Catherine Opie

In Dialogue

Van Every / Smith Galleries

On View: October 14, 2024— February 02, 2025

Opening Reception: October 15, 2024, 6:00 pm— 7:30 pm

Artist Talk will take place prior to reception, 5pm, at Tyler-Tallman in Sloan Music Center.

Catherine Opie is one of the most important American photographers of our time. For more than three decades she has used her artistic practice to help us see people, places, and subcultures that are often overlooked. Opie has created seminal portraits of the LGBTQIA community, as well as images of high school football players, California... Read More >

Tyler Starr

Tales of the Future

Van Every Gallery

On View: August 26, 2024— October 06, 2024

Opening Reception: September 12, 2024, 5:30 pm— 7:30 pm

Artist Talk at 6:30pm

We are pleased to present Tyler Starr’s solo exhibition, Tyler Starr: Tales of the Future. Combining research, direct observation, and poetic associations, Starr’s mixed media works and artists books often rely on cross-references to better understand current social and political conundrums. Tales of the Future features a new comic-style artist book of the same name,... Read More >

2024

ArtMate

Smith Gallery

On View: May 31, 2024— September 12, 2024

Opening Reception: September 12, 2024, —

ArtMate is an art-lending program that allows students to borrow a work from the Galleries’s art collection for their residence hall room for the academic year. Gallery staff and interns selected over 125 pieces out of the 4,200 works in the college’s permanent art collection spanning centuries, regions, and genres to provide a variety of... Read More >

2024

Annual Student Art Exhibition

Van Every Gallery

On View: April 24, 2024— May 08, 2024

Opening Reception: April 24, 2024, 7:00 pm— 8:30 pm

Opening reception features award ceremony, dinner, and music

The Van Every/Smith Galleries and the Davidson College Art Department will present our Annual Student Art Exhibition in the Van Every Gallery from April 24 to May 8, 2024, with an opening reception on April 24, 2024, from 7-8:30 pm. The Annual Student Art Exhibition highlights more than 60 works produced during the academic year... Read More >

2024

Senior Art Majors

Smith Gallery

On View: March 13, 2024— May 01, 2024

Claire Begalla ’24 Unbound On View: December 8 – 13, 2023 Reception: Friday, December 8, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Encompassing photography, printmaking, and animation, Claire Begalla’s works visually explore the manipulation of the human figure and its dynamic relationship with the surrounding landscape. Born in DeLand Florida, they will receive their Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and... Read More >