Gallery 181 Shows

IVA Graduate Exhibition, Spring 2025
The “Spring 2025 IVA Graduate Exhibition” featured the work of 10 integrated visual arts graduate students from all years of the program and was on display from May 5 to 15 in Gallery 181. The exhibition showcased photography, mixed media, installations, and more.

Featured artists included:
Omid Afsharpour Tashina M. Azure Zack Bukovich Corinne Dengler Rafa Fahmida Parisa Keshavarziyan Sam McCauley Michael Vitha Nolan…
Merge: Spring 2025 BFA Senior Exhibition
The “Merge: Spring 2025 BFA Senior Exhibition” was on view from Monday, April 28 through Thursday, May 1, in Gallery 181. This exhibition showcased the work of graduating integrated studio arts students, reflecting on their artistic growth and development during their time at Iowa State University. The show featured a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation, video, and digital art.
JPA Medallion Exhibition, Spring 2025
Work by three candidates for the Janice Petersen Anderson (JPA) Medallion Award was on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 26 through Friday, March 29, in Gallery 181.

The finalists were:
Avery TeSelle, a graduating senior in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program Kierra Jack, a senior in interior design with a minor in entrepreneurship Lamaur Benjamin, a…
Tender Nests: MFA Exhibition by Natalie Deam
Integrated visual arts graduate student Natalie Deam presented Tender Nests, an exhibition for her Master of Fine Arts thesis, from Monday, April 14 through Thursday, April 17 in Gallery 181 in the College of Design.

The exhibition explored the queer ecology of the Midwest Anthropocene, drawing inspiration from the often-overlooked queerness embedded within Midwestern ecosystems. Deam’s work situated these life forms within the context…
To Serve Man: Nicole Soriano MFA Exhibition
Integrated visual arts graduate student Nicole Soriano presented To Serve Man, an exhibition for her Master of Fine Arts thesis, from Wednesday, April 2 through Tuesday, April 8 in Gallery 181 in the College of Design.

The exhibition featured paintings, photography, film, and digital collages that explored themes of feminist art and violence. Soriano’s work critically examined the longstanding fetishization of violence against women…
Puppet & Parvaneh: Elnaz Masrour MFA Exhibition
Integrated visual arts graduate student Elnaz Masrour presented Puppet & Parvaneh, an exhibition for her Master of Fine Arts thesis, from Monday, March 24 through Friday, March 28 in Gallery 181 in the College of Design.

The exhibition featured paintings, photographs, videos, and installations that explored themes of gender bias and artistic anonymity in Iran. Through her work, Masrour examined the limitations placed on…
Crossings: Rome Show Exhibition, Fall 2024
Crossings: The Rome Program Show showcased interdisciplinary work in visual art, graphic design, and interior design created by students who participated in the College of Design’s Fall 2024 Rome Program. A public reception was held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in the atrium and Gallery 181.

The exhibition highlighted the creative outcomes of students’ immersive experiences in Rome, reflecting their…
The Portable Cow Exhibition
Portable Cow, an exhibition held in conjunction with a symposium of the same name (February 18–20), was on view from February 18 to 27 in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design. Gallery hours were 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. A public reception took place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20.

Conceived by social…
Integrated Visual Arts Graduate Student Exhibition, Fall 2024
Work by 11 Iowa State University integrated visual arts graduate students was on display from December 10 to 19 in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of campus.

The Integrated Visual Arts Graduate Student Exhibition featured paintings, textiles, photographs, and drawings that explored topics such as political events, nature, self-exploration, emotions, and more.…
Tatreezing Palestine: Mapping of Land, People and Memory
The Tatreezing Palestine: Mapping of Land, People and Memory exhibition was on display from November 19 to December 6 in Gallery 181. The show was the culmination of research conducted by Master of Science in Architecture student Amani Taleb, under the guidance of Nathalie Frankowski, associate professor of architecture and Design for Critical Futures Faculty Fellow.

The exhibition featured drawings, films, textile art, and…