Previous Exhibitions

June 29 - August 28, 2022

Art Ventures presents Threads of Identity, an exhibition from represented and visiting artists on view at the Art Ventures Gallery from June 29 - August 28. This exhibition features works within the subject of fashion and style that explores artistic expression and cultural identity. The artworks demonstrate how fashion and art may be intertwined through ceramics, textile artwork, jewelry making, traditional painting, clothing design, and other mediums.

Threads of Identity features work in a variety of mediums by Japheth Asiedu-Kwarteng, Cheri Bohn, Rani Leia Bondhus, Shelby Fleming, Adam Douglas Fulwiler, Drew Gentle, Eloa Jane, Cheryl Kellar, Mack Leal, Connie Lim, Leslie Perryman, Denise Sagan, Kathleen B. Schwarz, and Gala Reneaum Tello.

June 13 - August 29, 2022

We inherit many things from those we grow up amongst–from physical looks to meaningful objects passed down from generation to generation. But beyond these tangible inheritances are more intangible ones. During our formative years we also absorb certain traits, beliefs, or narratives from those around us. However, these things do not determine who we become. What we do with these inheritances remains in our hands. Bits and Pieces Make a Whole is a bold exploration of the act of repurposing our past and reimagining our future.

Rebecca LaTourette

June 1 to July 11, 2022

Miss You Like Hell is a musical production at TheatreSquared, written and composed by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown, and directed by Esteban Arévalo Ibáñez. This play follows a mother-daughter duo through a road trip across America and delves into the wealth of humor, mystery, and gravity at the center of their relationship.

Lourdes Valverde

Andrea Carrillo

May 29 - July 3, 2022

Art Ventures presents Life on Earth Over Time, a student exhibition from our K-12 Gallery Initiative program on display at Fayetteville Public Library from May 29 to July 3, 2022. This exhibition features work by ten homeschooled students from NWA, ranging from 5th-9th grades.

K-12 Gallery Initiative

April 5 - May 29, 2022

We are the sum of our experiences–both good and bad. The difficult ordeals of life may leave us feeling shattered in their wake, but through time spent healing and repairing these broken pieces we may shape our characters into a beautiful new whole.

About Denise Sagan

May 5- June 26, 2022

This retrospective celebrates the life’s work of the legendary artist Robert Ross. Ross uses watercolor pigment, and pastel for large and small paintings and drawings, utilizing traditional and nontraditional surfaces to record the experience of direct observation of human form and landscape. Several of the most important works from his remarkable early years as an artist to the present day are included in this show. Significant beauty and depth are often missed by the casual viewer in works of art, such as sources and edges of light, implied lines, and textures. Therefore, this exhibition invites the audience to spend time with each of his works, paying attention to every little detail, especially those that are not immediately apparent. These small details, easily missed, interest Robert Ross the most.

About Robert Ross

May 4 - June 26, 2022

Throughout modern times, women’s participation and impact on life on all levels have been marginalized. Values generally exhibited in women–compassion, kindness, thinking critically, not wanting to kill and colonize–are seen as ineffective in human progress, and from the heart.

Amy Eichler ▪ Ana Buitrago ▪ Bia Furtado ▪ Carol Hart ▪ Cheri Bohn ▪ Cheryl Buell ▪ Cheryl Kellar ▪ Denice Nicholson ▪ Diana Michelle ▪ Eloa Jane ▪ Karolyn Farrell ▪ Kathleen Siegfried ▪ Kathy Minhsin Liao ▪ Lee Ann Dodson ▪ Lourdes Valverde ▪ Mim Wynne ▪ Princess Justice Janêe Henderson ▪ Rebecca LaTourette ▪ Soeun Park

April 7 - September 31, 2022

Art Ventures is proud to present Outlines of Imagination, the Gallery’s first exhibition at Startup Junkie featuring our represented artist, Jeffery Cantu.

About Jeffry Cantu

March 14 - June 14, 2022

Beauty can be found in everything. When we begin to look at things from a different perspective, beneath the surface, our perception becomes a true and honest reflection of what we see. Who We Are Revealed features Deb Manley's works exploring how we perceive ourselves and others and the nuance that comes with it.

About Deb Manley

March 2 - May 1, 2022

Throughout modern times, women’s participation and impact on life on all levels have been marginalized. Values generally exhibited in women–compassion, kindness, thinking critically, not wanting to kill and colonize–are seen as ineffective in human progress, and from the heart. This exhibition, From the Heart - The Power of It! highlights that women maintain voices that empower the values they hold dear, that the work to pursue goals without bias or barriers is ongoing. From the Heart - The Power of It! honors women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements, despite structural opposition. It is a celebration of how women continue to advocate for themselves and the world around them.

Amy Eichler ▪ Ana Buitrago ▪ Bia Furtado ▪ Carol Hart ▪ Cheri Bohn ▪ Cheryl Buell ▪ Cheryl Kellar ▪ Denice Nicholson ▪ Diana Michelle ▪ Eloa Jane ▪ Karolyn Farrell ▪ Kathleen Siegfried ▪ Kathy Minhsin Liao ▪ Lee Ann Dodson ▪ Lourdes Valverde ▪ Mim Wynne ▪ Princess Justice Janêe Henderson ▪ Rebecca LaTourette ▪ Soeun Park

January 26 - February 27, 2022

Critical Black Theory is a treatise on the multifaceted and resilient spirit of the Black body and Black humanity, their passionate expression of pain, conflict, and of joy.

There is everything to be said about cultural survival and the nuanced battles required to protect the core of oneself from annihilation. Like the drumbeat, art informs us of individual battles won and lost, telling us that we are still here, still connected, still creating pathways to cultural survival and growth. This exhibition is one such drumbeat in the vast cultural context of Blackness in the diaspora, and its plan to thrive.

Oluwatobi Adewumi ▪ Donavon Brutus ▪Markeith Woods ▪ Eric Andre

March 4 - May 4, 2022

Critical Black Theory is a treatise on the multifaceted and resilient spirit of the Black body and Black humanity, their passionate expression of pain, conflict, and of joy.

There is everything to be said about cultural survival and the nuanced battles required to protect the core of oneself from annihilation. Like the drumbeat, art informs us of individual battles won and lost, telling us that we are still here, still connected, still creating pathways to cultural survival and growth. This exhibition is one such drumbeat in the vast cultural context of Blackness in the diaspora, and its plan to thrive.

Oluwatobi Adewumi ▪ Donavon Brutus ▪ Tay Butler ▪ Candace Dolls ▪ Wade Hampton ▪ Carl Karni-Bain ▪ Charles Krampah ▪ Vincent Frimpong ▪ DeShun Peoples ▪ Joëlle Storet ▪ Markeith Woods ▪ Sharon Killian ▪ Eric Andre ▪ Art Ventures Collection: Morgan Bame, Delita Martin, Najee Dorsey