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Spotlight: UTulsa Student Art Exhibition

Spotlight is an art exhibition that highlights recent work by students from across the university, encompassing a wide range of art media, including digital illustration, drawing, graphic design, collage, printmaking and photography.

Exhibition dates: Jan. 27–May 22, 2026

Location: Main level of McFarlin Library

Featured students and recent alumni:

Ella Abraham, Elle Arens, Tessa Beil, Ava Boswell, Caleb Bovell, Olivia Brett, Ashton Brown, Jacki DeClerk, Zach Dodson, Karina Girn, Parker Hammack, Alexa Hernandez, Madison Kowal, Ifigenia Marinou, Sara Moore, Ash Murray, Carson Padilla, Reagan Ptacek, Raquel Rojas, Katie Romano, Josue Saucedo, Cory Scheer, Lola Webb, Candacee White, Bianca Worley, Mia Wright

The Hardesty Family Foundation is proud to support this University of Tulsa student art exhibition, created in collaboration with the UTulsa Art Department.

Artwork credit: Bianca Worley, ’26

Opening reception, Spotlight: UTulsa Student Art Exhibition

Join us for the opening reception for Spotlight, and exhibition of recent UTulsa student artwork.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 4–6 p.m.

Main level, McFarlin Library

Light refreshments will be served.

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About the exhibition:

Spotlight is an art exhibition that highlights recent work by students from across the university, encompassing a wide range of art media, including digital illustration, drawing, graphic design, collage, printmaking and photography.

Exhibition dates: Jan. 27–May 22, 2026

Location: Main level of McFarlin Library

Featured students and recent alumni:

Ella Abraham, Elle Arens, Tessa Beil, Ava Boswell, Caleb Bovell, Olivia Brett, Ashton Brown, Jacki DeClerk, Zach Dodson, Karina Girn, Parker Hammack, Alexa Hernandez, Madison Kowal, Ifigenia Marinou, Sara Moore, Ash Murray, Carson Padilla, Reagan Ptacek, Raquel Rojas, Katie Romano, Josue Saucedo, Cory Scheer, Lola Webb, Candacee White, Bianca Worley, Mia Wright

The Hardesty Family Foundation is proud to support this University of Tulsa student art exhibition, created in collaboration with the UTulsa Art Department.

Artwork credit: Bianca Worley, ’26

SOMA Winds

SOMA Winds is a symphonic wind ensemble made up of UTulsa alumni and musicians from the community who love performing wind band music. The mission of the School of Music Advocates (SOMA) organization is to assist students in the School of Music as well as young musicians in other majors from across the university.
 
The performance is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

Artist Talk & Gallery Reception: Alexis Petroff

The Alexandre Hogue Gallery presents Floating & Folding, an exhibition of mixed-media works by Chicago-based artist Alexis Petroff.

Please join us for an artist’s talk by Alexis Petroff in the Jerri Jones Lecture Hall (Phillips 211) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

There will be an opening reception in the Alexandre Hogue Gallery from 6–7 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

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Alexis Petroff has been exploring the relationship between drawing and sculpture for the past twenty years. With a background in printmaking and hand papermaking, he makes three-dimensional works using wire, paper, silk and gouache. This exhibition will feature his large-scale folding drawings alongside three-dimensional paper forms that float in the shallow space parallel to the wall.

The Alexander Hogue Gallery is open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. This show is free and open to the public.

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Alexis Petroff lives and works in Chicago. Selected solo and two-person exhibitions include 65GRAND, Chicago, IL; List Gallery at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Adds Donna, Chicago, IL; Mess Hall, Chicago, IL; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL; Indiana University Fine Arts Library, Bloomington, IN. Reviews of his work have appeared in Art Forum and ARTnews. His work is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and numerous private collections.

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Image: Alexis Petroff, Floating Drawings. Gouache on rag paper, stainless steel wire armature with painted silk panels.

Artist Talk: Feature Film Editor and UTulsa Film Alumnus Daniel Tarr

UTulsa film alumnus and 2010 Outstanding Film Senior, Daniel Tarr, will talk about some of his early award-winning short films, such as “Sherman and Pacifico”, the bonkers start he got in movies when working on legendary Oklahoma filmmaker Terrence Malick’s feature film, “To the Wonder” and his first feature as an editor, “Sasquatch Sunset”. Daniel is currently editing the new feature, “Alpha Gang”, starring Cate Blanchett and Dave Bautista, written and directed by David and Nathan Zellner. Q&A will follow. Free and open to the public.

An Evening with Joseph Alessi

Please plan to join us for a special evening of music presented by NY Philharmonic trombonist, Joseph Alessi, on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. This event is being held in collaboration with Saied Music Company and should attract high school students and teachers from across the area.

UTulsa Maker Club

Welcome to the second meeting of UTulsa Maker Club at Fab Lab Tuls for the 2025-2026 year!  This is an event for all UTulsa students.  We will be making personalized edge-lit signs with designs created by you! If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP by reserving a free ticket here.

UTulsa Maker Club

Welcome to the second meeting of UTulsa Maker Club at Fab Lab Tuls for the 2025-2026 year!  This is an event for all UTulsa students.  We will be making personalized signs with designs created by you and cut on the CO2 laser!  If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP by reserving a free ticket here.