Past exhibitions at McNamara Gallery
Explore past exhibitions on display at McNamara Gallery.
Wild Flower House
Feb. 24 - March 20
Wild Flower House pairs the paper-based work of Zach Clark and D. Stevens. Together, this work represents a kind of skepticism of images, combined with a resourcefulness and direct approach to art-making found in both of their practices. Clark's snapshot photography and Stevens' casual drawing hand demonstrate an immediacy of voice, while Stevens' razor-sharp collage compositions and Clark's skilled risograph print knowledge share a sustained and sophisticated craft.
Join us for a reception in McNamara Gallery on March 12 from 5-7 p.m.
Pull Me Apart: Representing the Body in Painting
Dec. 19, 2025 - Feb. 14, 2026
Pull Me Apart: Representing the Body in Painting is a group exhibition featuring work from University of Nevada, Reno painting students enrolled in Teaching Assistant Professor, Ahren Hertel's, Fall 2025 courses: Painting 2, Intermediate Painting and Advanced Painting.
Artists include: Cassidy Alcorn, Heidi Archdekin, Allie Brown, Kaela Costello, Sarah Ellis, Mik Fershin, Cindy Garcia, Grace Herzog, Erica Hincapie, Gabi Ho, Charzie Janovro, Barbara Laird, Zoa Rich, Elena Rodriguez, Kieran Rymple, Auriana Saechao, Ashley Santiago, Emily Stauss and Riley Waters.
Two Ends of a Long Line: Anita Maksimiuk and Rachel Stiff
Aug. 28 - Dec. 10, 2025
Two Ends of a Long Line pairs the work of two artists, both engaged in a practice of imaging the landscape, responding differently to ideas of hope, promise, devastation and upheaval. From the atmospheric spaces of the West in Rachel Stiff's paintings to the sites of urban infrastructure and decay in Anita Maksimiuk's textural printmaking, both artists reflect on the idea and physicality of the American landscape, often gritty, charred and glowing.
Anita Maksimiuk teaches printmaking at the University of Arizona. Rachel Stiff is a mixed media artist and tenured faculty member at Western Nevada College in Carson City.
Memento Spatium
April 1-25, 2025
Curated by students in the Gallery Practices Spring 2025 class taught by Austin Pratt, Memento Spatium is an exhibition about space, time, morality, and the cycle of life. Artists include: Kimberley Aguilar, Lindsey Aker, Cassidy Alcorn, Abbay Anderson, Kristin Austin, Samantha Dulisse, Mikayla Fershin, Cindy J. Garcia, Skylar Jory, Jenny Krupka, Miranda Lis, Ben Miller, Daniel Pineda Luna, Alfredo Plascencia, Austin Pratt, Josh Rosas, Riley Wyatt and Kelsey Wyman.