Current Exhibitions
Department of
Art and Design
Fall 2026 Exhibitions
Exhibitions will be shown at the PFW Visual Arts Gallery. Admission is free for everyone.
Visual Art Gallery Hours:
Weekdays: 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
Weekends: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Bridget O’Brien: Land Credits
PFW alumna and 2026-2027 IU Fellow Bridget O’Brien presents a collection of oil paintings that hold reverence for ecological and personal grief. Through her work, O’Brien tells the ongoing story of the protracted loss of biodiversity and protected lands in North America, while recalling the great joy in existence of these lives and habitats now lost to us, articulated through the fragmented, abstract, and non-temporal sequence of memory.
Tuesday, Sept. 8 – Sunday, Sept. 27
Opening Reception – Thursday, Sept. 10 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Gallery
Annual High School Juried Exhibition
The PFW Department of Art and Design is proud to host an exhibition of the best art and design work by regional high school artists. With the goal of encouraging and challenging young artists to continue to strive for artistic excellence, accepted works are eligible for a variety of awards presented during the opening reception.
October 12 – November 8, 2026
Opening Reception – Saturday, Oct. 24 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Gallery
Tim Parsley: Reaching the Horizon
Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, Tim Parsley, presents a collection of mixed media works that reinterpret existing American historical narratives. Through paintings, drawings, and collage, he will express the hope, pride, destruction, and dominance that has led to this conflicted place in our national history.
November 16, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Opening Reception – Thursday, Nov. 19 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Gallery