Upcoming Events
Monday, Jan 25 4:45-5:45 p.m.
Library 321
Artist Talk: Cecily Kahn, painter
Contact Us
Joe Lucchesi, Chair
Associate Professor of Art History
Phone: 240-895-4248
Email: jelucchesi@smcm.edu
Office Staff: 240-895-4225
Alumni Where are they now?
Jacob Lewis (art history, 2002) is currently living in Paris while conducting dissertation research for his PhD (art history) from Northwestern University. Jacob was awarded a nationally-competitive Samuel H. Kress Foundation Travel Fellowship to support his research.
Boyden Gallery and Collection
The Boyden Gallery and Fine Art & Study Collections at St. Mary's College of Maryland present a wealth of cultural offerings with many opportunities for study, appreciation and enjoyment. Students, faculty, and members of the surrounding community attend rotating exhibitions, participate in lectures and discussions, and benefit by close study and contact with the College's fine art collection. Abundant art on display across the campus adorns and animates College life.
Collection of Fine Art
In the 1970's the impetus for collecting art grew from a desire to give students in southern Maryland the direct experience of fine art. Today the College's fine arts collection has swelled to over 2,000 paintings, prints, sculptures, textiles and photographs. Art and museum studies students benefit by opportunities for hands-on study and curation of the art. The college community and our visitors are welcome to enjoy this rich array of art on display in the gallery and in the 47 buildings across campus.
The collection's highlights include art works by Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, William Merritt Chase, Buckminster Fuller, Marc Chagall, Thomas Hart Benton, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Ad Reinhardt, and more!
Exhibitions 2008 - 2010
Here There:Recent Works by Patrick Kelley
September 2 : October 4, 2008
Reception: Monday, September 8
Gallery Talk by Pat Kelley
Collage Perspectives:
Works by
Bill Freeland, Andrea Packard,
and Peter Paone
October 20 - November 22, 2008
Reception: Wednesday, October 22
Gallery Talk by Andrea Packard
SMP (St. Mary’s Project) in Progress Exhibition
December 8 - 12, 2008
Reception: Monday, December 8
Faculty Critique: Wednesday, December 10
Placing Color:
Brett Baker, Kayla Mohammadi, Carrie Patterson
January 19 -February 28, 2009
Co-Curated with Carrie Patterson
Reception: Wednesday, January 21
Panel Discussion: Wednesday, February 4
Jury: March 12 -13 Opening: March 23
Alumni Art Exhibition
June 12 - October 4, 2009
Art of Human Migration
October 19 - December 9, 2009
From the Collection: A Student-Curated Exhibition
January 27 - February 27, 2010
Annual Student Art Show
March 22 - April 3, 2010
St. Mary’s Project Art Exhibit (senior capstone project)
April 12 - 17, 2010
April 19 - 24, 2010
April 26 - May 1, 2010
Atmospheric Light & Color Exhibition
June 18 - July, 2010
Mission and Goals:
Our mission is to serve as an educational resource for students, faculty and staff of the College, and as a cultural resource for the community of southern Maryland.
Our overarching program goals address inclusiveness, diversity, creativity and learning:
- augment and enhance the educational initiatives of the college's fine & performing arts departments
- extend programs and activities to diverse students, faculty, and staff across campus while attracting the interests and involvement of people residing in southern Maryland
- plumb fertile avenues for exploration between the arts and other disciplines
- enliven and delight audiences by offering enriching and varied arts programming
- elevate all phases of operation to meet national standards and best practices as established by the American Association of Museums
