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The St. Mary’s Art and Art History Department provides a diverse, collaborative, and integrated curriculum in the different aspects of art and art history.

Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell's Artwork Featured in Exhibition at Gallery 115
June 28, 2021
Image of 3D modeled flowers against a black background.
Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Animation Jessye McDowell has two artworks included in "Bloom," a group show at Gallery 115 in Frederick, Maryland. Her new piece, "Future Sets (After Huysum)," was selected for the catalogue cover. The exhibition runs from June 18-Sept.15; there will be an… Find Out More
Artwork by Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell included in Exhibition at the Attleboro Art Museum
May 23, 2021
3D modeled image of dark forest with elaborate foliage and insects.
Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Animation Jessye McDowell's artwork will be included in "Real or Imagined?," a national juried exhibition at the Attleboro Art Museum in Attleboro, Mass. The exhibition was juried by Clare Bell, senior director of exhibitions at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell in group exhibition: The Digital Wilds
March 8, 2023
Open oyster shell underwater, with bubbles and wires surrounding it.
Assistant Professor of Art Jessye McDowell has four works featured in "Cosmic Rays Digital: The Digital Wilds," curated by Sabine Gruffat at Lump Gallery in Raleigh, NC. The exhibition, which runs from March 3 - April 2, features artists whose works "critically engage with the new media… Find Out More
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Awarded Individual Artist Fellowship
January 7, 2023
Sue Johnson with VCA award
Professor of Art Sue Johnson has been awarded a prestigious 2023 Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. One of eight artists in the state of Virginia to receive this award, Johnson will use the fellowship support to complete work on her forthcoming artist book, "Burn a Pan… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell has solo exhibition
November 29, 2022
fake flowers against a black background.
Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell currently has a solo exhibition at Sonoma State University in Sonoma, CA. Titled Superbia, the exhibition runs from November 4 - December 11 alongside a show by artist Allison Berkoy. The exhibition showcases work from McDowell's new series that uses 3D modeling… Find Out More
Solo Exhibition for Professor of Art Sue Johnson
September 22, 2022
Sue Johnson artist selection of work from exhibition at Coker University
A new solo exhibition by Professor of Art Sue Johnson has opened at the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery of Coker University in Hartsville, South Carolina and runs through October 14. The exhibition, titled "Showroom: Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines" includes 17 mixed media paintings and… Find Out More
Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” is now on view at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, N.H.
June 6, 2022
photo of the exhibition at Gallery at 3S Artspace courtesy of Sue Johnson
A large-scale exhibition of Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” is now on view at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, N.H. from June 3 - July 31, 2022. 

Beth Falconer, executive director of 3S Artspace said of the exhibition, “[This is] the first opportunity for… Find Out More
Professor of Art Sue Johnson Awarded Catwalk Institute Fellowship
March 21, 2022
painting of a Hudson River landscape (public domain) and portrait of Sue Johnson
Professor of Art Sue Johnson has been awarded a fully funded summer residency fellowship by the Catwalk Institute, which is a retreat for art making, collaborative projects and scholarly discourse in New York State’s Upper Hudson Valley. Resident fellows are selected through a highly competitive… Find Out More
Professor of Art Carrie Patterson is Organizer of NYC Gallery Exhibition
January 18, 2022
Total Station No. 4, 2019, acrylic and oil on canvas and wood, 34" x 24" x 3" artwork by Carrie Patterson
Professor of Art Carrie Patterson organized a group exhibition running from January 4 – 29, 2022 at The Painting Center in the West Chelsea section of Manhattan in New York City. The exhibition, “The Shaping of America,” features the work of 10 female artists: Pam Cardwell, Janis Goodman, Cecily… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Alumnus Art Featured in “Metropolis Scrolling with Eli Hill” Exhibition at Boyden Gallery
October 25, 2021
Boyden Gallery Director Erin Peters, Professor of Art Carrie Patterson, and St. Mary’s College alumnus Eli Hill ’21
Over the summer, St. Mary’s College of Maryland held its annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, which provides students opportunities to engage deeply in independent research, laboratory and creative work across disciplines, under the guidance and with the expertise of… Find Out More
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