Current Exhibition
Faculty Triennial: Spark
Tuesday, August 25 - Friday, October 2, 2026
The New Gallery, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, presents Faculty Triennial: Spark to open the 2026–27 exhibition season.
The faculty exhibition showcases the work of full-time and part-time faculty, as well as staff who teach and work within the Department of Art + Design. It offers the campus community and visitors an opportunity to engage with ideas across a diverse range of disciplines:
- Art history research
- Ceramics
- Drawing
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- New media
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Textiles
Members of the Department of Art + Design are professional artists and academics who share their work and expertise nationally and internationally in institutions across the globe. The New Gallery hosts this exhibition every three years, offering students and the broader community an opportunity to experience the department’s collective creative practice in one space.
This exhibition reflects the talent, craftsmanship, and intellectual dialogue that we hope to inspire in our students. It represents the academic excellence, creativity, curiosity, and commitment to artistic practice that define our APSU community.
Feaured Faculty Artists
- Amir Agharebparast
- Laicee Blackwell
- Rachel Bush
- Paul Collins
- Nicki Davis
- McLean Fahnestock
- Jessica Fife
- Patrick Gosnell
- Emilie Gill
- Angie Hernandez-Scoggins
- Barry Jones
- Hannah Mathis
- Amanda Morgado
- Joe Nivens
- Michael Poindexter
- Jaroslava Prihodova
- Scott Raymond
- Billy Renkl
- Yun Shin
- Gena Shire-Sgarlata
- Tamara Smithers
- Britt Stadig
- Tabitha Switzer
- Patrick Vincent
- Luke Warren
- Dixie Webb
- Ripley Whiteside
Events & Programs
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Opening Reception
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First Thursday Art Walk
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Gallery Talks
Rachel Bush, Barry Jones, Patrick Vincent, Paul Collins, Luke Warren, and Dr. Tamara Smithers
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Gallery Talks
Yun Shin, Amanda Morgado, Patrick Gosnell, Scott Raymond, Billy Renkl, and McLean Fahnestock
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Gallery Talks
Tabitha Sweitzer, Laicee Blackwell, Joe Nivens, Nicki Davis, and Jaroslava Prihodova
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First Thursday Art Walk
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Documentary Screening
Plan Your Visit
The New Gallery is located in Room 101 of the Art + Design Building and is free and open to the public.
