Open year round, the Galleries at Herron showcase the artwork of emerging and established contemporary artists and designers, as well as the work of Herron’s acclaimed faculty, distinguished alumni and students. All exhibitions and artist talks are free and open to the public.
Galleries closed until further notice
For the safety of our community, and based on the guidance of federal and state public health agencies, our galleries are closed until further notice and related events have been cancelled. We look forward to welcoming visitors again as soon as possible. Please check our website for updates.
Virtual exhibition tours
Tsherin Sherpa
Metamorphosis: Recent Painting & Sculpture by Tsherin Sherpa
March 11 – April 25, 2020
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
Trained in the traditions of Tibetan thangka painting, Tsherin Sherpa's work borrows imagery from classical Tibetan Buddhist iconography to investigate the dichotomy found where sacred and secular traditions and world cultures collide.
This exhibition is the first of a new annual series focusing on contemporary international art and artists and is presented with support from Rossi & Rossi Gallery.
Beatriz Vasquez
Hope & Loss—A Border Elegy: Recent Work by Beatriz Vasquez
March 11 – April 25, 2020
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
Employing the Mexican folk-art technique of papel picado, where intricate designs are cut into colorful sheets of tissue paper, Herron alumna Beatriz Vasquez pushes the boundaries of this widely used art form to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Vasquez will moderate a panel discussion, "Migration: A Force of Nature—A Basic Human Need," in conjunction with the exhibition.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Welcoming Campus Innovation Fund, with additional support provided by the Arts and Humanities Institute at IUPUI.
Adam Milner
Adam Milner–The Bed and My Moon
March 11 – April 25, 2020
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
The Bed and My Moon reveals Brooklyn-based artist Adam Milner's nocturnal musings on sleep and the remnants of the experience through a 10-year daily photography practice and silvery, cast replicas of the moon created while in residence at Herron.
Upcoming exhibitions
Dan Mills
Dan Mills: Human Topographies
Sept. 2 – Oct. 17, 2020
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
This exhibition presents an expansive investigation of artist Dan Mills' wide-ranging and decades-long interest in history, exploration, and games and wordplay to investigate networks of power, trade, and migration that underpin societies, nationally and globally. Mills makes luminous and layered paintings and collages about our shared human history utilizing maps and data to expose the legacies of imperialism: war, colonialism, mass incarceration, and the forced displacement of indigenous peoples.
Donna Ferrato
Donna Ferrato–Holy
Sept. 2 – Oct. 17, 2020
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
Drawn from her forthcoming book of the same title, Donna Ferrato–Holy features the work of this internationally recognized activist-photographer that is the result of a 50-year "road trip" across the USA as women fight for equality in the bedroom and the boardroom. Holy follows Ferrato's journey from the sexual revolution of the '60s through the #metoo era of today. This exhibition, as noted by Ferrato, "is built on the strength of that other holy trinity—the mother, the daughter, and the others who believe in women.”
This exhibition is supported, in part, by Ann M. Stack.
Jana Harper
Jana Harper–Moving with the Land, Listening to the Ancestors
Sept. 2 – Oct. 17, 2020
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
With her Native American heritage as an entry point, and a focus on the Mackinac Band of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians’ 20-year petition for federal recognition, Jana Harper explores her place in the competing narrative between indigenous and settler histories. Harper’s presentation at Herron is a visualization of her archival and personal research, her interviews with tribal elders, and her quest to reconnect with the land of her ancestors.
Graduate Thesis Exhibition
No. 4, 2020 – Jan. 16, 2021
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
An exhibition showcasing the work of six students that completed their master's degrees in visual art in May 2020.
Liz Claffey & Rania Matar
A Tacit Inheritance: Liz Claffey & Rania Matar
Nov. 4, 2020 – Jan. 10, 2021
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
This two-person exhibition will feature the work of artists Elizabeth M. Claffey and Rania Matar, each exploring themes of identity and memory within the broader experiences of women across generations and cultures. Rania Matar’s contribution, Unspoken Conversations, is a meticulously crafted portrait series that explores womanhood at two seminal stages of life, adolescence and middle age. Liz Claffey’s ongoing series, Matrilinear, offers a poetic window into the layers of memory embedded in a series of simple object portraits that embody a collective thread weaving together past, present, and future.
This exhibition is supported, in part, by Aurora PhotoCenter, Indianapolis.
David Plunkert
David Plunkert–Visual Communi-gator
Nov. 4, 2020 – March 13, 2021
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
The first in a new exhibition series at Herron examining the best in illustration today, David Plunkert–Visual Communi-gator will feature work that has earned Plunkert recognition as one of the most innovative illustrators working today. With clients ranging from Rolling Stone, to The New Yorker, Capital Records, Dogfish Head Craft Brewing, MTV Networks, and Krispy Kreme, Plunkert's uniquely engaging vision will be shown in multiple illustrations and studies, including a recent digitally displayed work for the New York City-wide public art project, #COMBATCOVID.
Thank you
Parking is free in the Sports Complex Garage adjacent to Eskenazi Hall or on levels 5 and 6 of the Riverwalk Garage, courtesy of The Great Frame Up Indianapolis, with validation from the Herron galleries.
In-kind support is provided by Sun King Brewing.
