OU School of Visual Arts

OU School of Visual Arts The OU School of Visual Arts at the University of Oklahoma cultivates creativity and expression.

Join from May 5 through May 17 to experience creative works in the ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐๐…๐€ + ๐๐€ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!The exhibitio...
05/07/2026

Join from May 5 through May 17 to experience creative works in the ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐๐…๐€ + ๐๐€ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

The exhibition will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with focus areas being displayed in various locations of the Fred Jones Art Center. A reception will take place on May 8 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Locations include:
โŸขVisual Communications | Room 103, 1st Floor
โŸขSpotlight Gallery | 1st Floor
โŸขLightwell Gallery | 2nd Floor

Congratulations to Charlie Street, who was awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for his piece โ€œThe Roads Most Travelled...
04/29/2026

Congratulations to Charlie Street, who was awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for his piece โ€œThe Roads Most Travelled.โ€

The Road Most Travelled
Screenprint
20โ€ x 15โ€

Congratulations to Cierra Roberts, who was awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for her piece โ€œYou Found It.โ€You Found ...
04/29/2026

Congratulations to Cierra Roberts, who was awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for her piece โ€œYou Found It.โ€

You Found It
Enameled Steel
5 x 3 x 1.5 inches

Congratulations to Lori Bacigalupi, who was selected by our juror to be awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for her pi...
04/29/2026

Congratulations to Lori Bacigalupi, who was selected by our juror to be awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for her piece โ€œRemnantsโ€ in the 112th Student Exhibition!

Remnants Paper
clay, hand-made paper and mixed media
20โ€ x 20โ€ x 3

Congratulations to Seph Trask who was selected by our juror to be awarded the John R. Potts Sculpture Award for his piec...
04/29/2026

Congratulations to Seph Trask who was selected by our juror to be awarded the John R. Potts Sculpture Award for his piece โ€œSome Type of Skinโ€ in the 112th Student Exhibition!

Some Type of Skin
Cast Iron, Bronze
9โ€ x 7โ€ x 7โ€

Congratulations to Ava Crismon, who was awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for her piece โ€œLife Goes On.โ€Life Goes On ...
04/29/2026

Congratulations to Ava Crismon, who was awarded the Michael S. Krawczyk Award for her piece โ€œLife Goes On.โ€

Life Goes On
Video
Length: 1:54

04/23/2026

Student Exhibition reception happening now!

Join us tomorrow, April 23rd, for the Closing Reception of the 112th Annual Student Exhibition. This yearโ€™s exhibition ...
04/22/2026

Join us tomorrow, April 23rd, for the Closing Reception of the 112th Annual Student Exhibition. This yearโ€™s exhibition was juries by , Tulsa Artist Fellow and OU Alum.

The exhibition features work by current OU students enrolled in courses at SoVA in a variety of media including printmaking, painting, sculpture, ceramics, video arts, and more.

Moooooooooom!: Works by Melissa YesThe Lightwell Gallery presents Moooooooooom!, an exhibition of works by Melissa Yes, ...
11/13/2025

Moooooooooom!: Works by Melissa Yes
The Lightwell Gallery presents Moooooooooom!, an exhibition of works by Melissa Yes, an American artist and educator working primarily in video. She is based in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, AL, where she works as the Assistant Professor of Digital Media at the University of Alabama.

โ€œThis exhibition emphasizes works in video and needlecraft: materials in which I see motherhood documented in so many sincere yet inadequate ways. I find legibility and resolution in these media to be full of meaning. Pixels and stitches express so much, but never the full picture๏ปฟโ€

Exhibition Run: November 13 โ€“ December 12, 2025

Reception: November 13th, 2025 from 4pm - 6pm

Now in the SPOTLIGHT GALLERY: What Plants WhisperWhat do plants know, and how do they communicate it? What Plants Whispe...
10/28/2025

Now in the SPOTLIGHT GALLERY: What Plants Whisper

What do plants know, and how do they communicate it? What Plants Whisper is a group exhibition of student works from the Fall 2025 Olfactory Art class, exploring scent as a bridge between human and plant perception. Rooted in research on plant intelligence, the show invites viewers to engage their noses, ears, and intuition to acknowledge plants as active, responsive beings. Artworks reflect individual experiments with botanical materials and aromatic processes, using smell to express stories of memory, emotion, ecology, and reciprocity. From fragrant installations to subtle scent-based gestures, these works ask: If plants are talking, are we listening?

Spotlight Gallery Opening Reception: October 30, 2025 | 3:30-5:30 PM | Thursday afternoon classes welcome, and open to the public!

Exhibition Run: October 27th - November 7th, 2025

Reception TODAY: October 16th, 2025, 4pm - 6pmSpotlight Exhibition | The FigureCurrently open in the Spotlight Gallery, ...
10/16/2025

Reception TODAY: October 16th, 2025, 4pm - 6pm

Spotlight Exhibition | The Figure

Currently open in the Spotlight Gallery, this exhibition includes sculptures and drawings of the human figure created by students in figurative sculpture.

Exhibition Run: October 6th - October 17th, 2025

Location: Fred Jones Art Center, Spotlight Gallery, 1st Floor 520 Parrington Oval, Norman, OK

Address

520 Parrington Oval
Norman, OK
73019

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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(405) 325-2691

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