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The Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery is a non-profit gallery owned and operated by Ursuline College and welcoming the public to free, professionally mounted art exhibitions approximately six times a year.
Wasmer Gallery exhibits fine art of educational value by professional and amateur artists. The Gallery has a full schedule each exhibition season and welcomes proposals by artists for upcoming schedules. This year we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Wasmer Gallery, which opened in 1980 and was named in gratitude for the generosity and vision of the late Florence (O’Donnell) Wasmer and John C. Wasmer.
Fall 2024 Showcase
September 27 – December 5, 2024
The Ursuline College Counseling and Art Therapy program presents The Healing Imagination 10: Courageous Hearts Rooted In Unity. Come view works by art therapists and current art therapy students from around Ohio, including some of Ursuline’s very own!
Join us for the opening reception and award ceremony on Friday, September 27, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Image Art: “Courageous Heart” by Gail Rule-Hoffman, MEd, LPC-S, ATR-BC, LICDC-S, Professor Emerita, Counseling and Art Therapy, Ursuline College
The jurors selected 39 artworks including paintings, drawings, prints, stained glass, silk painting, weaving, and sculptures created by 22 artists from the following Ohio cities: Akron, Brecksville, Cleveland, Cleveland Hts., Concord Township, Gates Mills, Lakewood, Lorain, Lyndhurst, Mayfield Hts., Novelty, Rossford, Shaker Hts., and Westlake.
These are the 22 artists who are featured in Healing Imagination 10:
Monica Brown
Nicole Flower
Areka Foster
Kayla Hensel
Diane Fleisch Hughes
Kristen Kantounatakis
Kaitlyn Kirchmeir
Katherine Jackson
Todd Jakubisin
Kate Kern-Pilch
Melissa McDonough
Amber McElreath
Rebecca Miller
Maureen Moses
Barbara Murnane
Megan Peery
Jennifer Price
Elise Radzialowski
Gail Rule-Hoffman
Jennifer Schwartz
Linda Shapero
LaSontia Sharlow
Summer 2024 Showcase
June 14 – August 22, 2024
This exhibition showcases 10 African American artists under 30 with the goal of highlighting their talent, in real time - not years later as is often the case historically. We believe these amazing Black Artists deserve the opportunity to shine, now, and make their mark in the art community.
Image Art: “Mammie In A Fur Coat” by Amani Williams
The exhibition was made possible in part by support from the Ohio Arts Council and a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Spring 2024 Showcase
April 19 - May 14, 2024
You’re invited to Ursuline College’s Senior Art Show 2024 featuring works by four graduating seniors from the Art & Design program: Jasmine Cronin, Brent Eligado, Christina Scialabba, and Jenna Skilton.
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, April 19, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m. with live entertainment by Squirrel Jam.
Winter 2024 Showcase
February 23 - March 26, 2024
The 6th Annual Women’s History Month Student Art Showcase features artwork created on the theme Embracing Everyone: Excluding No One. Sponsored by the Ursuline College Women’s Center, in collaboration with the Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery.
Image Art: Na’ Laya “Let her shine too”
Fall 2023 Showcase
November 10, 2023 – January 25, 2024
The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery presents Ursuline College’s New Masters 3: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio is a stunning and dynamic juried exhibition showcasing art of a diverse range of disciplines by emerging and established women artists who live and create in the region.
New Masters 3 was supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Summer 2023 Showcase
June 17 – August 24, 2023
The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery at Ursuline College presents “Juneteenth: Freedom and Community Exhibition" as part of the second annual Juneteenth Celebration. This visually stunning and emotionally stimulating exhibit explores freedom and community as our society evolves. The bedazzling works of the African American Quilt and Doll Guild create a visual dialogue recognizing the racial inequities and transformative cultural experiences in our world.
Spring 2023 Showcase
March 17 - March 31, 2023
Ursuline College's Fifth Annual Women's History Month Student Art Showcase features compelling and diverse art from the Ursuline student body. Presented by the Ursuline College Women's Center in collaboration with Ursuline's Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery.
November 4, 2022 - January 29, 2023
Dolls have been important to cultures since the beginning of civilization, dating back to ancient Egypt. In this exhibit, explore dolls that have been created by local artists, including a 30 Barbie doll installation, vintage Burmese marionettes, and hand-crafted fabric dolls, each with their own complex, unique, and dynamic personality. Image of hand crafted dolls: Grandmother Forest by Juniper Mainelis and Mermaid Bride by Mary D. Pinckney.
VIEW EXHIBIT ALBUM
June 18 - August 25, 2022
Supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, this show features works of 10 Northeast Ohio artists creates a visual dialogue recognizing racial and social inequities in our region.
VIEW EXHIBIT ALBUM
Tuesday - Thursday, 12-5 p.m.
Contact Gallery Director Anna Arnold or call her at 440.646.8121.
Please check this webpage for updates.
"Patron Saint of Stone," by MANDEM. Photograph of boy with snakes. Best in Show.
"Mindlessness, " by Jill Yanik. Graphite drawings photo transferred to wood overlaid with hand cut graphite drawings on paper. First Prize.
"Legacy Pot," by Pamela Argentieri. Pewter, bronze, sterling and wood coffee pot fabricated from sheet incorporating vintage flatware.
