The Augustana Senior Show
April 30 - May 23, 2026
Gallery Reception | Friday, May 1, from 7-9 p.m. | Awards and Artist Talks at 7:30 p.m.
Flower and Flame: Deborah Mitchell
March 26 - April 23, 2026
Opening Reception | Friday, March 27, from 7-9 p.m. | Artist Talk at 7:30 p.m.
In 2020, Deborah Mitchell’s studio was destroyed by an arsonist. She responded by creating works inspired by and from the wreckage.
Highlights From the Permanent Art Collection
Feb. 12 - March 19
Reception | Friday, Feb. 20, from 7-9 p.m | Gallery Talk at 7:30 p.m.
Augustana High School Invitational
Jan. 15 - Feb. 6, 2026
Gallery Reception & Open Studios | Friday, Feb. 6, from 6-8 p.m. | Awards at 7:30 p.m.
The Beauty of the Mundane: Paintings by Mike Murray
Nov. 14 - Dec. 10, 2025
Gallery Reception | Friday, Nov. 21, from 7-9 p.m. | Artist Talk at 7:30 p.m.
Shrines and Portals: Darrel Nelson
Oct. 9 - Nov. 6, 2025
Closing Reception | Thursday, Nov. 6, from 7-9 p.m. | Artist talk at 7:30 p.m.
Our world is inundated with human-fabricated objects, most of which we do not need to examine or even notice. In this exhibition, Darrel Nelson offers an assemblage of objects intended to first arrest a viewer and then invite contemplation, almost as if for the first time. The miracle is that this can happen at all.
Hola Daniela, Hometown: Gracie Rothering ’22
Sept. 11 - Oct. 2
Homecoming Reception | Friday, Sept. 26, from 7-9 p.m. | Artist Talk at 7:30 p.m.
Photography and photomontage by Augustana alumna Gracie Rothering '22, featuring he MFA graduate thesis and ongoing series.
Augustana Student Summer Invitational
June 5 - Sept. 5, 2025
Gallery Reception | Friday, Sept. 5, from 7-9 p.m.
Juried works selected from the department’s sophomore and junior portfolio reviews.
Augustana Senior Show: Echoes of Experience
Eide/Dalrymple Gallery | Augustana University | April 25 - May 24
Gallery Reception | Friday, April 25, from 7-9 p.m. with awards & artist talks at 7:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Center | Washington Pavilion | April 25 - May 22
Gallery reception on Friday, May 2, from 5-8 p.m. with artist talks at 6:30 p.m.
Man Before a Mirror: Gaylord Schanilec
March 20 - April 16
Opening Gallery Reception | Friday, March 21 | 7-9 p.m.; Gallery Talk | 7:30 p.m.
Comptoir de Commerce: Luminol — Ceramics by Chotsani Dean
Feb. 13 - March 6
Gallery Reception | Thursday, March 6 | 7-9 p.m.; Gallery Talk | 7:30 p.m.
Augustana High School Art Invitational
Jan. 16 - Feb. 7.
Gallery Reception | Friday, Feb. 7 | 6-8 p.m.; Awards Ceremony | 7:30 p.m.
We are All Weeds: Susan Heggestad
Nov. 15 - Dec. 12, 2024
Gallery Reception | Friday, Nov. 15 | 7-9 p.m.; Gallery Talk | 7:30 p.m.
The Augustana Faculty Biennial
Oct. 10 - Nov. 7, 2024
Gallery Reception | Friday, Oct. 25 | 7-9 p.m.; Artist Talks | 7:30 p.m.
Worlds Coming Together: Revelations Over Time
Sept. 12 - Oct. 5, 2024
Homecoming Reception | Friday, Oct. 4 | 7-9 p.m.; Talk by Artist Brad Widness | 7:30 p.m.
Augustana Student Invitational
June 5 - Sept. 6, 2024
Closing Reception | Friday, Sept. 6, 7–9 p.m.
Augustana Senior Show
April 25 - May 18, 2024
Gallery Reception | Friday, April 26, from 7-9 p.m.; awards & artist talks at 7:30 p.m.
Thomas Rickers: Retrospective
March 21 - April 19, 2024
Opening Reception | Friday, March 22, from 7-9 p.m.; gallery talk at 7:30 p.m.
Carl Grupp Permanent Art Collection
Feb. 8 - March 7, 2024
A selection of artwork from a range of artists drawn from the permanent collection of the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery
Augustana High School Invitational
Jan. 11 - Feb. 2, 2024
Closing Gallery Reception & Awards | Friday, Feb. 2, from 6-8 p.m. | Hamre Recital Hall
Drawing Truth to Power: 40 Years of Political Cartoons by Rob Rogers
Nov. 16 - Dec. 14, 2023
Artist Lecture | Thursday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. | Fryxell Humanities Center, Room 123
Gallery Reception | Friday, Nov. 17, from 7-9 p.m. | Artist Talk at 7:30 p.m.
Rachel Cox: Exercises for Control: Part I (an end and a beginning)
Oct. 6 - Nov. 8, 2023
Gallery Reception | Friday, Oct. 13, 5-7 p.m.; artist talk at 6 p.m. — please note the earlier time
A photographic exploration of the artists' experience with infertility, loss and assisted reproductive technologies
Say it Loud: South Dakota
Sept. 26-29, 2023
Gallery Reception | Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 5:30 p.m.; keynote speaker architect Pascale Sablan, at 6:30 p.m.
Features work by Diverse Designers of South Dakota, in collaboration with AIGA South Dakota and presented by Beyond the Built Environment, which celebrates the contributions of diverse designers and advocates for equitable built environments and communities
Homecoming 100th Anniversary: Alumni Art Invitational
Sept. 8-23, 2023
Homecoming Reception | Friday, Sept. 22, from 7-9 p.m., with artist talk at 7:30 p.m.
A group exhibition of invited alumni artists and The Harold Spitznagel Medal for Achievement in Art Award Winners
Augustana Student Summer Invitational
June 5 - Sept. 1, 2023
Closing gallery reception, Friday, Sept. 1, 7-9 p.m.
Augustana Senior Show
April 27 - May 20, 2023
Gallery Reception, Friday, April 28, 7-9 p.m.; artists’ talk & awards at 7:30 p.m.
Celebrating the work of the artists of the class of 2023.
Sandy de Lissovoy | Here: Suspending Color, Falling in Place
March 23 - April 22, 2023
Gallery reception: Friday, March 24, 7-9 p.m.; gallery talk at 7:30 p.m.
The installation includes video, hand-dyed fabric sculptures and locally gathered rocks, with de Lissovoy making his sculptural forms changeable through fabricated aluminum that function like tent poles and extensions.
Augustana Faculty Biennial
Feb. 9 - March 18, 2023
Gallery reception: Friday, Feb. 17, 7-9 p.m.; gallery talk at 7:30 p.m.
The diverse exhibition features the recent works by the Augustana art faculty, instructors and faculty emeriti.
Augustana High School Invitational
Jan. 11 - Feb. 3, 2023
Closing Reception, awards, open studios, portfolio review: Friday, Feb. 3, 6-8:30 p.m.
The exhibition celebrates the work of high school artists from across the region.
Jovan Speller: In Lottie’s Living Room
Nov. 17 - Dec. 15, 2022
Gallery reception: Friday, Nov. 18, 7-9 p.m.; gallery talk at 7:30 p.m.
The exhibition features multimedia and installation work by the award-winning, Minneapolis-based artist.
It’s been a minute: Augustana Alumni Decade Show
Invitational exhibition of early-career alumni a decade post graduation
Oct. 13 - Nov. 10
Homecoming gallery reception: Friday, Oct. 14, 7-9 p.m.; artist talk at 7:30 p.m.
Dick Termes: The Total Picture
Sept. 8 - Oct. 7, 2022
Gallery reception: Friday, Oct. 7, from 7-9 p.m.; artist talk at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring 24 “Termespheres” by one of South Dakota’s most iconic artists.
Augustana Student Summer Invitational
June 6 - Sept. 2, 2022
Featuring works created in Augustana art classes selected from our sophomore and junior spring critiques.
Augustana Senior Show
April 28 - May 21, 2022
Gallery reception: Friday, April 29, 7 - 9 p.m
Views Removed: Photographs by Dana Fritz
March 24 - April 23, 2022
Highlights from the Carl Grupp Permanent Art Collection: The Art of Augustana Teachers
Feb. 10 - March 19, 2022
Augustana High School Invitational
Jan. 11 - Feb. 4, 2022
"27 Years: Clay is the Way": Ceramics by Tony Winchester
Nov. 12 - Dec. 10, 2021
A Quiet Voice Heard: Homecoming Retrospective of Kent Kapplinger ('77)
Oct. 6 - Nov. 6, 2021
Project 66: The Biblical Mosaics of Dana K. Leahy
Sept. 9 - Oct. 2, 2021
The Augustana Senior Art Show
April 22 - May 22, 2021
The Face Behind the Mask: Disguising the Inner Soul
March 18 - April 16, 2021
Return to the Floating World: Printmaking and Mixed Media by Johanna Mueller
Feb. 3 - March 5, 2021
Augustana High School Art Invitational
January 11 - 27, 2021
Land Images: Sculptures and Drawings by Brian Leo
Oct. 15 - Nov. 20, 2020
View the Zoom recording of the gallery reception and artist talk. Access Passcode: mawN+#v5
Augustana Faculty Biennial with the Class of 2020
Sept. 10 - Oct. 10, 2020
Augustana Senior Art Show
Virtual exhibition: May 1, 2020
A Piece of Dust in the Great Sea of Matter: Photographs by Melissa Borman
March 23 - April 18, 2020
Darkness and Light: The Artistic Journey of Carl Grupp
Feb. 13 - March 5, 2020
The Augustana High School Art Invitational
Jan. 9 - Feb. 7, 2020
Rick Johns: Materials
Nov. 14 - Dec. 12, 2019
Life with the Arts: The Eide Ceramics Collection and Paintings by Diane Eide
Oct. 10 - Nov. 9, 2019
Jenny Bye: An Encaustic Connection
Sept. 5 - Oct. 5, 2019
Augustana Student Invitational
June 6 - Aug. 30, 2019
Augustana Senior Show
May 2 - 25, 2019
From the Land of the Totem Poles: Shamanism and Faces of the Potlach
April 1 - 27, 2019
Exhibition curated by Dr. L. Adrien Hannus and his Augustana Museum Studies Class
Stories I Tell Myself: Drawings By Jessica Boehman
Feb. 14 - March 23, 2019
Seeing Dakota: Collisions and Confluences: Sheila Agee and Ann Pederson
Nov. 15 - Dec. 13, 2019
This exhibition was supported in part by a South Dakota Arts Council Project Grant.
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Ever I Know: Anh Twa
Oct. 18 - Nov. 10, 2018
Augustana Faculty Biennial
Sept. 7 - Oct. 12, 2018
Student Invitational
June 4 - Aug. 31, 2018
The Augustana Senior Show
April 26 - May 19, 2018
Reception: April 27 from 7 - 9 p.m.
This exhibition was sponsored in part by the families of Palmer Eide and Ogden Dalrymple.
Ceramics by Carol Ceynowa and Travis Hinton
Feb. 8 - March 9, 2018
Erica Merchant: Fossilized Reflections
Feb. 8 - March 9, 2018
This exhibition was supported in part by a South Dakota Arts Council Project Grant.
Augustana High School Art Invitational
Jan. 10 - Feb. 2, 2018
Featured nearly 60 art students from 14 regional high schools in a wide range of media.
Dark to Light--A New Journey: Richard Krueger
Nov. 27 - Dec. 15, 2017
To Reform: Artists Respond to the Reformation
Oct. 19 - Nov. 18, 2017
This exhibition was supported in part by grants from LutheranArts.org, and Augustana University's 500th Anniversary Task Force under the leadership of Presidents Rob Oliver and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.
A Viking Inside: David Wolter '04
Sept. 8 - Oct. 14, 2017
At the exhibition reception, David Wolter was awarded the Harold Spitznagel Medal for Achievement in Art.
Augustana Senior Show
April 28 - May 20, 2017
Juried exhibition of graduating art majors
This exhibition was funded in part by the families of Palmer Eide and Ogden Dalrymple.
Xavier Tavera: Stills and Motion
Feb. 9 - March 10, 2017
This exhibition was funded in part by the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation and Augustana's Mellon Fund.
High School Invitational
Jan. 11 - Feb. 3, 2017
School Yard Bets: Kat Burdine
Oct. 13 - Nov. 12, 2016
Contemporary prints and installation by Augustana alumna
Len Davis: LifeLine — Artwork from three series that explores the balancing act of Life on the Line
Sept. 7 - Oct. 8, 2016
Mixed media and collage by Los Angeles-based artist
Augustana Senior Show
April 29 - May 21, 2016
Celebrating the work of our graduating art majors
Reciprocity: Handmade Cameras and Photographs by Cedric Chatterley
March 10 - April 23, 2016
Mixed-media handmade cameras and photographs
Highlights from the Permanent Collection
Feb. 11 - March 5, 2016
A selection of works from Augustana’s Carl Grupp Permanent Art Collection
Augustana High School Invitational
Jan. 15 - Feb. 5, 2016
The Rhythms of Life: Paintings by Bruce Preheim
Nov. 20 - Dec. 11, 2015
de la Mancha: Laster Out First Sculptures and Community Collaborations by Bridget Beck
Oct. 16 - Nov. 14, 2015
Supported in part through grants from the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, Augustana University's Mellon Fund Committee and the South Dakota Arts Council, with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jeffrey Oestreich: Ceramics
Sept. 10 - Oct. 10, 2015
Augustana Senior Art Show
April 30 - May 23, 2015
The works of graduating senior art majors were showcased.
April Katz: Inquiry Through Printmaking
March 12 - April 25, 2015
Reception: March 27 from 7 - 9 p.m.
Professor of printmaking from Iowa State University
Augustana Faculty Exhibition
Feb. 4 - March 7, 2015
The works of faculty were showcased.
High School Invitational
Jan. 7 - 23, 2015
Rock of Ages: Stone Tools — The Pathway to Human Culture
Nov. 13 - Dec. 12, 2014
Exhibition curated by Dr. Adrien Hannus and the Augustana Museum Studies class.
Randy Johnston: Ceramics
Oct.8 - Nov. 8, 2014
Professor of ceramics from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Transitory Memory: Paintings by Donald Johnson ('09)
Sept. 4 - Oct. 4, 2014
The Beginning Naturalist: Photography and Artist Books by Paula McCartney
March 24 - April 26, 2014
Into the Dark: Artists Exploring Dark Matter
Feb. 5 - March 7, 2014
A touring exhibit featuring works by 22 artists in a range of media, including painting, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media.
2014 High School Invitational Art Exhibition
Jan. 6 - 29, 2014
More than 40 high school student-artists from around the region displayed their talents.
Creative Types: Graphic Design Invitational
Nov. 21 - Dec. 12, 2013
Featuring the graphic design and creative works of area design and advertising firms.
Wrapped Up: Paintings and Drawings by Audrey Stommes ('10)
Oct. 17 - Nov.16, 2013
A Homecoming celebration of alumna Audrey Stommes's recent works from her MFA thesis exhibition.
Why are We?: A Carl Grupp Retrospective
Sept. 12 - Oct. 12, 2013
This exhibition celebrates the prolific life of one of South Dakota's preeminent artists, Augustana Professor Emeritus of Art Carl Grupp. On view will be paintings, drawings, watercolors and prints, many of which have never before been displayed. The exhibition was on view jointly with the galleries of the Center for Western Studies at Augustana College and was supported by a project grant from the South Dakota Art Council.
Augustana College Student Invitational
June 3 - Sept. 6, 2013
A juried exhibition featuring the works of current art majors.
Augustana Senior Art Show
May 2 - 25, 2013
The works of graduating senior art majors were showcased.
Highlights from the Permanent Collection
Jan. 7 - Feb. 9, 2013
“Exploring Abstraction," the gallery's newest exhibit featuring 39 works from the Carl Grupp Permanent Art Collection, asks this question: Who’s afraid of modern art?
Nordic Requiem and Other Dreams: Printmaking by Chad Nelson
Nov. 15 - Dec. 12, 2012
Sine Qua Non: The Ceramics of Domonique Venzant
Oct. 12 - Nov. 10, 2012
The Art of Editorial Cartoons
Sept. 5 - Oct. 6, 2012
Political cartoons by artists of the North Central Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, and featuring the animations of Pulitzer-Prize Winner Ann Telnaes
Augustana Student Invitational
June 1 - Sept. 2, 2012
Juried exhibition of works by Augustana art students
Augustana Senior Art Show
April 19 - May 19, 2012
Featuring the works of the graduating senior art majors.
This exhibition was generously sponsored by the families of Palmer Eide and Ogden Dalyrmple.
Alice Leora Briggs: Near Impunity
Drawings by Alice Leora Briggs
March 8 - April 14, 2012
Haunting drawings about the social chaos of the Mexican border town, Juárez, at the heart of the current drug war. This exhibition was funded in part through the Augustana Mellon Fund and an Augustana International Theme Year grant.
Highlights from the Carl Grupp Permanent Art Collection
Jan. 3 - 25, 2012
The collection showcases “master” members of the collection, such as Winslow Homer, Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso, alongside significant, never-before-exhibited works from recent gifts and acquisitions, including prints by German expressionist Käthe Kollwitz and works by Sioux Falls native Craig Carver.
Jay Olson Retrospective: A Retrospective Celebrating the Life of a Sioux Falls Artist and Professor
Nov. 18 - Dec. 10, 2011
A celebration of the life and works of long-time Sioux Falls art professor, featuring paintings and drawings from the collections of the Olson family and local patrons.
Augustana Faculty Biennial
Sept. 9 - Oct. 8, 2011
Group exhibition of Augustana professors and emeriti.
Eleanor Spiess-Ferris
March 11 - April 16, 2011
Chicago artist Spiess-Ferris presents a selection of her fantastical surrealist paintings
Michael Goro: Juxtapositions
Feb. 10 - March 5, 2011
This exhibition featured the works of the Chicago-based, internationally-exhibited printmaker Michael Goro.
Augustana Art: Then and Now
Oct. 7 - Nov. 6, 2010
In celebration of Augustana’s 150th anniversary, alumni artists exhibited examples of art work from their student days and their current works. A joint exhibition, works were also on view at the Center for Western Studies.
Ceramics from the Collection of Todd Thelen & Eric Dean
Sept. 8 - Oct. 2, 2010
Ninety works exemplifying some of the most important studio ceramics artists from across the United States were displayed.
Axum: Eyob Mergia
Feb. 11 - March 12, 2010
This exhibition featured the recent works of Eyob Mergia, an Ethiopian-born, Sioux Falls-based artist.
South Dakota College Art Association Faculty
Oct. 8 - Nov. 6, 2009
This group exhibition of SD College and University Art faculty was in conjunction with the SDCAA annual conference, which was held at Augustana College, Nov. 5-6, 2009.
Augustana Faculty Exhibition
Sept. 9 - Oct. 3, 2009
Featuring faculty artists Robert Aldern, Jayne Erickson, Carl Grupp, Scott Parsons, John Peters, Gerry Punt, Tom Shields and Steve Thomas, this exhibition included oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, ceramics, sculpture, original prints and photography.
Highlights from the Carl Grupp Permanent Collection including works of Andy Warhol
March 6 - April 19, 2009
Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program
Fritz Hirschberger: The Fifth Horseman Holocaust Paintings
Jan. 23 - March 1, 2009
After Auschwitz: Holocaust Symposium
In conjunction with the Washington Pavilion, two large-scale series that confront issues of history, memory and what it means to be a survivor.
