Gwen Frostic School of Art

Exhibitions Schedule

Fall 2026

Marijo Carney

Retrospective Exhibition
Netzorg-Kerr Gallery
August 18 - September 19, 2026
 
Please join us for an opening reception on Saturday, August 22 from 5-8pm!
 
This exhibition will present a compilation of Marijo's calligraphic work over the span of a career beginning in 1986. Works presented include multiple formats: broadsides, cards, and books in a variety of media. Slide lecture will feature the work of calligraphic artists across the nation in a variety of materials with focus on the inspiration behind the art.
 
Please join us for Silent Scriptorium, a live demonstration of calligraphy, on Friday, September 18 from 5-8pm!
 
 
 

Jacquelyn Ruttinger

Retrospective Exhibition
Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery
August 18 - September 19, 2026
 

Jacquelyn Ruttinger received a BFA with Honors from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1963 and an MA and MFA from Northern Illinois University in 1976 and 1977, both in drawing and painting. She served as Director of Exhibitions and Visiting Artist Programs for the School of Art at Western Michigan University for 20 years, retiring in 2006. She has exhibited her work in more than 100 invitational exhibitions and over 30 solo shows.

Ruttinger's work is represented in more than 20 permanent public collections, with the largest single holding of her work at WMU. Composed entirely of works from the University Art Collection, this exhibition highlights both Ruttinger's incredible career and the decades she spent sharing her talents with the students and community of Western Michigan University.

Please join us for an opening reception on Saturday, August 22 from 5-8pm!

 
 
 

Some Assembly Required: The Artist's Books of Julie Chen

Netzorg-Kerr Gallery
October 20 - November 21
 
What is a book? The books of Julie Chen, founder of Flying Fish Press and Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, answer this question in ways that explore the possibilities of what a book can be.
 
In conjunction with the WMU Special Collections Library and the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, where additional displays of the work of Julie Chen will be on view, this exhibition highlights handmade artist's books in a variety of formats all permanently housed at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center at WMU.

Please join us for an artist lecture on Thursday, November 5 at 5pm, with a reception to follow from 5-8pm!

 
 
 

Bound To: Artist Books from the WMU Special Collections Library

Curated by Katie Mumby, BFA ‘22 with curatorial support from Susan Steuer, Distinctive Collections Librarian and Mallory Heslinger, Distinctive Collections Specialist
 
Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery
October 20 - November 21
 
Comprised of works from the extensive Special Collections Library at Western Michigan University, Bound To is an introduction to artist's books, an enduring practice among artists ranging widely in subject, material, and method.
 

Please join us for a reception on Friday, November 5 from 5-8pm!

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