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Artists have found inspiration in Classical Mythology for hundreds of years. In Persistence: The Continuing Influence of Classical Myth, artists have tackled the universal tales- some using traditional imagery and others with a modern twist- but all…

Lydia Panas redfines the portrait, creating a far less saccharine facade and delves deeper into the psyche. Inspired by the painting The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by Sargent, Panas' work had been featured in numerous museums and galleries…

This Too Shall Pass focuses on artists whose body is an intrinsic part of their studio process. Mirandah Akeley and Corbett Fogue consider the emotional significance of body function- a breath, a swallow, a spit. As each artist performs their…

St. Louis artist, Lyndon Barrois Jr. accesses the influence media has on identity, specifically on the sporting of certain colors in clothes.

Andy Warhol coined the phrase "Everyone should be famous for 15 minutes."

This exhibition examines Warhol's interest with pop culture figures, the images they are synonymous with and the transformative quality of Warhol's process, thus creating…

pictures of Upward Bound students and staff

The exhibition calendar for 2017-2018

From Disney to Playboy and billions of Sunday morning papers in between, the art of illustration is tightly ingrained in the American zeitgeist. Narrative illustration is unique in its ability to be harrowing, hilarious, or politically motivating, at…

In this exhibition, Angela Fraleigh reimagines the role of women as they have been depicted in art history, literature, and media. She reaches through the depths of centuries-old and often patriarchal tradition to breathe new agency into her female…

Solid Gone is an exhibition that tests and showcases the aesthetic abilities of cast iron as an art form.

Those who have been denied a voice are forced to scream the loudest. Loud Silence: Expressions of Activism calls on the viewer to examine their own blind-spots and understand perspectives they may have never considered, through art. The works…

pictures of Upward Bound students and staff