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.
Current exhibitions
Dan Mills
Dan Mills: Human Topographies
Sept. 2 – Oct. 17, 2020
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
Human Topographies presents artist Dan Mills' wide-ranging and decades-old interest in history, exploration, games and wordplay in order to investigate national and global networks of power, commerce, and migration that underpin societies. Mills creates luminous, layered paintings and collages about our shared human history using 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
Drawing from the internationally-known activist-photographer's upcoming book of the same title, Donna Ferrato–Holy is the culmination of her 50-year 'road trip' across the U.S. and beyond. Holy follows Ferrato's journey from the sexual revolution of the '60s through the #metoo era of today. This work, 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 colonial histories. Moving with the Land, Listening to the Ancestors includes the Tennessee-based artist's archival and personal research, her interviews with tribal elders, as well as her search for reconnection with the land of her ancestors.
Upcoming exhibitions
Graduate Thesis Exhibition
Nov. 4, 2020 – Jan. 16, 2021
Berkshire, Reese, and Paul Galleries
Eskenazi Hall
An exhibition showcasing the work of students that completed their master's degrees in May 2020.
Elizabeth M. Claffey & Rania Matar
A Tacit Inheritance: Elizabeth M. Claffey & Rania Matar
Nov. 4, 2020 – Jan. 10, 2021
Marsh Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
A Tacit Inheritance features two distinct bodies of work by Elizabeth M. Claffey and Rania Matar, each exploring the themes of identity and memory through broader experiences of women across generations and cultures. Claffey’s "Matrilinear" offers a poetic window to layers of memory, through object portraits that represent a common thread of past, present, and future. In Matar's meticulously crafted portrait series "Unspoken Conversations," she explores womanhood at two seminal stages of life, adolescence and middle age.
This exhibition is supported, in part, by Aurora PhotoCenter.
David Plunkert
David Plunkert–Visual Communi-gator
Nov. 4, 2020 – March 13, 2021
Basile Gallery
Eskenazi Hall
David Plunkert–Visual Communi-gator, is the first in Herron's new series of exhibitions to examine the best of today's illustrators. With clients such as Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Capital Records, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, and Krispy Kreme, Plunkert's work has earned him recognition as one of the most innovative illustrators. Visual Communi-gator shows his uniquely engaging vision through a variety of illustrations and studies, including a recent digital piece created for #COMBATCOVID, the city-wide public art campaign of Poster House in New York City.
Thank you
Herron’s artist-in-residence program is made possible with support through CityWay, a luxury mixed-use community located in downtown Indianapolis.
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.
