All Past Exhibitions

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Senior Art Exhibition

April 17 - May 16, 2015
Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery An annual exhibition featuring the work of graduating senior studio art majors.
The Quest for the Man on the White Donkey

September 3 – November 26, 2015
Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (Upper Level) Inspired by the Orthodox Jewish tradition of the Messiah (the Prophet) who will arrive riding on a white donkey, this 10-year photographic project features portraits and landscapes made in Israel. This project is the result of Yaakov Israel’s search for a deeper understanding of his country and an attempt to relay his personal experiences on the Israeli reality with a broader sense of belonging to the global human collective. Curated by Director & Senior Curator Mark Sloan, the exhibition consists of 42 images, printed in various sizes. Though his work has been shown widely in exhibitions throughout Europe, this will be Yaakov Israel’s first exhibition in the US. A book documenting the project has been published by Schilt Publishing (Amsterdam) in 2012.
Nathalie Miebach

October 26 – December 13, 2015

Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery Nathalie Miebach’s work focuses on the intersection of art and science and the visual articulation of scientific observations. Using the methodologies and processes of both disciplines, she translates scientific data related to astronomy, ecology and meteorology into woven sculptures. Her method of translation is principally that of weaving – in particular basket weaving – as it provides her with a simple yet highly effective grid through which to interpret data in three-dimensional space. By staying true to the numbers, these woven pieces tread an uneasy divide between functioning both as sculptures in space as well as instruments that could be used in the actual environment from which the data originates. Her recent TED talk, delivered in 2011, and other interviews can be viewed online by clicking here.
Lucy+Jorge Orta: Food-Water-Life

February 6 - May 10, 2015
Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (lower and upper levels) The work of Lucy+Jorge Orta explores major concerns that define the 21st century: biodiversity, environment, and climate change and communication. At the same time, their work embodies the philosophy that steers their pioneering art practice, 'the ethics of aesthetics.' This exhibition will explore how the artists' unique visual language tackles the global issues at stake that are affecting our lives. As their artwork communicates widely to audiences beyond the field of contemporary art, it demonstrates the importance of art as a creative agent for awareness and change. This will be the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of Lucy+Jorge Orta available to American museums. Provided with support from Arts Illiana; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional funding provided by: The Department of Conflict Studies, The Douglas I. and Ann U. Smith Endowed Fund for Ethics, and the Public Occasions Committee.
Capturing Fame: Photographs and Prints by Andy Warhol

June 2 – July 28, 2015
Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (lower level) From 1970 to 1987 Warhol took scores of Polaroid and black-and-white photographs, the vast majority of which have never been seen by the public. These images often served as the basis for his commissioned portraits, silkscreened paintings, drawings, and prints. While the Polaroid portraits reveal Warhol’s profound and frank engagement with the personality in front of his lens, the gelatin silver prints point to his extraordinary compositional skill, his eye for detail, and his compulsive desire to document the world around him. Taken together, these photographs survey the scope of Warhol’s aesthetic interests and demonstrate the reach of his curious, far-roaming eye. Capturing Fame: Photographs and Prints by Andy Warhol was made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Additional support for conservation matting and framing was provided by Robert N. Davies '58 in memory and honor of Mary Ellen Guyer Davies
Annual Juried Student Exhibition

January 29 – March 2, 2014
The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition features works created by current DePauw students enrolled in studio art courses. This year's exhibition will be juried by Shauta Marsh, Executive Director, at iMOCA.
Caleb Weintraub

August 28 – October 6, 2014
I am interested in institutions, the history of which may or may not be appropriate as we move towards a future both global and insular at the same time. I see something tribe-like in the absence of political and cultural homogeneity and in the simultaneous attempts to impose a sameness on disparate entities.
David Katz

October 16 – December 12, 2014
David Katz creates installations that negotiate the intersection of organic bodily forms and architectonic constructions. The push and pull between rectilinear structures of fired ceramic and a fluid, bodily expression of unfired clay serves as a metaphorical representation of human existence within the rectilinear world that increasingly defines our physical environment. Cage-like structures spread throughout the exhibition space provide sites of occupancy to house biomorphic clay form, sculpted to appear contorted and trapped, yet conveying a sense of agency and free will. Order emerges as unfired clay forms expand through space as webs of organization that link disparate sites into one large interconnected network of systems.
Hoosier Impressionism: Highlights from the DePauw Art Collection

JUNE 4 - 7, 2014
An exhibition featuring 10 paintings and drawings by Indiana Impressionists William Forsyth, TC Steele, John Hardrick, Clifton Wheeler, and other prominent artists.
Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity

September 12 – DECEMBER 12, 2014
Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (lower level) The central theme is the use of portraiture and figuration as symbols for emotional and social ideas. Artwork in the exhibition uses portraiture to depict circumstances and experiences of multicultural populations in present-day America. The artwork is personal, reflective, autobiographical and of a high technical quality, creating an exhibition that is both visually beautiful as well as socially relevant. The exhibition includes the work of first generation Americans and emerging new immigrant artists that examines issues and themes of race, gender, religion, history, politics and family. Included are such internationally renowned artists as Luis Jimenez, Tomie Arai, Faith Ringgold and the late Elizabeth Catlett. Infinite Mirror is developed by Artrain, Inc. and Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA and is toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. Presented with support from the Institute of Museum & Library Services and the National Endowment for the Arts.