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Artist Strause
March 3, 2026 • Posted in

Strause to display exhibit, “Women, Standing in Power” through March

Little Rock-based oil painter Katherine Strause will present her exhibit, “Women, Standing in Power,” at the University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery through April 1 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 5-6 p.m.  March 31 in the gallery. Strause said her […]

Artist of the Month Ahn
February 4, 2026 • Posted in

Soyoon Ahn is Artist of the Month for February

 Russellville, Ark., potter, painter, and educator Soyoon Ahn will display her exhibit, “Ancient Soul, Modern Touch: A Dialogue Across Time,” in the University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery through Feb. 20 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, in […]

Artist of the Month Satterfield
November 5, 2025 • Posted in

Satterfield is Artist of the Month

Arkansas clay artist Barbara Satterfield will present her exhibit, “Call and Response: Coil Constructions by Barbara Satterfield,” at University of the Ozarks as part of the Artist of the Month series. The exhibit will be on display in the Stephens Gallery from Nov. 10 through Dec. 12. There will be a recpetion to meet the […]

Artist of the Month Shaeffer
August 28, 2025 • Posted in

Shaeffer is Artist of the Month

Little Rock artist Michael Shaeffer will present his exhibit, “Gimme Danger: Works by Michael Shaeffer,” through Sept. 25, as part of the University of the Ozarks’ Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be on display in the Stephens Gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. The gallery is open to the public during business […]

Elisabeth Hays
May 6, 2025 • Posted in

Hays Presents Senior Art Exhibit 

University of the Ozarks art student Elisabeth Hays will present her senior art exhibit, “The Inbetween,” from May 6-10, in the Stephens Gallery on campus. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on May 10 in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. Hays, an art major from […]

Alexandra Melgar
April 29, 2025 • Posted in

Melgar’s Exhibit is Inspired by Home Country

University of the Ozarks art student Alexandra Melgar will present her senior art exhibit, “Egos de la Identidad/Echoes of Identity,” from April 29 through May 3 in the Stephens Gallery on campus. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on May 3, in the gallery. Melgar is a business administration […]

Genesis Zamora
April 24, 2025 • Posted in

Zamora to Present Senior Art Exhibit

University of the Ozarks student Genesis Zamora Baltodano will present her Senior Art Exhibit, “In the beginning,” from April 22-26 in the Stephens Gallery. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in the gallery.  Zamora, from Managua, Nicaragua, said the inspiration for her exhibit stems from […]

Hana Senior Art Exhibit
April 9, 2025 • Posted in

Origami is Focus of Hara’s Senior Art Project

Taichi Hara, an art major at University of the Ozarks, will present his Senior Art Exhibit, Origami in Focus, in the University’s Stephens Gallery from April 8-12. Hara’s senior project incorporates the Japanese art of origami with photography. “My artwork combines the use of origami and photography to show scenes of my life,” he said. […]

Senior Mirian Maralda
March 27, 2025 • Posted in

Miralda to Showcase Outdoors-Inspired Senior Art Exhibit

University of the Ozarks senior art student Mirian Miralda will present her nature-inspired Senior Art Exhibit, “The Great Outdoors,” April 1-5 in the Stephens Arts Gallery. There will be a reception to meet the artist at 6 p.m., April 2, in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. She will also discuss her […]

Art Students
March 6, 2025 • Posted in

Art Students Shine at 2025 River Valley Collegiate Event

Nine University of the Ozarks students combined to have 16 pieces of artwork accepted into the River Valley Arts Center’s 2025 Collegiate Competition. The exhibition was held in an alternate space in downtown Russellville, Ark., at The HeARTh Creator’s Collective. Ozarks alumna Jacqueline Jurcik, a 2013 graduate, is one of the administrators of this artist […]