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Preview our 2025-2026 exhibition program in our newsletter.

On view next:

States of Being

• On view: September 2, 2025 – October 25, 2025
• Public Reception: TBA

Artists include:

Amy Bravo, Elena Del Rivero, Jo Nanajian, Leah Piepgras, Sondra Perry, and Agnes Questionmark

About the exhibition:

States of Being explores the femme body as a site of connection across intersectional experiences. As humans, we encounter various states of being. Through bodily interactions like sexual encounters, physical barriers, transitional rebirths, motherhood, illness, and political foul play, we become more aware of our bodies and the spaces we fill. As femme beings with vast and expansive identities, our embodied experiences are a frequent connector of interrelated, yet divergent, realities. Artists in the exhibition, like Amy Bravo, use their own bodies as the starting point, creating visceral and assertive works. Trojan Rooster (Day Stalker), for instance, a sculptural painting references the Trojan Horse as a symbol of strategic resistance. The exhibition honors and positions the body as the primary translator of the contemporary human experience through contemporary artworks in sculpture, painting, installation, and video.

This exhibition is organized by two of our student Gallery Assistants, Helina Almonte and Rafaela Astudillo, with the support of Gallery Director Sam Toabe.

Image above: Amy Bravo
Trojan Rooster (Day Stalker), 2024

For more information, or to schedule a visit, please email us at UHGallery@umb.edu 

Other Projects and Programs

Cannupa Hanska Luger's new artwork Transmutatio, coming to UMass Boston as part of the Boston Public Art Triennial

On View: May 20, 2025 - October 31, 2025

About Transmutation:

Arts on the Point and University Hall Gallery are proud to share that we are participating as a partner in the Boston Public Art Triennial. Through this partnership, we will be welcoming internationally renowned artist Cannupa Hanska Luger to develop and install his newest public artwork Transmutation on our campus, adjacent to University Hall, with participation from UMass Boston students.

New Mexico based artist Cannupa Hanska Luger (b.1979) continues his exploration into the visual language of the bison, through a participatory artwork titled “Transmutation.” Partnering with localBoston Indigenous community members, the UMass Boston Native + Indigenous Studies Program and NAICOB (North American Indian Center of Boston), the piece explores the loss of America’s buffalo population, while also celebrating indigenous resilience.