Past Exhibitions in the Sub Fine Art Galleries
The Student Union proudly hosts a variety of exhibitions each year in our Student Union Gallery and pop-up galleries. The gallery is open and free to the public during all Student Union operating hours.
Have a great idea for an exhibition? New Applications Accepted Each Spring!

42nd Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Membership Exhibition
Student Union Jordan Pop Up Gallery (June 2022)
New Narratives: 2022 CWI Capstone Collection
(May 2022)
Please link to CWI Capstone to experience a virtual presentation of this installation.

Lo Que Ha De Venir/What is About to Come
New Works by Veiko Valencia (February – March 2022)
Please link to Veiko Valencia Virtual Tour to experience a virtual presentation of this installation.

The Art and Legacy of Dr. Louis A. Peck, Jr.
Guest Curated by Carol Peck-Hill and James Walker (January – February 2022)
Please link to Louis Peck Virtual Tour to experience a virtual presentation of this installation.

Passengers
Works by Ann Porter (November 2021 – January 2022)
Please link to Ann Porter’s Passengers to experience a virtual presentation of this installation.

From the Collections: Portraits
Featuring portraits from the University Permanent Art Collection and University Archives (October – November, 2021)
Please link to University Portraits to experience a virtual presentation of this installation.
Long Term Vision: Works by Luma Jasim
Works on canvas exploring the refugee experience and its consequences (August – September, 2021)
Please link to Luma Jasim Virtual Tour to experience a virtual presentation of this installation.
41st Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Membership Exhibition
Annual watercolor show celebrating Idaho artists (May – June, 2021)
Please link to Juror Critiques to experience an online presentation of this installation.

Emerging: CWI Capstone Collection
Collaboration that celebrates the artistic and academic achievements of College of Western Idaho Studio Art graduates (April – May, 2021)
Please link to CWI Capstone to experience a virtual tour of this installation.
Drive To Town
Exhibition of abstracted, aerial perspective of rural landscapes(March – May, 2021)
Please link to Tricia Florence Virtual Tour to experience a virtual tour of this installation.

Postal Outliers
Installation of mail art from 127 artists from 24 countries and 19 US states (January – February, 2021)
Please link to Postal Outliers Virtual Tour to experience a virtual tour of this installation.

Character Development
An intimate exhibition of digital paintings by Michael Chambers (January – March, 2021)
Please link to Michael Chambers Virtual Tour to experience a virtual tour of this installation.
Hostile Terrain 94
Installation of roughly 3,200 toe tags representing people who have died while crossing the U.S./Mexico border between the mid-1990s and 2020 (October – December, 2020)
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Things We Do
Digital Photographs by Colin Hicks (August – December, 2020)
Please link to https://hicks.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.htm to experience a virtual tour of this installation.

Objects of Resilience
Students of Drawing 1, with Erin Cunningham, Objects of Resilience (August 24 – September 27, 2020)
Please link to https://bsuobjectsofresilience.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.htm to experience a virtual tour of this exhibition.
Field Studies: Interpreting the West
Lisa Flowers Ross, Field Studies: Interpreting the West (March 1 – April 1, 2020)

The Interstice Series
Leslie Dixon, The Interstice Series, (January 12 – May 10, 2020)

Watercolor Exhibition
40th Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition(June 2-June 27, 2019)

Pipe Dream
D’Arcy Bellamy, Pipe Dream (April 14- May 12, 2019)

Sketchy Somethings
Dejah Devereaux, Sketchy Somethings (March 10- May 12, 2019)

Entropy
Entropy by Rachael Mayer, Dualistic Desires by Monica Bright and Eclipse by Boise State Printmakers (January 27- March 3, 2019)

The Unfolding of the Untitled
Mark W. McGinnis, The Unfolding of the Untitled (January 27- March 3, 2019)

Osmosis
Khara Oxier, Osmosis (January 13- February 24, 2019)

Apathetic Adoration
Kristen Mollner and Michael Kay Smith, Apathetic Adoration (November 4- December 16, 2018)

Two Generations of Print Makers
Frederick Foster Brown and Gary Frederick Brown, Two Generations of Print Makers (August 19- September 23, 2018)
2017-2018 Exhibitions

SEEN
Carissa Sindon, SEEN (August 20-September 24, 2017)

No Press Like Home
No Press Like Home (October 1-November 5, 2017)

Art Acts
Art Acts (November 12-December 13, 2017)

Narratives
Samuel Paden, Narratives (January 7th–February 8th, 2018)

The In-Betweens
Katy Rogan, The In-Betweens (January 7th-February 11, 2018)

Marking Time
Emma Hood, Marking Time (March 4th-April 5th, 2018)

MFA Showcase
2018 Annual MFA Student Showcase (April 19-April 29, 2018)

The Nature of Spirit
The Nature of Spirit- Missy Cory and Shelly Jund. April 22- May 27, 2018

Watercolor Society
39th Idaho Watercolor Society. June 2-June 28th, 2018
2016-2017 Exhibitions

Opening Doors
Opening Doors: A Glimpse into the Artist’s Mind III, presented by BOSCO (September 12th – October 28th, 2016)

America’s Wilderness Beauty
America’s Wilderness Beauty, by Richard Scott “Scotty” Perkins (September 26th – October 23rd, 2016)

Complex Ecosystems
Complex Ecosystems, by Theresa Burkes & Connie Wood (November 7th – December 8th, 2016)

National Mythstory
National Mythstory, by Bryan Anthony Moore (January 9th – February 19th)

Basque Women of Inner Strength
Basque Women of Inner Strength, by Begoña Pecharroman and Peter Oberlindacher (February 27th – April 9th, 2017)

Calling from a Summer
Calling from a Summer, by JanyRae Seda (April 17-May 21)

Effervescence
Effervescence, by Deanna Scherrer (April 17-May 28)

Idaho Watercolor Society
Idaho Watercolor Society 38th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition (June)
2015-2016 Exhibitions

Half Sister
Half Sister, by Lily and Marta Lee (Aug 10 – Sept. 13, 2015)

Gomi
Gomi, by Pete Kutchins (Sept. 21 – Nov. 1, 2015)

Social Fruit
Social Fruit, by Kayla Hurd (Nov. 2 – 29, 2015)

Broncos Abroad
Broncos Abroad by the International Learning Opportunities Office (Nov. 9 – Dec. 4, 2015)

Tarpestries
Tarpestries, by Melissa Sasi Chambers Dec. 13 – Jan. 15

N Mirror Creek PL
N Mirror Creek PL by Josephine Forrester Jan 25 – Feb. 28

Phenomena
Phenomena by Karl LeClair, March 7th – April 15th

Riveting
Riveting by the Boise State University Art Metals Club, April 4th – May 8th

Making the Familiar Strange
Making the Familiar Strange by Don Winiecki, April 20th – May 22nd

Idaho Watercolor society
37th Annual Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Membership Exhibition, May 31st – June 26th, 2016
2014-2015 Exhibitions

Time for All Time 3
“Time for All Time 3″ by Ahmad Ejahali, 08/01/2014 – 01/05/2015 (SPEC Gallery)

Bricks and Bones and Really Cold Milk
“Bricks and Bones and Really Cold Milk” by Sara Smart, 08/21/2014 – 10/02/2014

A is for Arab
“A is for Arab” traveling exhibit by New York University, 10/06/2015 – 10/31/2014 (Pop-Up Gallery)

38 Minus
“38 Minus: The Idaho Fish Project,” by Lonnie Hutson, 10/10/2014 – 11/24/2014

The Reveal Mission
“The Reveal Mission” by Chad Estes, 10/13/2014 – 10/31/2014 (Pop-Up Gallery)

I am my own cheerleader
“I AM MY OWN CHEERLEADER” by J. Casey Doyle, 12/05/2014 – 02/01/2015

Translucency
“Translucency” by Red Circle Press, 01/10/2015 – 07/12/2015 (SPEC Gallery)

In Translation
“In Translation: Maria Merce Marcal” photography by Maria Garth, translations by Clyde Moneyhun, 02/05/2015 – 03/29/2015

Hemingway’s Veneto
“Hemingway’s Veneto (Il Veneto di Hemingway)”, Venice International University, 04/02/2015-05/24/2015

Idaho Watercolor Society
36th Idaho WaterColor Association Juried Exhibition 06/01/2015 – 06/28/2015
2013-2014 Exhibitions
- “Suspended Reality”, an exhibition by Randy Van Dyck 07/18/2013 – 09/02/2013
- “In Our Name”, an exhibition by Bill Blahd 07/19/2013 – 01/13/2014
- “Institutionalization of Identity”, an exhibition by Veiko Valenica 09/19/2013 – 11/7/2013
- “Limbic Resonance” a Boise State University Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition 11/15/2013 – 12/12/2013
- “Kurva” by Kathleen Probst 01/18/2014 – 07/13/2014 (SPEC Gallery)
- “Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace” Exhibition 02/03/2014 – 02/23/2014
- “Boise State University Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition” 04/24/2014 – 05/18/2014
- 35th Idaho WaterColor Association Juried Exhibition 05/30/2014- 06/26/2014
2012-2013 Exhibitions
- “Hard Cheese” an exhibition by Will Eichelberger and Sector 17, 07/25/2012 – 09/03/2012
- “Impact: the Legacy of Jane Wilson”- Art Educator 1977-2010, 09/07/2012 -10/07/2012
- ABST-RED, by artist Daewhan Cho, 10/11/2012- 11/04/2012
- ci-pher – student BFA exhibition 11/09/2012 – 12/13/2012
- Biennial Emeritus Exhibition by Heather Hanlon 12/20/2012 – 01/27/2013
- Circumstances of War an exhibition by Luma Jasim 01/31/2013 – 02/24/2013
- Local Folks: BOSCO: The Art of Boise Open Studios Collective: Opening Doors: A Glimpse into the Artist’s Mind exhibition 02/28/2013 – 03/25/2013
- Catalyst an exhibition by the BSU Art Metals Club 03/30/2013 – 04/30/2013
- Heterotropias: Institutional Structures and Subjectivities an exhibition by Don Winiecki 05/4/2013 – 06/04/2013
- 34th Idaho WaterColor Association Juried Exhibition 06/07/2013 – 07/15/2013
2011-2012 Exhibitions
- Northwest Narratives, 07/22/2011 – 01/08/2012 (SPEC Lobby)
- Displacement, by Alicia Jane Boswell, 08/18/2011 – 10/02/2011
- (His)tory: the Re-collection of Personal Identity: An Installation by Migel A. Delgado, 10/06/2011 – 11/16/2011
- Of Rock and Water: Photographs by Mark A. Hardy, 11/23/2011 – 01/02/2012
- Biennial Juried High School Exhibition, 01/05/2012 – 01/25/2012
- Perpetuation of War in the Contemporary World, b Goran Fazil, 02/02/2012 -03/04/2012
- Underbelly, by Lauren Kistner, 03/09/2012 – 04/04/2012
- The Discourse of Thread, by Julie McCreedy, 04/14/2012 – 05/28/2012
- 33rd Annual Idaho Watercolor Society Juried Membership Exhibition 2011-2012, 06/02/2012 – 06/28/2012
2010-2011 Exhibitions
- Regalo, 06/30/2010 – 08/12/2010
- to be lost if it must be so, 09/09/2010 – 10/12/2010
- Peaceful Moments – Paintings by John Taye, 10/16/2010 – 11/18/2010
- Katsura – The Photographs of Ishimoto Yasuhiro, 12/02/2010 – 01/19/2011
- Skeleton in the Closet, 01/15/2011 – 02/22/2011
- Exterior Spaces: Idaho Grain Elevator Contemplated, 02/26/2011 – 04/04/2011
- To Be of Service, 04/08/2011 – 05/23/2011
- 32nd Annual Idaho Water Color Society Juried Membership Exhibition, 05/28/2011 – 06/23/2011
- 6 Sides 2 Every Story, 06/30/2011 – 08/07/2011