Essential Adaptations: Printmaking from Costa Rica
The Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery presents Essential Adaptations: Printmaking from Costa Rica, on view October 28, 2025 – February 13, 2026. Developed with Irene Carvajal, Senior Lecturer in Pictorial Art, the exhibition highlights how Costa Rican artists transform limited resources into sustainable printmaking practices through reuse, recycling, and material innovation. Featuring works by Vicente Alpízar-Jiménez, Adrián Arguedas, Yula J. Cambronero-Bonilla, Carolina Córdoba Zamora, Rudy Espinoza, Alberto Murillo-Herrera, Emilia Prieto Tugores, Raquel Valverde Rodríguez, Alejandro Villalobos Cabezas, and IMPRINT, the show explores Costa Rica’s printmaking past and future. The artists address identity, memory, gender, and social critique while pushing the medium’s boundaries with inventive, ecologically conscious methods. Historical works loaned by the Museo de Arte Costarricense complement this presentation. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery and the College of Humanities & the Arts Artistic Excellence Programming Grant.
Hammer2 Gallery: Possibilities
July 18 - November 4, 2025 : The Hammer2 Gallery features a continuously rotating display featuring the work from local artists. This inaugural exhibition brings together the work of five artists: Elaine Sheen, Alexis Moorhead, Inga Poslitur, Elisabeth Koss, and Mario Montes Pozo. Working in a variety of media, including oil paint and mixed media, and diverse subject matter, including personal identities, abstract and natural forms, these artists explore the ideas of the world around them.
