Stillness
March 2 – April 3, 2025
Student Union Fine Arts Gallery
Lee Emmert’s photography combines close-up, fragmented images of nature and organizes them into large scale gridded and modular compositions. Emmert pushes the boundaries of how images can construct meaning though his use of overlapping, blurring, and textual interplay within his pieces. Emmert’s work challenges the relationship between photographs and reality, exposing how media and technology can affect one’s connection to nature.
Made possible with support from Boise State’s Idaho Film Collection.
Threads of Humanity
January 13 – March 2, 2025
SUB Curatorial Assistants Eden Sanborn and Karlee Wilson curated a variety of artworks from the Boise State Permanent Art Collection that represent themes of humanity within abstracted and representational art.
Within each artwork, a variety of human interaction can be examined and explored through the consideration of subject matter and the processes these artists took to create their works. This consideration creates a narrative combining connection and play as they work together through the interactions of each piece chosen for this exhibition.
DONORS
We are grateful to donors who entrust their collections to the University, allowing us to cultivate a collection for future research. Thank you to the following who donated artworks to the University from 2022-2024:
BEVERLY AND HARRY CLARK
ELAINE AND JOHN FRENCH
FORREST AND LYNNE GEERKEN
JACK MACINNIS
INTERESTED IN DONATING?
The University Permanent Art Collection is primarily built through the generous gifts of individuals who donate artworks as non-cash charitable contributions. If you are interested in gifting artworks from your personal collections, please contact Fonda Portales, Director of University Arts and University Art Curator and Collections Manager at fondaportales@boisestate.edu
Upcoming 2024-25 Exhibitions
Stillness, works by Lee Emmert: March 2 – April 3, 2025
Color and Company, works by Mary Gardiner: March 9 – May 11, 2025
MFA Showcase: April 9, 2025
CWI Showcase: April 15 – May 11, 2025
2020-2022 Virtual Tours Give You Access
Covid kept us apart for a couple of years, and we missed you during that time. In case you missed the 2020-2022 Exhibition Seasons, you can still access them through virtual tours. If you would like to visit exhibitions from these seasons, please follow the links below:
- New Narratives: 2022 CWI Student Capstone Collection: CWI Capstone
- Lo Que Ha De Venir/What is About to Come: Works by Veiko Valencia: Veiko Valencia Virtual Tour
- The Art and Legacy of Dr. Louis A. Peck, Jr.: Louis Peck Virtual Tour
- Passengers: Works by Ann Porter: Ann Porter’s Passengers
- From the Collections: Portraits: University Portraits
- Long Term Vision: Works by Luma Jasim: Luma Jasim Virtual Tour.
- Emerging: CWI Capstone Collection: CWI Capstone
- Drive to Town: Tricia Florence Virtual Tour
- Postal Outliers: Postal Outliers Virtual Tour
- Character Development, paintings by Michael Chambers: Michael Chambers Virtual Tour
- Hostile Terrain 94: Hostile Terrain 94 at Boise State
- Things We Do, photography of Colin Hicks: Colin Hicks Virtual Tour
- Objects of Resilience, quarantine works by Boise State Drawing 1 students: Objects of Resilience Virtual Tour
Exhibiting in the Student Union Building
Student Union Fine Arts Gallery
Located on the second floor of the SUB above the main staircase
Student Union Fine Arts Gallery, Boise State University, is located at 1700 University Drive on the second floor of the Student Union Building. Admission is free to all students, staff, and community members. Parking is available for an hourly fee in metered spaces and in the Lincoln and Brady Garages.
Do You Want to Exhibit in the SUB?
Each year, the University Art Curator opens a call for proposals to exhibit in Student Union Galleries. If you are an artist, maker, or think you would like to be one, please consider the Student Union Building Fine Art Galleries and seek out our current calls for proposals.
Past Exhibitions in the Student Union
Each year, the Student Union Building exhibits 12 shows between the Fine Arts Gallery and the Trueblood Pop Up Gallery. We understand that in this wonderfully creative city, you have many opportunities to visit exhibitions throughout town. If you have needed to skip some of the exhibits at the Student Union Building, we have a list of artists who have shown in the recent past.