Julia #5 of 10 from Jonathan Michael Castillo's Series "American Institutional Indebtedness"
Alone Together by Ryan Standfest
Artwork by Noah Kashiani
Current Exhibition
Jonathan Michael Castillo: "American Institutional Indebtedness"
Sept. 29-Oct. 24
Reception: Friday, Oct. 3, 5-8pm
This exhibition is a critique of the American system of higher education, the US financial system and the federal government. The project consists of portraits printed on handmade paper, made from shredded US currency and is a direct visual representation of those individual's student loan debt.
2025-2026 Season
Fall 2025
Art + Design Alumni Biennial
Aug. 25-Sept. 25
Reception: 5:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12
The Fine Arts Center Gallery is pleased to open the fall semester gallery season with multidisciplinary work by Art + Design alumni featured in this biennial exhibition and take part in a raffle to help support Art + Design scholarships.
Artists Featured: Carla Castro Gomez, Katrina Ramirez, Katelyn Krabacher, Rabia Tayyabi, Todd Irwin, Alex Velazquez Brightbill, Brian Garbrecht, Rachelle Hill, Jacqueline Sanchez, Xena Lopez, Rosemary Morrissey, Michelle Perez
Jonathan Michael Castillo: "American Institutional Indebtedness"
Sept. 29-Oct. 24
This exhibition is a critique of the American system of higher education, the US financial system and the federal government. The project consists of portraits printed on handmade paper, made from shredded US currency and is a direct visual representation of those individual's student loan debt.
Adrienne Elyse Meyers: "There is something in the silence"
Nov. 3-28
Paintings reflecting on moments of pause, on the sweetness of sapphic intimacy, and on a sense of awe or strangeness that seeps through the everyday.
Student Holiday Art Sale
Dec. 2-4
A sale of unique holiday gifts created by Northeastern Art + Design students. All proceeds go directly to the students.
Spring 2026
Mark Banks, Brian Petrone & Ryan Standfest: "Decisive Gesture Towards Uncertain Outcome"
Jan. 20-Feb. 20
Three Midwest-based artists address infrastructure and its failure to meet human needs through sculpture, painting, and printmaking.
Rebecca Griffith, Noah Kashiani & Allen Moore: "Morning Cartoons and Cereal"
March 2-27
A reflection on how pop culture invites us into a distinct, nostalgic, and often absurd world—where relics create points of connection and help shape identity.
Annual Art + Design Juried Student Exhibition
April 6-24
A juried exhibition of work in all media created by Northeastern students with a declared major in Studio Art or Graphic Design or a declared minor in Interaction Design, Photography or Studio Art.
Zeinab Saab: "Girls Just Wanna Lay the Smackdown"
May 4-29
Explores nostalgia, gender roles, and blurred memories and realities through the lens of late ’90s to early 2000s professional wrestling.
Summer 2026
NEIU Visiting Artist Exhibition
June 8-July 3
Featuring work by Cecilia Beaven, Cristian Martinez, bex ya yolk and Raeann Van Zee, created during their 2024–25 NEIU Visiting Artist residency in Studio Art & RISO.