Galleries
Art Galleries
Art proudly sponsors two dynamic exhibition spaces: Atwood Gallery in Atwood Memorial Center and Gallery 302 in Stewart Hall. The Atwood Gallery showcases cutting-edge contemporary art from the Midwest and beyond, featuring a diverse range of multimedia installations, paintings, sculptures, and more. Gallery 302 highlights the creative work of our talented students, offering them a platform to display their projects from current classes. Both galleries provide enriching experiences that challenge, inform, and inspire our community. Before the closure of Kiehle Visual Arts Center in 2026, all exhibitions were held in Kiehle Gallery beginning in 1974!
Header image: Solo Exhibition, Diana Behl: In the Garden with You in Kiehle Gallery.
Atwood Gallery
The Atwood Gallery features exhibitions that are on the cutting edge of contemporary artistic practice in the Midwest. Located in the Atwood Memorial Center on the campus of St. Cloud State University, Atwood Gallery presents six exhibitions each academic year. Exhibitions range from multimedia installations to painting, sculpture, photography, and contemporary graphic design. A free public lecture is presented with each exhibition, which is open to the St. Cloud State University community. Each year we curate shows that challenge, inform, and educate students about a diverse range of artists, cultures, and artistic practices.
Recent selected, solo exhibitions include: Sonja Thomsen, Labor Camp, Stephanie Colgan, Briar Pine, Joe Smith, Nika Kaiser, Mara Duvra, Alec Soth, Brooks Turner, and Kristen Sanders. Past solo exhibitions include: Matt Olson, Pamela Valfer, John Fleischer, Ute Bertog, Valerie Snobeck, and Erik Brandt, among many, many others.
The annual juried student show is held at the end of spring semester and is curated by an artist or curator unaffiliated with the Art Department and SCSU. In April 2026, we held the 60th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition!
Pictured: Solo Exhibition, Joe Smith: Resonance of Floating Bodies in Kiehle Gallery
Solo Exhibition, Diana Behl: In the Garden with You
Group Exhibition, Art Faculty Triennial
Solo Exhibition, Alec Soth: Valise
Solo Exhibition, Mara Duvra: a holding place
Solo Exhibition, Andy Graydon: A*
Group Exhibition, The 56th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Gallery 302
Gallery 302 is a student gallery space located within Stewart Hall. It is a designated space within the art department for students to show their work or for faculty to coordinate exhibitions with their classes. The space allows for experimentation and exploration, often giving students their first experiences with exhibiting their work or working with site-specific installations.
Gallery 302 is a space for emerging artists and emerging ideas.