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  • Steven Brower – Influence, Parody, and Process

    September 10 – November 16, 2012

    Ice House Gallery

    Artist Lecture:

    Thurs. September 13 | 4:30 p.m.
    Wilson Hall Auditorium
    Opening Reception in Gallery:
    Thurs. September 13 | 5:30 – 7 p.m.

    Free and Open to the Public

    Designer Steven Brower explores his origins and how he filters early and later influences through his own personal sensibility. Not limited to visual art, graphic design or illustrations those influences include Groucho Marx, Woody Guthrie, Louis Armstrong, right along side PushPin Studios, Mad Magazine, and Jack Kirby.

  • Gallery Exhibition: Historic Wilson Hall

    Historic Wilson Hall

    Designated a Historical Landmark in 1985

    November 1 – December 21, 2012
    Pollak Gallery
    Free & Open to Public
    The splendor of the golden age of American palaces will be featured in
 an exhibit of photographs depicting Shadow lawn estate as it appeared from 1903 through 1937. The exhibit features images of the original colonial wood frame structure built in 1903 that was destroyed by fire in 1927, and the neoclassical French limestone structure that replaced it in 1929. The exhibit includes images of President Woodrow Wilson making his acceptance speech on the steps
 of Shadow Lawn, the opulent décor of the interiors, and the greenhouses and grounds that supported the estate.
    This exhibition is part of an ongoing historical project that we hope to grow and enhance by learning more through oral histories and individual memories. If you or a family member had a special connection or story to share about Shadow Lawn Mansion or Wilson Hall, please submit it. We will be collecting this information for use in future research and exhibitions.

  • Gallery Exhibition: December Senior Exhibition

    Opening Reception in Gallery:

    Friday, November 30 | 7 – 9 p.m.
    Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design or Fine Art.
    Rotary Ice House Gallery Hours
    Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Faculty and Friends: Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Inaugural Exhibition

    January 28 – March 8
    Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall Gallery
    Free and Open to the Public

    This invitational exhibition features the work of 57 accomplished artists from across the country – including current faculty and former faculty, alumni and artists who have exhibited in the Monmouth University galleries over the years.

  • Aftermath Series – Joel Meyerowitz

    February 4 – March 22, 2013
    Pollak Gallery
    Free & Open to Public

    After September 11th, 2001, the Ground Zero site in New York City was classified as a crime scene and only those directly involved in the recovery efforts were allowed inside. The press was also prohibited from the site, but with the help of the Museum of the City of New York and sympathetic city officials, award-winning photographer Joel Meyerowitz managed to obtain unlimited access. By ingenuity and sheer determination, he was the only photographer granted unimpeded right of entry into Ground Zero. For 9 months, during the day and night, Meyerowitz photographed “the pile,” as the World Trade Center came to be known, and the over 800 people a day that were working in it. Influenced by Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange’s work for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, he knew that if he didn’t make a photographic record of the unprecedented recovery efforts, “there would be no history.”

    Selected Works from the Joel Meyerowitz Aftermath Series is made possible by the generous gifts from: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zucker, Mr. Jeffrey H. Newman

  • Student Movie Posters from the Department of Art & Design

    2nd Floor, Rechnitz Hall

    What can you do with 4 colors, 4 names, 2 locations, 2 dates, 2 films genres and 4 adjectives?
    For this project, students are asked to create a concept for a movie poster for a film that does not exist. As a point of departure, students are asked to type up a list of colors, locations, names, dates, adjectives, and film genres. These words are then cut and distributed (via the nearest baseball hat). This compilation of information is then used as the catalyst for the story. From this exercise, students write a summary of the movie including plot line and character development. Once the story concept is discussed and approved, each student begins a visual journey resulting in the work displayed here on the gallery walls.
    Coursework from:
    AR374 Digital Imaging: Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012
    Professors Bright and Cresson

  • First Senior Exhibition – Graphic Design

    March 28 – April 5, 2013
    Ice House Gallery
    Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
    Free & Open to Public
    Opening Reception: Thursday, March 28 | 7 – 9 p.m.
    Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design.

  • Senior Animation and Motion Graphics Screening

    Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who have taken animation and motion graphics courses.

    Screening Event: Thursday, March 28th | 7-9 p.m. – In conjunction with the Graphic Design Senior Exhibition

  • Advocacy, Revelation, Transcendence – Jacob Landau

    Opening Reception: Thurs. April 11 | 6 p.m.
    Gallery Talk: Wed. April 17 | 5 p.m. by Dr. David Herrstrom, President of the Jacob Landau Institute
    Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    Docent tours are available.

    The exhibition features a selection of 32 pieces from Monmouth University’s extensive collection of Jacob Landau’s work, which is comprised of over 300 prints, drawings, and paintings. The collection was gifted to Monmouth University in 2008 by the Jacob Landau Institute of Roosevelt, NJ.

    Born in Philadelphia in 1917, Jacob Landau launched his career as an illustrator, winning national prizes at age 16 and a scholarship to the Philadelphia College of Art. He had over sixty one-person shows and was the recipient of many awards, including Tiffany, Guggenheim and National Arts Council grants. Many of his works are featured in permanent collections in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others. A master teacher, he retired as professor emeritus at New York’s Pratt Institute. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts by Monmouth University.

    Landau, who died in 2001, won praise for his “humanist” approach to art, which explored the basic themes of human existence and morality, according to Institute president David Herrstrom. Having lived through the Great Depression, Landau faced tough times and human cruelty, influences that can be seen throughout his works. Herrstrom explains that “As a humanist, Landau was committed to the belief that art must do more than entertain or please. Creating inner conflict, art can precipitate a small crisis of perception or conscience in us and contribute to human growth.”

    Dates/Times docents will be in the gallery to give guided tours:

    Fri. April 12 | 4 pm – 8 pm
    Sat. April 13 | 6 pm – 8 pm
    Sun. April 14 | 11 am – 2 pm
    Mon. April 15 | 12 pm – 2 pm
    Tues. April 16 | 11 am – 12 pm
    Wed. April 17 | 11 am – 2 pm
    Thurs. April 18 | 4:30 pm – 8 pm
    Fri. April 19 | 11 am – 1 pm, 6 pm – 8 pm
    Mon. April 22 | 12 pm – 2pm
    Tues. April 23 | 11 am – 4 pm
    Wed. April 24 | 11am – 3 pm

  • Second Senior Exhibition – Fine Art

    April 12 – 19, 2013
    Ice House Gallery
    Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
    Free & Open to Public
    Opening Reception: Friday, April 12 | 7 – 9 p.m.
    Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art.