UCF Art Gallery

05/23/2026

The countdown to Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize is officially on 🤩

Both exhibition locations open next week:

📍 May 27 | UCF Art Gallery�📍 May 28 | Rollins Museum of Art

Swipe for a behind-the-scenes look at artists installing their incredible work 🛠️

Learn more about Pathways 2026 and register for both opening receptions at cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/pathways-2026-the-carlos-malamud-prize/

05/12/2026

Meet ✨Ebenezer Nketsiah Mensah, a finalist in ✨Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize.

A multidisciplinary artist whose work is shaped by his experience as a former gold miner and construction worker in Ghana, Mensah explores labor, migration, and identity through sculpture and installation. His practice reflects on the physical and emotional realities of work, while honoring the resilience of the communities connected to it.

Using found and industrial materials, Mensah transforms personal and collective histories into powerful visual narratives rooted in memory, survival, and belonging.

“My work is deeply informed by lived experience, using material and process to speak to labor, movement, and the human condition.”

Learn more about Ebenezer and Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize.

Exhibition opens:
🗓️ May 27 at UCF Art Gallery
🗓️ May 28 at Rollins Museum of Art
🔗 Learn more: cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/pathways-2026-the-carlos-malamud-prize/

05/01/2026

That’s the final frame 🎞️

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Singularity: Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part One and Part Two, at the UCF Art Gallery. The exhibitions featured work by senior Animation & Visualization students, highlighting projects at the intersection of research, design and emerging media.

With over 400 attendees, it was an incredible celebration of the next generation of artists. So proud of our graduating seniors and all they’ve accomplished! 👏

04/21/2026

Part one was just the beginning 👀

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the UCF Art Gallery for the opening of Singularity: Spring BFA II, Part I!

Missed it or want more? Part II opens this Thursday from 5-7 PM, featuring a brand new selection of work from senior Animation & Visualization students. 🎬

Free and open to the public.
🔗 Register at: https://www.ticketsource.com/ucf-art-gallery/t-zzvpvgp

04/15/2026

Meet ✨Cruz Castillo, a finalist in ✨Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize.

A multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, performance, and video, Castillo examines how capitalism shapes public imagination and influences how we perceive art. His assemblages explore the tension between productive and unproductive labor, bringing attention to the often unseen processes behind cultural production.

Castillo transforms discarded objects into markers of labor, class, and lived experience — inviting viewers into a deeper conversation around value, memory, and meaning.

“My work looks at cultural products as commodities circulating within a global capitalist network, using found materials to reflect the conditions and histories tied to labor and place.”

Born in Detroit and based in Winter Park, Florida, Castillo holds an MFA from UCLA and continues to explore the politics of production through his evolving practice.

Learn more about Cruz and Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize.

Exhibition opens:�
🗓️ May 27 at UCF Art Gallery�
🗓️ May 28 at Rollins Museum of Art
🔗 Learn more! cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/pathways-2026-the-carlos-malamud-prize/

04/14/2026

The gallery is calling 👀✨

The time has come! Join us for the opening reception of Singularity: Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition II, Part One

🗓️ Thursday, April 16 from 5–7 PM�
📍 UCF Art Gallery

Enjoy an evening of food, music, and an incredible showcase of work from PART ONE of SVAD’s Animation & Visualization students. 🖌️

🔗 Register now! cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/spring-2026-bfa-exhibition-ii-animation-and-visualization/

04/08/2026

Last call 👀

The More Than One Way Home: Spring 2026 BFA I Exhibition closes this week! If you haven’t made it to the UCF Art Gallery yet, this is your sign to go. Stop by today, tomorrow, or Friday to experience the incredible work from SVAD’s senior undergraduate artists before it’s gone.

Free and open to the public, 10 AM–5 PM ✨

03/26/2026

Students, it’s your time to shine ✨

Join us at the UCF Art Gallery for the opening of More Than One Way Home: Spring 2026 BFA I Exhibition on Thursday, April 2 from 5–7 PM. Featuring work across book arts, ceramics, drawing, animation, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, this show highlights the incredible work of our graduating seniors.

Stop by and show some love! 🎨
Register now: cah.ucf.edu/gallery/exhibit/spring-2026-bfa-exhibition-i-studio-art/

03/20/2026

I'm excited to help kick off UCF Talks: "How To Get Into A Gallery: Beyond The White Walls." with the School of Visual Arts and Design.

The talk will focus on how emerging artists can have higher chances of success in the future by teaching them how to communicate and approach galleries while refining their social skills, as well as bringing light to how the art world really works outside of academia. Hope to see folks there!

Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Time: 6:00PM
Location: UCF Visual Arts Building Room 132, Auditorium

03/19/2026

03/09/2026

Just one week left to see The Rooms We Build: 2026 MFA Exhibition at the UCF Art Gallery, closing March 13. 🎨

Featuring the thesis work of MFA Studio Art & Design candidates from UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design, the exhibition offers a glimpse into the ideas and creative practices of emerging artists preparing to launch their professional careers.

Stop by before it’s gone! The UCF Art Gallery is open 10am-5pm Mon.-Fri. and admission is free. ✨