Kittredge Gallery

Kittredge Gallery is closed for the summer - See you in September!

Selections from Georges Rouault’s Miserere in Context

Co-curated by Kelsey Eldridge and Peter Stanley
September 9th – October 19th 
Reception Wednesday, October 9th 5 p.m.
 

Between 1914 and 1948, the French artist Georges Rouault produced a monumental series of prints entitled, Miserere (“Have Mercy”) in response to the horrors of World War I. Combining Christian iconography with frank depictions of wartime cruelty, the darkly expressionistic works were Rouault’s attempt to grapple with the reality of the senseless loss and destruction wrought by war and those who wield power.

War and Passion: Selections from Georges Rouault’s Miserere in Context places Miserere into conversation with pieces from the University’s collection and sculptures by John McCuistion. Together these modern and contemporary works provide an invitation to reflect on the timelessness of Rouault’s project and the inhumanity of interminable war. 
 

subGrid

A Group Show of PNW Queer Artists

October 28th – December 14th 

Reception Wednesday, October 30th 5 p.m.

Curated by Mare Hirsch

I first came across the concept of a sub-grid in physical simulations; a type of computer programming that simulates aspects of the real world in order to better understand how they work, which in turn allow us to make predictions. In these simulations, a computational grid divides the physical world into discrete cells. Each cell represents an average of the physical parameters, but cannot not capture every single physical process that is occurring. The sub-grid refers to scales of physical processes that occur at a smaller level than what the larger simulation is capturing. Despite being below the resolution of the grid, what’s happening on the sub-grid will still have real-world impacts on whatever the simulation is representing.

To me, queerness is often a type of sub-grid. Similar to the way that sub-grid phenomena escape the resolution of computational simulations, queerness exists beyond the rigid structures of societal norms. This exhibition brings together queer artists whose work embodies the fluidity, resistance, and nuance that fall between the conventional frameworks of daily life. Like the unseen but essential forces in sub-grid models, queerness reshapes and influences the broader landscape—undetected by those focused only on the larger, visible structures. These artists capture the beauty and complexity of identities, desires, sexualities, and experiences that reside in these interstitial spaces, pushing the boundaries of what is known and resolved.

– Mare Hirsch, curator and contributing artist

January 27th – February 22nd

Reception Monday, Jan. 27th 5 p.m.

See the best work from art classes in the last year. The opening night party and awards (with prizes) on Monday, Jan. 27th, is the first view of the show. The Art Students Annual show is a Puget Sound tradition. Students enter work from art classes, and a juror selects artwork for the show, which will be in Kittredge Gallery for four weeks. 

Ángela Jiménez Durán

March 12th – April 12th (closed March 17th – 23rd)

Opening Reception March 12th, 5 p.m.

An installation of poetry and drawings, dipped in the Puget Sound.

March 28th – April 12th

Reception March 28th, 5 p.m.

Chantal’s recent artistic work explores her Chinese Mexican identity through a historical critique of the anti-Asian politics in early 20th century Mexico. For her residency at University of Puget Sound, Peñalosa Fong has developed an exhibition that connects the archival and biographical histories of Chinese migrants with the anti-Asian policies implemented during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in both Mexico and the United States. Her work aims to construct a transnational history of Chinese migration to the West Coast from her hometown in Tecate, Baja California, to Tacoma, Washington. Chantal has visited classes in Hispanic Studies, Studio Art and Asian Studies while in residence, as well as holding open studio hours.

April 23rd – May 11th

Reception April 23rd 5 p.m.

This annual event showcases our graduating seniors’ talent and creativity, offering a glimpse into their artistic journeys throughout their time here at the University of Puget Sound.