Past Exhibitions

Black Space

February 16 – March 16 The Black Space art exhibition explores the works of art local and regional Black artists, from oils, acrylics, sculptures, wood...

“Sign Up Here”: an imaginative exhibition

The Galleries of the Historic Thomas Center now features an imaginative new exhibition, “Sign Up Here” in the Doris Bardon Mezzanine Gallery. The exhibition features...

Between Heaven & Earth: The Paintings of Alyne Harris

The newly-acquired visionary and memory paintings of Between Heaven & Earth – The Paintings of Alyne Harris are part of the City of Gainesville’s Of This Place...

2020 Showcasing Student Art | K-12 Exhibition

The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is pleased to announce the opening of the 2020 Showcasing Student Art – K-12 Exhibition....

RBL GRL | Revolution Doesn’t Ask Permission

RBL GRL | Revolution Doesn’t Ask Permission presents the work of 19 artists who challenge limitations,...

Synchronica::Framing Time Featured Artists

Featured Artists: Jessica Agnew, Austin Akey, Anastasia Alibrandi, Luke Asbell, Noorah Baban, Rosy Bae, Morgan Balch, Riley Bauer, Devon Bell, Taylor Blye, Olivia Boone, Bebe Bramlett,...

A Walk in the Park

A WALK IN THE PARK, an exhibition of the work of 10 local artists who are inspired by the city’s spectacular public spaces will open...

iNTIMATE STATES | Works on Paper by Eduardo Sarmiento

The Galleries at the Historic Thomas Center are pleased to announce the opening of iNTIMATE STATES – Works on paper by Eduardo Sarmiento, which will...

Synchronica::Framing Time

The Galleries at the Historic Thomas Center are pleased to announce the opening of Synchronica :: Framing Time, which will run Friday, June 28,...

RockPaperScissors | Playing with Material Change

September 28, 2018 – January 4, 2019 Curated by Anne E. Gilroy, RockPaperScissors – Playing with Material Change explores what happens when artists are inspired by the...

THE VIEW FROM PARADISE The Paintings of Alyne Harris

The Galleries at the Historic Thomas Center announce the opening of The View from Paradise – The Paintings of Alyne Harris at the Historic Thomas Center...

ALACHUA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM SHOWCASE

K–12 Showcase Jan. 26–Mar. 3, 2018 Each year in late winter, The Doris Bardon Gallery showcases the work of local students through a partnership with...

INTO THE LIGHT The Rediscovered Paintings and Prints of Louise Leak

January 26–August 18, 2018 Join us for an evening of the arts as part of Artwalk Gainesville for the Opening Reception at the Historic Thomas...

CROSS CREEK RISING The Consciousness of Land and Water

September 29, 2017–January 6, 2018 Please note the galleries will be closed on the following days: November 11–12: Veterans Day Observance December 24–26: Christmas Holiday...

UNCONTAINABLE | Urban Art from Vandalism to Movement Exhibition

June 9 – September 9, 2017 Please note: Due to extenuating circumstances pertaining the approach of Hurricane Irma The Thomas Center Galleries will be closed...

82ºW / Six Degrees of Separation

January 20 – March 25, 2017 The work of eight contemporary Cuban artists will open with a reception honoring guest artists Osmeivy Ortega, Jorge Otero and Lisandra...

EVE Woman from Archetype to Abstraction

Sept. 30, 2016 – Jan. 10, 2017 An expansive group exhibit of drawing, painting and sculpture featuring woman as Muse. The exhibition EVE :: Woman from Archetype...

CONFLUENCE :: LENNIE & JESSE

May 27 – Sept. 20, 2016 A double exhibition honoring two of Gainesville’s renowned master artists: Jesse Aaron and Lennie Kesl. FACES OF KESL Lennie Kesl – Portrait Artist...

A STROKE OF BRILLIANCE

Mar. 24 – May 14, 2016 A curatorial treasure hunt yields exquisite gems of painting, poetry, and literature from the work and collections of artists and authors....

ANIMA UNVEILED The Self by Emanuel Torres Pérez

Jan. 15 – Mar. 15, 2016 A solo exhibit of introspective and conceptual self-portraiture by a contemporary, award-winning, young Puerto Rican artist. Multi-media drawings, paintings and prints....

AQUIFERious Enter the Springs

Oct. 1, 2015 – Jan. 6, 2016 A dramatic exhibit presented in the Historic Thomas Center’s Main and Mezzanine galleries, curated by Margaret Ross Tolbert and based...

BEAUTY & THE BEASTS

June 26-Sept. 19, 2015 Another expansive Thomas Center Galleries exhibit — a broad range of art inspired by the beast as muse to the artist. BEAUTY &...

ROOM WITH A VIEW

May 8 – June 20, 2015 Site-specific paintings by Florida artists highlight the Thomas Center’s open-space Mezzanine Gallery and the changing cloudscape and luminosity of the arching...

TIGHTROPE Betwixt the Magical & the Macabre

Mar. 26 – May 30, 2015 A carnival of imagery held in conjunction with “Jest Fest!” — the City of Gainesville’s annual celebration of hilarity and derring-do. TIGHTROPE –...

INSIDE OUTSIDE The Spectacular World of Mr. Eddy

Jan. 9– Mar. 14, 2015 The first public look at a collection of paintings by self-taught Gainesville artist Eddy Mumma before the work of this recognized...

THE HEART OF A CULTURE The Santos of Xavier Colón Marrero

Sept. 27, 2014 – Jan. 3, 2015 The centuries-old Hispanic tradition of depicting “Santos” continues with this young master’s depictions of the Virgin Mary. As a collector...