On Display October 18 - November 18, 2026
The annual fall student art exhibit, titled Studies in Creativity, is currently on display.Art included in the exhibit was selected by juror Jennifer Miller, an artist, arts advocate, and educator currently based in Des Moines, Iowa. Miller reviewed 96 pieces submitted by 40 artists and whittled them down to the 39 artworks by 27 artists that are in the show. She also chose the award winners which will be announced at the reception on Thursday, October 29 from 6-7:30pm, with Miller’s comments beginning at 6:15pm.
The Memorial Union is located at 2229 Lincoln Way in Ames on the ISU campus, and paid parking is available in the ramp adjacent to the building. The Art Gallery is located on the 1st floor and has free admission. Hours are Monday through Friday from 11am to 4pm and Saturday from 1pm to 4pm.
Artists (with majors noted) include:
Jonathan Andersen, Graduate Student in Architecture
Joe Baumhover, Graphic Design
Jennifer Bickel, Graduate Student in Graphic Design
Melina Brandon, Art
Franz Burke-Vens, Fine Arts and History
Elle Carlson, Psychology
Jordan Devaney, Pre-illustration
Olivia Eckerman, Fine Arts
Yadira González, Fine Arts
Sunya Hardi, Fine Arts
Dakota Harvey, Graduate Student in Integrated Visual Arts
Lily Heppler, Illustration
Zoe Hutchinson, Illustration
Annie Jones, Architecture
Malina Knapp, Art
Jenna Le, Art
Kennedy Loesche, Fine Arts
Rocio Melendez Perez, Industrial Design
Lily Mercural, Graduate Student in Integrated Visual Arts
Fahmida Nahar Rafa, Graduate Student in Integrated Visual Arts
Julianna Rios, Fine Arts and History
Katharine Schmidt, Graduate Student in Integrated Visual Arts
Karina Scott, Civil Engineering
Fenix Squier, Graphic Design
Grace Tolliver, Art
Kimberly Ung, Chemical Engineering
Sitara Xaivong, Fine Arts
About the Juror
Jennifer Miller (she/her) is an artist, arts advocate, and educator currently based in Des Moines, Iowa, at Mainframe Studio #461. Her fine arts career began with clay and ceramics, but it has expanded over the years to encompass papermaking, book arts, drawing, and community engaged public arts. Themes that inspire her body of work include history, mapping, literacy, solastalgia, place, phenology, and ecology. Jennifer holds an MFA in Ceramics (2000) and an MFA in Book Arts (2025), both from the University of Iowa.