UT Tyler Presents Fall 2026 Art Show at Meadows Gallery
Public reception for “Selections from the Permanent Collection” will be Sept. 10 at gallery
TYLER, Texas (August 21, 2026) – The University of Texas at Tyler Department of Art and Art History will present “Selections from the Permanent Collection” Aug. 24 – Oct. 30, at the UT Tyler Meadows Gallery, located in the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.
The exhibition features work chosen from the department’s permanent art collection, which includes pieces acquired from 37 international and local artists, including UT Tyler alumni. A public reception will be 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the gallery.
“We’re excited to showcase the variety of work included in the Department of Art and Art History’s permanent collection in this unique show,” said Madison Branch, UT Tyler gallery, community outreach and education coordinator. “Most of the work was purchased from our Annual International Exhibition, which the department has been hosting for more than 40 years.”
UT Tyler alumni featured in this exhibition are listed by hometown.
EUSTACE – Donnie Weaver.
GILMER – Rebecca Hollen.
GLADEWATER – Lori Solley.
KILGORE – Meguri Hayakawa.
LONGVIEW – MK Northum.
Other featured artists are Harry Ally, Jason Bly, Candace M. Briceno, Ron Brimrose, Amy Broderick, Ozlem Habibe Mutaf Buyukarman, Nancy Campbell, John Chinn, Erica Driver, Elaine Fisher, Melissa Gill, Sharon Harper, Teresa Harris, Riley Holloway, Kate Joiner, Sudeep Kumar, Melinda Laszczynski, Leonard Lehrer, Ana Marie Liddell, Carlo Marcucci, Margie Morris-Smith, Michelle O’Patrick, Joel
Peck, Lauren Riojas, Joy Saha, Dennis Sears, Bradlee Shanks, Jane Cornish Smith, William B. Stevens, Karen Werth, Cleo Wilkinson and Ernie Wood.
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For additional information, contact Branch at 903.566.7237 or mbranch@uttyler.edu.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students.
Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.