Feb 26 - Mar 21: The 91st Annual Art Students Exhibition
The Howard University Gallery of Art
announces the opening of the
Department of Art 91st Annual Art Students Exhibition
February 26 to March 21, 2025
(Washington, DC) — The Howard University Gallery of Art presents the 91st Annual Art Students Exhibition featuring the artworks from the Chadwick A. Boseman, Department of Art undergraduate and graduate students from February 26 to March 21, 2025.
The 91st Annual Arts Students Exhibition is juried and showcases artworks from the various Department of Art programs – Ceramics, Design, Electronic Studio, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture. This year’s jurors are Mr. Eric Pryor, former President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Academy for the Arts, and Dr. Jane Carpenter-Rock, Acting Director of the Smithsonian American Arts Museum.
The Howard University Gallery of Art is located in the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Lulu Vera Hall, 2455 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20059.
About the Jurors
JANE CARPENTER-ROCK
Dr. Jane Carpenter-Rock is the acting director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), the flagship museum in the United States for American art and craft. She also oversees the program for contemporary craft at the museum’s branch location, The Renwick Gallery.
Dr. Carpenter-Rock joined the museum in March 2022 as the deputy director for museum content and outreach, overseeing the museum departments for Education, Conservation, External Affairs, and Digital Strategies and the Research and Scholars Center. She held several positions at the U.S. Department of State, including director of the orientation division at the Foreign Service Institute (2021–2022), acting director and deputy director of the National Museum of American Diplomacy (2018–2021), and public affairs officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town, South Africa (2013–2016).
Carpenter-Rock earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary, a master’s degree from Howard University, and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. She is the author of Betye Saar, part of the David C. Driskell Series of African American Art (2003).
ERIC G. PRYOR
Eric G. Pryor is a transformative leader with over three decades of experience in arts education, cultural programming, and nonprofit management. Mr. Pryor served as the former President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), where he led the “New PAFA” initiative, reimagining the institution as a modern cultural hub. As President of the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), he transformed the campus into a vibrant center for arts education. As Executive Director of The Center for Arts Education (CAE), Pryor championed equitable access to arts education for New York City Public Schools. As an academic, he has taught painting, foundation, and art appreciation Art at Medgar Evers College and Buffalo State University, providing professional experiences to inspire and mentor artists.
Pryor holds a Master of Fine Art from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting from Wayne State University. He also completed the Executive Program in Nonprofit Leadership at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.
About Howard University Gallery of Art
The Howard University Gallery of Art was established in 1928 by the action of the Board of Trustees in response to an offer of funds made by a philanthropic couple of Washington, D.C. By 1941, the name of the gallery changed to Art Gallery when it was moved to the East Wing of the Founders Library. From the early days to the present, the Howard University Gallery of Art has engaged in art collecting, preservation, and conservation at Howard University. Visit finearts.howard.edu/gallery-art for more information on the Gallery of Art.
About Howard University’s Department of Art
The Department of Art offers exemplary instruction in the practice, history, and criticism of the visual arts and design. We develop skilled and knowledgeable graduates who are prepared to compete for professional positions and engage in entrepreneurial endeavours as artists, designers, fashion merchandisers, interior designers, and art historians. We have a unique advantage and responsibility to reflect, affirm, and perpetuate the visual expression of the African American and African Diaspora experience. Click here for more information about the Howard University Department of Art.
About Howard University
Howard University, established in 1867, is a leading private research university based in Washington, D.C. Howard’s 14 schools and colleges offer 140 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs and lead the nation in awarding doctoral degrees to African American students. Howard is the top-ranked historically Black college or university (HBCU) according to Forbes and is the only HBCU ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 National Universities. Renowned for its esteemed faculty, high achieving students, and commitment to excellence, leadership, truth and service, Howard produces distinguished alumni across all sectors, including the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice and the first woman U.S. vice president; Schwarzman, Marshall, Rhodes and Truman Scholars; prestigious fellows; and over 165 Fulbright recipients. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu.
Visitor Information: Admission to Howard University Gallery of Art is free
Hours: Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Closed national holidays.
Visit finearts.howard.edu/gallery-art for current exhibition and program information.
Contact Information:
Gallery of Art, 202-806-7070
Kathryn Coney-Ali, Co-Executive Director, Gallery of Art, kconey@Howard.edu
Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet, Co-Executive Director, Gallery of Art, raulmoarquech.ferrer@howard.edu
Department of Art, 202-806-7047
Dr. Raimi Gbadamosi, Chair, Department of Art, raimi.gbadamosi@howard.edu