Featured Exhibit
Alice Baber: From the Permanent Collection
January 24, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Weil Gallery
Alice Baber (1928-1982) was an American abstract expressionist painter, best known for the organic, biomorphic forms she painted using a staining technique which allowed her to explore pure color and elicit a sense of radiant light. Born in Charleston, Illinois, Baber spent her childhood winters in Florida due to poor health. Drawing attracted her from an early age, and by the time she was twelve, she was already attending college-level classes. Upon graduation from high school, she joined Lindenwood College in Missouri, and soon transferred to the more competitive Indiana University, Bloomington, where she was able to study with the figurative expressionist painter, Alton Pickens. Baber completed her Master of Arts degree in 1951 and travelled to Europe, where she spent a short period studying at the École des Beaux- Arts in Fontainebleau, France, before settling in New York City. During the second half of the 1950s, Baber supported herself by writing for McCall’s magazine, where she then became the arts editor. She also joined the March Gallery roster, which was one of the Tenth Street artists’ co-ops.
Current Exhibits
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LaDonna Vohar: "LaDonna's Melange"
January 24, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Shook Gallery
LaDonna is originally from Paducah, Kentucky, but has lived in Lafayette for many years. She works across a wide range of artistic media and subjects, painting portraits, murals, furniture, and anything that captures her interest in the moment. She enjoys watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphite, oil, and sculpture equally — as long as she can explore color and image, she feels at home creatively.
LaDonna draws inspiration from many places: the expression in someone’s eyes, the delicacy of a flower, the hues in a piece of yarn, a striking photograph, or the way light and shadow fall across an object. Her interests, talents, and aspirations center on envisioning, creating, and bringing works of art to life.
Her artwork has appeared on a diverse range of surfaces and products, including large-scale billboards, furniture, brochures, indoor and outdoor murals, walls and ceilings, and both two- and three-dimensional gallery installations.
Over the years, LaDonna has received numerous awards in various art competitions. She continues to nourish her spirit by creating meaningful work and sharing her artistic gifts with others.
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Alice Baber: From the Permanent Collection
January 24, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Weil Gallery
Alice Baber (1928-1982) was an American abstract expressionist painter, best known for the organic, biomorphic forms she painted using a staining technique which allowed her to explore pure color and elicit a sense of radiant light. Born in Charleston, Illinois, Baber spent her childhood winters in Florida due to poor health. Drawing attracted her from an early age, and by the time she was twelve she already attended college-level classes. Upon graduation from high school, she joined Lindenwood College in Missouri, and soon transferred to the more competitive Indiana University, Bloomington, where she was able to study with the figurative expressionist painter, Alton Pickens. Baber completed her Master of Arts degree in 1951 and travelled to Europe, where she spent a short period studying at the École des Beaux- Arts in Fontainebleau, France, before settling in New York City. During the second half of the 1950s, Baber supported herself by writing for McCall’s magazine, where she then became the arts editor. She also joined the March Gallery roster, which was one of the Tenth Street artists’ co-ops.
Upcoming Exhibits
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Sishi Wang and Jessica Mohl: "Poetics of Metal: Jewelry and Metalwork"
May 2, 2026 - August 2, 2026
McDonald Gallery
Metal is Jessica’s language. It is the medium that feels most natural in her hands, allowing her to create forms that are both familiar and mysterious. Shaping metal becomes a parallel to growth itself, making her an active catalyst in bringing new structures to life. By creating the illusion of growth, life, and decay in such a rigid material, she reconnects with the very sense of being alive.
Incorporating organic materials, natural forms, and filigree, Sishi weaves symbolism from Chinese culture together with her own understanding of the world. The works in this series honor the moments that have profoundly shaped her — each piece capturing a feeling, an experience, or an aspect of herself. Together, they trace her identity as an individual, a daughter, and a foreigner navigating the spaces between cultures.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, May 1!
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"Time for Tea: A Pour of Art and Craft"
May 2, 2026 - August 2, 2026
East Gallery
Pour yourself into this lively exploration of the teapot, where function meets imagination in surprising and delightful ways. Drawn primarily from the Bruno and Mary Moser Collection, with additional works from Jim Sondgeroth, and selections from the museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition brings together a wide-ranging array of teapots and companion pieces.
Working across ceramics, metal, glass, and mixed media, artists reimagine the teapot as more than a humble household object. Some pieces nod to tradition and the rituals of tea, while others twist, stretch, and reinvent the form entirely, playing with scale, balance, humor, and abstraction.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, May 1!
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Lori Brubaker: "Rooted"
May 23, 2026 - September 6, 2026
Shook Gallery
Lori Brubaker’s work combines printmaking, photography, and sculpture to showcase the beauty in the unnoticed aspects of nature and the negative spaces they create. She uses her own photographs within her work; she regularly goes out looking for the next piece of inspiration that nature provides her.
“Nature can be an intriguing, delicate, and complex being. It can be easy to take for granted all the alluring qualities and aspects that nature holds. My work aims to extract those elements that tend to go unnoticed. I find beauty within the positive and negative spaces that are formed with nature’s natural being. Color, abstraction, and earth’s natural appearances are used to present the natural elements in an alternate way to allow the viewer to form their own thoughts and experiences with the work and their connection to nature.”
Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, May 22!
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Mary Pat Wallen: "Imperfectly / Perfect"
August 22, 2026 - November 29, 2026
East Gallery
Mary Pat Wallen’s work portrays their personal journey through life. It is messy. It consists of multiple layers of what the world might see as mistakes, but Wallen sees as beauty. It is seeing the beauty among the rust and corrosion of humanity. To not view the holes or rusty crevices as decay, but rather, opportunities to let your soul shine. Wallen likes to call it controlled chaos, a yin and a yang, or better yet, their WABI-SOBI moment.
Join us for the Opening Reception on August 21!
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