curtis’s masterwork, The North American Indian.
~ Curtesy of the Muskegon Museum of Art
RECEPTION
Friday, January 20th, 2023 6pm – 8pm
Daughtrey Gallery, Hillsdale College
Senior Art Exhibits 2023
#1 March 31st – April 10th
#2 April 14th – April 17th
#3 April 21st – April 24th
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON!
Spring Student Art Exhibit
Tuesday, May 2nd 2023
Current art students exhibit their best work from the spring of 2022 semester in this concourse-style exhibit.
AWARD CEREMONY
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 at 4pm