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The Ralph Arnold Gallery is part of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University All events are free and open to the public.

The Ralph Arnold Gallery is part of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University Chicago. Our goal is to foster conversations about contemporary art between local artists, our student population, and the community at large. The gallery offers lectures by selected artists and curators working in the Midwest and Chicago. We strive to cultivate exploration and growth through exhibitions, workshops, artist lectures and educational programing that support Loyola's interdisciplinary ideology. We prioritize the unique position of the artist as educator, engaging and exposing our diverse educational community to every discipline of Art offered by the Fine Arts department. For more information, check our website at https://www.luc.edu/ralpharnoldgallery/

The gallery is open to members of the Loyola community from 8 AM – 10 PM daily. For patrons outside of the Loyola community, the gallery is open Thursdays, 12-7:00 pm (extended hours), Fridays, 12-5:00 pm and Saturdays, 12-5:00 pm.

09/04/2026

"Fallible Fictions" installation is underway.

We spent time with the Lilly and Rin along with the Ralph Arnold Gallery interns to observe the process and asked Lilly about their inspiration behind their work for this exhibition.

"Fallible Fictions" opens Thursday, September 10 at 5:00p.m. in conjunction with FNAR Fest 2026 in the Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Annex. Join us for the Opening Reception and participate in FNAR Fest workshops!

Intro Animation by: Maren Flagstad, 25'
Fallible Fictions: New Work by Lilly Allan + Catherine Kammerer
Sept 10 - Oct 3

08/31/2026

OPENING: Fallible Fictions: New Work by Lilly Allan + Catherine Kammerer

Ralph Arnold Gallery is pleased to present Fallible Fictions, an exhibition featuring new work created by Loyola University Department of Fine and Performing Arts recent alumni Lilly Allan and Catherine Kammerer. The exhibition examines interdisciplinary approaches that integrate drawing, material experimentation, textiles, natural dyes, and sculptural installation. Overlapping concepts across the two artists’ work involve abstraction, imaginative forms, craft-based techniques, and life cycles and forces observed in nature.

Join us for the Opening Reception on September 10 in conjunction with FNAR Fest 2026.

Thursday, Sept 10, 5:00p.m.
On View Sept 10 - Oct 3
Ralph Arnold Gallery, Fine Arts Annex
Open Mon-Fri, 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. with Loyola ID
Public Viewing Sat, 12:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.

03/17/2026

‘Variable Spaces’ opens this Thursday, 5pm-7pm!

We are so excited to showcase the artwork of a selection of our Fine Arts Minors in this inaugural exhibition. We hope to see you there!
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Opening Reception: Thursday, March 19, 5pm-7pm

‘Variable Spaces’ features recent artwork by students minoring in Fine Arts in their senior year at Loyola University Chicago. The contributions of the Fine Arts Minors allow our division to remain diverse, interdisciplinary, and ambitious. Participating student artists were nominated by lead faculty in each program within the Fine Arts Division, including Photography & Video Art, Ceramics & Sculpture, Visual Communication, and Drawing, Painting & Printmaking. The exhibition embodies the synergistic potential of the liberal arts experience, resulting in a passion for art, interdisciplinary thinking, and a commitment to intellectual curiosity. Artworks in the exhibition are unique examples of students bringing expertise from their major area of study into the creative spaces of the Fine Arts Division.

The Opening Reception will be held Thursday, March 19, 5pm-7pm and is open to the public. ‘Variable Spaces’ will run through April 11 with public viewing hours Saturdays, 12pm-3pm.

Featured Student Artists:

Genevieve Kempf
Amira Manzur
Julia Peters
Amanda Shih
Nick Szewc
Rajyalakshmi Vasireddi
Gabrielle Vuong
Lauren Wiacek

(photo: exhibition installation with Gallery Intern Raji assisting exhibiting student artist (and former Gallery Intern) Amira, installing Amira’s artwork)

11/19/2025

Last week to view 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔: 𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕
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The gallery will be open to the public this Saturday, Nov. 22, 12pm-3pm. We hope you are able to visit this poetic exhibition of new and recent works!

(photo credit: Talia Evans)

11/05/2025

🦋🪞🦋 Join is at the gallery Thursday, Nov. 6 @ 6pm for the artist walkthrough with Flor Flores!

Moving through the exhibition with the artist, you’ll hear about the process behind the works and how Kiki, a q***r monarch butterfly, has guided their making. The walkthrough will weave in performative and sensorial elements— gestures, presence, and attention to the body —that connect directly to the exhibition’s themes of touch, transformation, and reflection.

This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome and we hope to see you there!

10/12/2025

We are so excited to present Flor Flores solo exhibition, opening this Thursday, Oct 16, 5p-7p!
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Our gallery interns had a wonderful time learning more about Flor’s practice while installing the exhibition.

We hope to see you this Thursday for a truly special, colorful, imaginative, and rhythmic presentation of Flor’s diverse bodies of new and recent work, including new works that have not been exhibited thus far. See you there!

Flor Flores
𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
Opening Reception, Thursday, Oct. 16, 5pm-7pm
Exhibition open until Nov. 23 • public viewing hours Saturdays, 12pm-3pm
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09/04/2025

Join us for the first exhibition of our 2025-2026 gallery season!
—Opening Reception: Thursday, Sept 11, 5pm-7pm —

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𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴
Fine Arts Part-Time Faculty Exhibition

The Fine Arts Part-Time Faculty’s contributions to the Department of Fine and Performing Arts create a sense of community, continuity, and support for our students. Ralph Arnold Gallery is pleased to present new and recent works by those faculty members who teach across our programs in Sculpture & Ceramics, Visual Communication, Jewelry, Photography & Video Art, and Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking.

Featuring:
Matthew Bodett
Shir Ende
Susan Franker
Alan Huck
Izzy Norman
Marina Ross
Neva Sills
Nahid Yahyaee

04/08/2025

Join us for “Operation Catsuit: Chicago” a performance by our current exhibiting artist Ayana Evans and our very own LUC students! The performance will be held Thursday, April 10 at 6pm in the gallery.

Evans’s body of work focuses on the connection between perception, policing, performance, free expression, and intersections of race and gender. She considers her ongoing performance series “Operation Catsuit: Chicago” to be a manifestation of a womanyst superhero defending the autonomy of people who experience misogyny, misogynoir, racism, and class oppression. Using techniques of meditation, improvisation, and movement, Evans’ performance invites participants to explore who their truest selves are through the medium of performance art.

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Photo credit: Talia Evans
(from the Opening Reception of “How Often Are You Photographed Without Your Permission?” curated by 2025-26 Artist & Scholar in Residence Jessica Lanay)

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04/01/2025

Multimedia artist, Ayana Evans, visits Loyola University Chicago to share a survey of her work, an artist workshop, and performance focused on the connection between policing, perception, performance, and intersections of race and gender. Curated by the 2024-2025 Artist & Scholar-in-Residence, Jessica Lanay.

Join us for an opening reception on April 3rd at 5-7PM, with free food and drinks starting at 5 PM and an artist walk-through starting at 5:30.

02/22/2025

Come see the Student Juried Exhibition from 12-3 this Saturday. There will be open gallery hours!

Photo credit: Talia Evans

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1131 W Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL
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Opening Hours

Thursday	12pm - 7pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

(773) 508-7510

Website

http://ralpharnoldgallery.com/

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