Youngstown State University

John J. McDonough Museum of Art

WINTER/SPRING NEWSLETTER

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The McDonough opens 2026 with three exciting exhibitions on January 20!

The John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University's Center of Contemporary Art, is excited to announce it will open 2026 with three exciting exhibitions. Misty Gamble's Of Flesh and The Feminine, Hannah Parrett's I Do Not Always Understand, But I Feel Desire and From WOMAN 19 curated by Mary Urbas will be on display January 20 through February 28. A closing reception for all the exhibitions will be held on Saturday, February 28 from 2-4pm.

Misty Gamble's Of Flesh and The Feminine

Of her work for the exhibition Misty Gamble states, “In the solo exhibition, Of Flesh and The Feminine, I exhibit ceramic figuration, installation, ceramic cast multiples, and sculpture that explore ideas about interspecies relationships, animal exploitation, and ecofeminism. This exhibition explores environmental issues through eco-social engagement that is anchored in community-led development and uses art to draw the community into talking about and acting on social, political, or environmental issues.”

Currently, Gamble is 3D Area Head, Associate Professor of Art and the Steven Mayes Endowed Professor of Visual Arts at West Texas A&M University. She is the Founder of Studio Nong: International Sculpture Collective and Residency Program and is also founder of TETRA: Women of Ceramics at the Texas A&M System. She has been the recipient of numerous residencies, grants and fellowships and her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

• Gallery talk: February 28, 2:30pm

Sculpture by Misty Gamble is a woman's head, neck and partial torso with a bundle on of shapes on her head with branch like objects sticking out

Hannah Parrett's I Do Not Always Understand, But I Feel Desire

Sculptural wall hanging by Hannah Parrett. A wooden hook and ball like shape escaping a wire caged domelike object that is split in two horizontally

Hannah Parrett is an artist and educator based out of Cincinnati, OH. While living in Columbus she helped co-found Dream Clinic Project Space, an artist-run gallery and studio space. Her work has been exhibited locally and nationally and she has had several artist residencies. In 2025 she was the recipient of an Ohio Arts Individual Excellence Grant.

Parrett describes her work in I Do Not Always Understand, But I Feel Desire declaring, “My work pulls from the emotional and psychological experience of place, specifically the scale shift cadence between landscape, architecture, and domestic space. In looking to wilderness myths and science fiction narratives that explore landscape as a spiritual geography and utopian fallacy, I build layered tableaus that explore the distance between memory and desire in highly adorned scenes.”

• DALS Lecture: January 20, 5:30pm

From WOMAN 19 curated by Mary Urbas

Curator, Mary Urbas states that "From WOMAN 19 celebrates women and their art. I chose artists that are presenting fresh visual approaches to storytelling from the female perspective. Visual impact is key; the underlying inspirations and backstories are intriguing. Emotion with technique in balance. I included works that attained a high aesthetic standard and incorporated the mastering of various and diverse techniques into artworks...."

Urbas has over 46 years of experience in the professional art world as a gallery owner, curator, teacher, consultant, exhibition juror and prize judge, and an award-winning exhibiting fiber artist.

Art work by artist Judith Brandon of a light blue and white sky with a gray, black and navy waves of stormy sea below it.

Winter/Spring Schedule

JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 28
Misty Gamble, Of Flesh and The Feminine
Hannah Parrett, I Do Not Always Understand, But I Feel Desire
Mary Urbas curating From WOMAN 19
• Closing Reception: Saturday,
Feb. 28, 2-4pm

JANUARY 20, 5:30pm • DALS Lecture: Hannah Parrett

FEBRUARY 3, 5:30pm• Black History Month lecture: Davon Brantley

FEBRUARY 28, 2:30pm• Gallery Talk: Misty Gamble

MARCH 20 – APRIL 389th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition• Reception and Awards: Friday,
March 20, 5-7pm

APRIL 17-MAY 2 Spring 2026 Graduating BFA Exhibition• Reception: Friday, April 17, 5-7pm

A white ectangular clock with red L shape in the corner, a longer balck hand with a white tip and shorter yellow hand with white tip and blue rectangles on either side about three quarters of the way down

Gallery Hours

The McDonough Museum of Art galleries are open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-4pm. The exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Youngstown State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age, religion or veteran/military status in its programs or activities. Please visit the Digital Accessibility Home Page for contact information for persons designated to handle questions about this policy. These exhibitions are made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.

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