Seton Gallery, University of New Haven

04/26/2026

2026 Art and Design Senior Exhibition

On view till May 13

03/09/2026

HARD LEISURE
by Katharen Wiese
March 16 – April 10, 2026

Artist Talk:
Thursday, March 19, 12:00–12:45 PM
Walk Through:
Saturday, March 28, 2:00–4:00 PM
Closing Reception:
Thursday, April 2, 3:00–5:00 PM

The Seton Gallery at the University of New Haven is pleased to present a solo exhibition,
Hard Leisure, by multidisciplinary painter and printmaker Katharen Wiese. The exhibition considers difficulty and luxury through printmaking, painting, and handmade paper. In the monumental painting how to smile at the end of our world, Wiese contends with the idea of apocalypse and the ways individuals are implicated in environmental crises. The exhibition’s namesake work is a relief print of
Nebraskan nail artist Imagine Uhlenbrock, whose representation is central to the show.
This portrait is among a series, i made the cornrows: Portraits of Black Nebraskans, which uses long form collaboration as a foundation for imagemaking. The relief print is layered over a collage with pages from the Negro Traveler’s Greenbook, kraft paper, and
handmade paper elements denoting postage and digital messaging. The dissemination of
the print becomes a kind of postcard confronting the difficulty faced by African
Americans as they tried to vacation in the United States in the 20 th century.
Throughout the show, the use of both materials and motifs subtly nod to the idea of
product movement: corrugated cardboard, corrugated cotton paper, kraft paper from
cardboard boxes, and even brown paper bags. Repeated imagery of airplanes, postage
and the sky move between both literal representation and symbolic form. Together, these works nod to the contribution of air travel and transportation to the realities of climate change. Trails of cotton fiber extend out of the silhouette of an airplane in the handmade paper-work, parcel. The work situates its subjects in transit, shipment, and exit: the artworks are composed of commodity culture, even as they insist on the reevaluation of humble materials.
For additional information about Hard Leisure, gallery hours, or to schedule a visit, please
contact Seton Gallery.

03/09/2026

Coming Soon:
HARD LEISURE
an exhibition by Katharen Wiese

March 16 – April 10, 2026
Seton Gallery, University of New Haven

03/08/2026

A few works from Embrace | Elizabeth Gourlay as the exhibition approaches its final days.
On view through March 10 at Seton Gallery, University of New Haven.

Exhibition curated by Daphne Anderson Deeds, .ct

Elizabeth Gourlay is represented by

03/08/2026

02/11/2026

Opening day at Seton Gallery.
E M B R A C E | Elizabeth Gourlay
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening.
On view through March 10.

02/02/2026

E M B R A C E | Elizabeth Gourlay

February 9 – March 10
Seton Gallery, University of New Haven

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 7, 2–4 PM

Exhibition Talk
Saturday, February 22, 1–3 PM

Seton Gallery at the is pleased to present Embrace: Elizabeth Gourlay, an exhibition celebrating the life and work of the late artist Elizabeth Gourlay. Known for her distinct and intuitive approach to painting, Gourlay created richly layered abstractions that reflect a deep sensitivity to color, time, and perception.

Drawing from a lifetime of sustained research and artistic inquiry, her work reveals influences ranging from modernist painters such as Paul Klee, Agnes Martin, and Giorgio Morandi to architecture, musical rhythms, and global art traditions. Color is central to her practice, used as form, structure, and meaning, shaped by close observation of natural and built environments.

Born in 1961, Gourlay lived much of her adult life in Chester, Connecticut. She earned her BA from the Edinburgh College of Art and her MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Following her passing in April 2024, Embrace serves as a tribute to an artist whose work continues to resonate through its generosity, intimacy, and quiet power.

The exhibition is curated by Gourlay’s longtime friend Daphne Anderson Deeds, principal of daphne:art Gallery and Advisory. Gourlay’s husband, Matthew Griffiths, Professor of Physics at the University of New Haven, provided essential support throughout the exhibition process.

The Elizabeth Gourlay Estate is represented by Kenise Barnes Fine Art.

02/02/2026

Coming soon
E M B R A C E:
E L I Z A B E T H G O U R L A Y
February 9 – March 10
Seton Gallery, University of New Haven

10/28/2025

Please join us in Dodds Theater on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎 - 𝟏:𝟒𝟓 𝐏𝐌. Joseph Smolinski will be giving an artist talk about his current exhibition, Vanishing Point. Many of the works in the exhibition were created on campus in the Schaub Makerspace and explore themes of the environment and climate change through his mixed-media artworks.  
 
This lecture is free and open to all! Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

04/19/2024

Seton gallery presents the opening reception of the 2024 Senior Exhibition “In Plain Sight” from 4-6pm on Monday 4/22. Refreshments will be provided.

“In Plain Sight” features talented work from the Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Art majors from the University of New Haven. This show will take place from 4/22 until 5/7 inside the Seton Gallery in Dodds Hall.

12/04/2023

The Art & Design Department at University of New Haven would like to present our new exhibition Impossible Geometries hosted inside our very own Seton Gallery.

Viewing inside the gallery is currently open from November 29th through December 19th.

Opening reception is Monday December 4th from 3-4:30pm. The exhibition includes work by students in ARTS 3304 Sculpture 1 and DGAD 3301 3D Animation classes.

Please stop by to support all these students and their creative research. Snacks will be provided!

The exhibition highlights physical and virtual sculptures and explores perception of space and materials. Gallery staff: .frankel and coordinated, designed, and installed this exhibition.