Past Exhibits

The Art Museum and Galleries at W&L advance learning through direct engagement with the collections and facilitate an interdisciplinary appreciation of art, history, and culture.

Our Mission

The Art Museum and Galleries at W&L advance learning through direct engagement with the collections and facilitate an interdisciplinary appreciation of art, history, and culture.

Open Hours
  • The McCarthy Gallery in Holekamp Hall is open Monday – Friday 8 AM to 5 PM
  • The Watson Galleries is open Wednesday – Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM
  • The Reeves Museum of Ceramics will be closed from Wednesday, January 21 – Tuesday, February 10, and will reopen on Wednesday, February 11.

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Past Exhibits

The Leyburn Edition of LONG TIME NO SEE

The Leyburn Edition of LONG TIME NO SEE

August 1 - December 1, 2025
Leyburn Library Gallery

Stephanie Shih: LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見)

Stephanie Shih: LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見)

August 28, 2024 – June 7, 2025
Reeves Museum of Ceramics

Emma Steinkraus: Impossible Garden/Dusk & Dawn

Emma Steinkraus: Impossible Garden/Dusk & Dawn

October 2, 2024 – May 4, 2025
Watson Galleries

Mohammad Omer Khalil: Musings

Mohammad Omer Khalil: Musings

September 28, 2023 — June 1, 2024
Watson Galleries

開花結果 Open Flowers Bear Fruit

開花結果 Open Flowers Bear Fruit

May 1, 2023 — May 31, 2024
McCarthy Gallery, Holekamp Hall

Curricular Connections: Teaching with the Museums' Collections

Curricular Connections: Teaching with the Museums’ Collections

August 21, 2023 — April 13, 2024
Reeves Museum of Ceramics, Elisabeth S. Gottwald Gallery

We Love Life Whenever We Can

We Love Life Whenever We Can

April 1 — December 8, 2023
Leyburn Library, First Floor

Mother Clay: The Pottery of Three Pueblo Women

Mother Clay: The Pottery of Three Pueblo Women

February 1 - April 29, 2023
Reeves Museum of Ceramics

Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists

Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists

February 1 - April 29, 2023
Watson Galleries

Museum Menagerie

Museum Menagerie

August 24 — December 3, 2022
Watson Galleries

Capturing Color

Capturing Color

September 1, 2021 — December 4, 2022
The Elisabeth S. Gottwald Gallery, Reeves Museum of Ceramics

The Root of the Matter

The Root of the Matter

February 3 — May 28, 2022
Watson Galleries

"My Art Speaks for Both My Peoples"

“My Art Speaks for Both My Peoples”

September 16 – December 4, 2021
Watson Galleries

Auspicious Animals

Auspicious Animals

September 16 — December 4, 2021
Watson Galleries

Chaos in Color

Chaos in Color

May — December 2021
Leyburn Library

Inscapes

Inscapes

February 26, 2021 — July 2, 2021
Watson Galleries

Breaking the Chains

Breaking the Chains

February 26 — July 2, 2021
Reeves Museum of Ceramics