Past Exhibitions

Imagination Celebration
Cortland County K-12 Exhibition of Student Work

The Imagination Celebration is an annual exhibition that marks the recognition of accomplishment for Cortland County educators and students in creative arts. The exhibition opening reception is March 27 starting at 5 pm.  

Parts & Labor, and From the Vault
Dueling exhibitions featuring Mara Baldwin and works from the permanent collection.

Dowd Gallery presents a double exhibition spring opener.  Parts & Labor by Mara Baldwin shows in conjunction with selections by Allison DeDominick from the SUNY Cortland permanent collection invoking conversations between realism and abstraction.  (photo: Mara Baldwin, Investiture Dabbler, (Dabbler series) 2024, Color pencil and ink on paper (detail)

TIMESTAMPS
Paul Chambers and Allen Mooney Oct 21 - Dec 13, 2024

Dowd Gallery presents Timestamps, an exhibition of sculptures, drawings and paintings by Paul Chambers and Allen Mooney.  Curated by Wylie Schwartz and Scott Oldfield, the collections artworks engage in ideas of memory, metaphor, meaning and communication.  

Faculty Biennial 2024
August 26 - October 4, 2024

Dowd Gallery welcomes everyone back for the fall semester of 2024. Our first exhibition in the programming is Faculty Biennial 2024. The exhibition highlights artist-selected works using various visual art techniques in conceptual, formal, and functional forms. The diverse range of studio practices offers a glimpse into the research and craft of individual faculty and staff members with SUNY Cortland's Art and Art History department.  

Student Select 2024 and BFA thesis exhibition "In the Weeds," Dana Garrison
April 15 - May 3, 2024

Dowd Gallery hosts a dual spring exhibition. "Student Select"  and  BFA exhibition "In the Weeds."

Students Select is an annual exhibition of student artwork featuring a vibrant curation of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, digital media, fibers, and prints. It is a creative display of Cortland student artwork curated by artist and educator Carla Stetson.  The exhibition is located in the gallery's Main and East wings.

In the Weeds, a BFA exhibition featuring the paintings and mixed media drawings of Dana Garrison will be located in the gallery's West wing.  

Images:

Chloe Lowenguth "Neglecting Myself"

Sophie Marin "Conqueror"

Dana Garrison "Tears in my chemistry notebook" and "Like a dog with a bird at your door"

Kat McCormick "Reinventing Myself"

"Eye Witness" : Minna Resnick, Carla Stetson, Susan Weisend, Lin Price
January 22 - March 28, 2024

A group exhibition featuring Lin Price, Minna Resnick, Carla Stetson, and Susan Weisand. The artists present representational and imaginary works in painting, drawing, and sculpture. 

"Black Sun": Willie Binnie
September 5 - October 20, 2023

(dis)content: Alyssa Cusimano
April 24 - May 13, 2023

The body of work titled (dis)content, displayed on the east side of the Dowd Gallery, was produced as a part of a BFA thesis requirement by Alyssa Cusimano, a painting major in the Art & Art History Department. Cusimano's work examines the effects of the beauty industry and the unrealistic standards of beauty that are perpetuated through social media.  

Kindred Quilt: Katherine Kressner
April 24 - May 13, 2023

Kindred Quilt is a nearly 4-minute animated film produced by a fourth-year graduating student, Katherine Kressner, from the Graphic Design & Digital Media Program, Art & Art History Department. The Saratoga Springs native created this project as a year-long Independent Study course led by Professor Martine Barnaby.

Student Select '23
April 24 - May 13, 2023

Student Select '23 exhibition features artwork created by SUNY Cortland students during the academic year 2022-23. The display spans three spaces - Dowd Gallery, Hallway Gallery, and Critiques Space, highlighting student art produced from across disciplines and majors, reflecting a wealth of creativity and dedication to the craft.

The student works will be on display from Monday, April 24, and will remain open to visitors on graduation day, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The gallery is closed on Saturday and Sunday except for graduation day.