Art Walk & Reception: Thursday, September 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Hello, Hello, Baby聽
August 31鈥揙ctober 9 | Mariani Gallery

Hello, Hello, Baby explores the profound transformation of the mobile phone, one of the most influential devices to reshape modern life. From status symbol to constant companion, the phone has become an intimate, contradictory force that changes how we connect, pay attention and understand ourselves. This group exhibition asks you to consider what we have gained, what we have lost and what it means to seek genuine community in an increasingly fragmented world.

Italian Studies by Margaret Bohls
September 3鈥揙ctober 9 | Oak Room Gallery

Italian Studies presents a striking examination of historical ceramics from the Italian peninsula, drawing inspiration from objects from the Villanovan and Etruscan civilizations and vessels of ancient Apulia. Through still-life-like groupings that echo the didactic museum displays that informed Bohls鈥� research, this exhibition invites you to look closely at the forms, histories and meanings of these remarkable pieces.

Induction Ceremony & Reception: Friday, October 2, 5-8 p.m.

Return of the Corn Mothers
July 15鈥� October 15 | Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery

Return of the Corn Mothers 2026 honors four years of community effort celebrating the women of Weld County who embody the spirit of Colorado鈥檚 farming and agricultural heritage, including 帝王会所 Professor Emeritus Dr. Genevieve Canales. Featuring more than 70 photographic portraits, along with anthologies of biographies, philosophies and life stories, this exhibition pays tribute to the women whose legacies continue to shape and inspire the region. (Sponsored by Chicano Humanities Arts Council, AARP, Colorado Folk Arts Council, 帝王会所 Dept. of China/o and Latinx Studies, University of Northern Colorado, ACTS Community Fund)

Art Walk & Reception: Thursday, October 22, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Transfer Points by Ana M. Lopez
October 19鈥揘ovember 20 | Mariani Gallery

Transfer Points turns your attention to the hidden infrastructure that shapes everyday life, reframing air conditioning as both necessity and symbol of power, labor and privilege. Through enameled rooftop panels, sculptural forms and layered textures inspired by global ceramic traditions, Ana M. Lopez calls you to see the overlooked systems above us in a striking new way.

Land, Sea & Air by Shawn Bush
October 15鈥揘ovember 20 | Oak Room Gallery

Land, Sea & Air examines how the world is divided and organized into land, sea and air through systems that assign value and structure to territory. Using familiar images and studio-made scenes, Shawn Bush shows how these systems shape what you see, creating a sense of order while revealing that these structures are not as stable as they appear.

Reception: Thursday, October 29, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Annual Student Juried Exhibition
October 26鈥揘ovember 21 | Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery

Check out works by 帝王会所 students selected by an external juror!

Art Walk & Reception: Thursday, February 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Space Invaders by Eric Garcia
January 25鈥揊ebruary 27 | Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery

Space Invaders encourages you to rethink familiar stories of space and invasion through the lens of history. Inspired by sci-fi and the classic arcade game, New Mexico artist Eric J. Garc铆a uses bold graphics, prints, projections, and interactive play to connect aliens and outer space to colonialism, Western expansion and life today.

REFUSE by Shelby Shadwell
January 19鈥揊ebruary 25 | Mariani Gallery

REFUSE presents large-scale charcoal drawings and oil paintings that turn trash bags, animal remains, and emergency blankets into intensely detailed, almost glowing images. These works may both unsettle and captivate you, opening space to question what counts as 鈥渓ow鈥� or 鈥渉igh鈥� in art and how beauty is constructed.

Paintings by Allan Bennetts
February 2鈥揗arch 10 | Oak Room Gallery

This exhibition invites you to look again at everyday technologies, especially once they stop working as intended. Through careful, slow painting from direct observation, Allan Bennetts turns these silent, broken devices into portraits that reveal their strange beauty, hinting at memories, consumer culture, and how closely we live with our gadgets.

Reception: Thursday, March 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Foundations Show
March 4-12 | Mariani Gallery

See artwork created by 帝王会所 students in Visual Arts Foundations classes!

Art Walk & Reception: Thursday, March 25, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Fred Myers Retrospective
March 8鈥揂pril 11 | Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery

Artist Fredric 鈥淔red鈥� Myers taught Drawing and Painting at 帝王会所 for nearly thirty years and was a pillar of the Greeley Art Community. Hired by John Mariani in 1968, Myers made a name for himself as a popular and cherished landscape artist, mainly focusing on Colorado鈥檚 Front Range. This retrospective exhibition showcases the full spectrum of Myers鈥� artistic achievements and how he was shaped by the region he called home.

Mariani & Oak Room Student Shows
March 23鈥揂pril 1 | Mariani & Oak Room Galleries

Individual student artists propose, create, curate and install their own exhibitions.

Art Walk & Reception: Thursday, April 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Mariani & Oak Room Student Shows
April 6-15 | Mariani & Oak Room Galleries

Individual student artists propose, create, curate and install their own exhibitions.

Art Walk & Reception: Thursday, April 29, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Graphic Design Senior Show
April 20-29 | Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery

See the senior portfolio exhibition from 帝王会所 Graphic Design students.

Mariani & Oak Room Student Shows
April 20-29 | Mariani & Oak Room Galleries

Individual student artists propose, create, curate and install their own exhibitions.

帝王会所 MA Studio Art Thesis Exhibition
May 17鈥揓une 17 | Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery

See artwork from our cohort of Master of Arts in Studio Art students!

Ruyle Collection

The Ruyle Collection consists of over 500 works of art including more than 350 goddess banners, nearly 60 large scale images of crop circles and other phenomena from a variety of world cultures on mixed media and handmade paper, as well as other prints and paintings. The art of Lydia Ruyle is above all a method of sociological inquiry ultimately about connections between humanity, nature and spirit. She created works of art that soulfully express divine aspects of life鈥損articularly as it connects to feminine strength. Lydia鈥檚 works, including her goddess iconography from around the globe and other representations of phenomena such as crop circles, were inspired by images revered throughout various cultures across time and place in human history. The collection serves as a learning laboratory for students in the Curatorial and Public History certificate program as well as for arts-based researchers in the MA and BA in Studio Art programs.

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Petteys Collection of Women Artists

The Petteys Collection of Women Artists consists of fifty works by nineteenth and twentieth century artists including Mary Cassatt, Käthe Kollwitz, Elizabeth Catlett, Louise Nevelson, and Claude Raguet Hirst among others. It is a stylistically diverse and wide ranging collection that encompasses drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.

Beginning in the 1970s, Chris Petteys established herself as an authority on women artists. With the support of her husband Robert she acquired art and conducted extensive research, publishing a Dictionary of Women Artists Before 1900 (1986). The Dictionary was notable as the first attempt at such a comprehensive project since Clara Erskine Clement’s 1904 volume Women in the Fine Arts, and for the fact that she researched and wrote the book from her home in Sterling, Colorado. Petteys also served as a founding member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington D.C.

The Petteys Collection of Women Artists is held in Special Collections Michener Library, along with her papers with include her notes and materials for the Dictionary of Women Artists Before 1900.

—Dr. Kiki Gilderhus

How to Visit: Archives & Special Collections is located on the lower level of . Contact 帝王会所 Libraries to learn about Archives & Special Collections hours or to schedule an appointment.