The Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery, located in the Norick Art Center on the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University Campus, is the focus of the university's participation in the visual arts. The gallery provides a contemporary exhibition space for significant and challenging exhibitions by local and national artists and art organizations. The Hulsey Gallery provides School of Visual Arts students with educational opportunities related to collection management and exhibition of art in a professional gallery.
The mission of the Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery is to promote the understanding of and extend the audience for contemporary art, and to present exhibitions that inform, inspire and challenge the public, particularly students of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University. The Hulsey Art Gallery is an integral part of the School of Visual Arts, and it is used daily by visitors, students and faculty.
Hours of operation
Summer: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Academic year: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Friday
Current Exhibit
βLiz Roth: Interpreting Placeβ
March 10 to May 30
Evening reception at 5 p.m. April 3
Featuring works from the artistβs ongoing global project, β40Β° North Latitude.β
, a renowned painter and visual arts professor at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ State University, infuses her landscapes with social, environmental, optical and phenomenological themes. For β40Β° North Latitude,β Roth travels along the 40th parallel, drawing and painting the landscapes she encounters. The project highlights the environmental and historical richness of the 40th parallel, which crosses Europe, Asia, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. Rothβs method of drawing on-site and interacting with local communities adds depth and immediacy to her work.
The 40th parallel is a historically significant line across the U.S. including the Mason-Dixon line and the Kansas-Nebraska border, and is the subject of other famous geological surveys. Globally, the latitude runs through or near numerous important cities and areas like Philadelphia, Madrid, Majorca, Naples, Istanbul and Beijing along with much of the terrestrial silk route. The latitude encompasses a tremendous diversity of ecosystems: deserts, forests, beaches and landforms.
Rothβs art delves into the underlying layers and traces left by time and human activity.
βI am motivated to demonstrate the power of observation and aesthetics as a mechanism of intellectual inquiry,β Roth said. βMy work reveals how representational art can lead to questioning and learning about the world. As a resident of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½, I think a lot about the history of this location. I have chosen to depict land because how we perceive and value land is fundamental to ideas of identity and nationhood, concepts of ownership, and how landβs usage contributes to wealth and poverty.β
Roth is an oil painter and professor of painting and drawing. She has served as the interim director for the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ State University Museum of Art. Rothβs work has been exhibited in more than 100 competitive exhibitions, including more than a dozen solo exhibitions. Her art has been acquired by prestigious institutions such as the Walker Museum of Art, the Museu del Joguet in Spain and the Museum of Awa Japanese Paper.
