Holtzman MFA Gallery
The Holtzman MFA Gallery in the Center for the Arts focuses on thesis exhibitions and new work by students and invited guests.
The Holtzman MFA gallery serves as a catalyst for creating dialog in the classroom and the community. It is located on the second floor of the Center for the Arts. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. Above are examples of recent MFA Thesis Exhibitions in the Holtzman.
The gallery is open to the public on Tuesdays 鈥� Saturdays, 11 a.m. 鈥� 8 p.m. during the academic semester. Summer hours are Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10 a.m. 鈥� 4 p.m. from June 12 鈥� July 25.
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For upcoming events and exhibitions, visit
Fall 2026 in the Holtzman
continues in the Holtzman Gallery on view 11 a.m. 鈥� 8 p.m. August 25鈥揝eptember 26.
The artists in this exhibition create immersive worlds full of color, sound, texture, and repetition. They encourage the eye to wander through both the micro and the macro. They build worlds full of whimsy and mystery. The work in Eye Spy observes itself as much as it is observed. What emerges is joyous clarity and peaceful interiority.A final reception will be held on , with research presentations by MFA Summer Research Grant Awardees DeVonn Caldwell, Caitlin Gill, Catherine Khamnouane, and Jillian Roper, followed by a reception celebrating 撸先生 Alumni.
All events are free, ADA accessible, and open to the public. Parking is free in the Center for the Arts lot after 5 p.m.
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Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
February 6 鈥� March 13, 2026
Artist talks inside the gallery on Feb 11 at noon
Electra Lowe
Recent Exhibitions:
Etty Yaniv: Adrift in the Sargasso Sea
September 12 鈥� October 11, 2025. Gallery Hours Tuesday 鈥� Saturday, 10 a.m. 鈥� 8 p.m.
Featuring work by artist . For more information, visit
Summer at the Center: That's Baloney!, Holtzman Gallery Installation Images
June 17 鈥� July 25, 2025. Gallery Hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10am 鈥� 4pm.
Food nourishes our bodies, elevates our lives and in many ways encapsulates our individual cultures and embodied experiences. That鈥檚 Baloney! highlights local artists and contemplates consumption, interrogating our culture's relationship to food, overconsumption, excess waste, and the ensuing rot.Featuring work by artists , , , , , , , , , , and
Closing reception Friday, July 25 from 5 鈥� 7 p.m. in the Holtzman MFA Gallery. Free and family friendly!
Spring 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
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Fall 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
October 25 鈥� December 7, 2024
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Lecture by Artist and Activist Angela Carroll
Exhibition Fall 2024
Understory, an exhibition by artist , was on view August 31 鈥� October 12, 2024.
Summer at the Center: Awaken Exhibition, Holtzman Gallery Installation Images
Emory Douglas and the Art of Social Action
September 1 鈥� October 14
Lecture by the artist September 14, 2023 CA 2032.
Exhibitions Fall 2022
fortune : folly by artist was on view September 9 鈥� October 8, 2022.
Exhibition FALL 2021
How to Shrimp Cocktail
How to Shrimp Cocktail, an installation by Baltimore-based artist , was on view Aug. 31 鈥� Oct. 9, 2021.
You can also follow 撸先生 Galleries on and , and view some of our past exhibitions online.
Spring 2024 MFA Exhibition
On view in the Holtzman MFA Gallery from February 2 鈥� March 15, 2024. Opening reception February 8, 7:30 鈥� 9 p.m. following a lecture by artist Sakura Maku in CA 2032 at 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk by MFA Candidate Wednesday, February 14, at noon in the Holtzman Gallery 鈥� free and open to the public!
Also on view: , a group exhibition by Towson University MFA students.