Mazmanian Gallery

Audrey Kali
Existential Bugs: A Crisis of Compassion, Conscience, and Creativity
Exhibition: September 2 - 26, 2025
Artist Talk at the Ecumenical Center on September 16, 3:30-4:20 p.m., followed by a reception at the gallery from 4:30-5:20 p.m.

Mazmanian Gallery is pleased to present Existential Bugs: A Crisis of Compassion, Conscience, and Creativity, an exhibition of photographs by Audrey Kali. Using macrophotography, Kali photographs insects up-close, creating stunning and highly detailed images that showcase the visual wonders of these small creatures. Seeking to open dialogue about environmental sustainability, Kali believes “that people can’t conceptually embrace the importance of conserving insects until they embrace an appreciation for the insects as individual beings of exquisite design and beauty.” 

Shift – Space – Return 
Exhibition: October 1 - 31, 2025
Reception: Monday October 6, 5:30-7:30pm

Mazmanian Gallery is pleased to present Shift – Space – Return, a group exhibition of five artists who delve into the depths of language and art. Shift, space, and return, all keys on the keyboard, also reference actions and metaphors that relate to the work in the show - shifting perception, creating and inhabiting visual and physical space, and the ways we return to ourselves and our histories. Curated out of our open call for artists based in Framingham, Ileana Doble Hernandez, Mary Kostman, Janet Montecalvo, Alice Ridley, and David Roane each use language in a unique way that connects directly to their message and their medium. With paint, print, collage, and paper, communication is made visual. This open call was curated by students Marcus Falcao, Eliza Gaston, and faculty Ellie Krakow, Yumi Park Huntington, and Keri Straka.

James E. Ransome 
Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival Exhibition 
Exhibition: November 5 - December 8, 2025 
Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival: Thursday November 6, 3-9pm, with gallery reception 3:30-5pm

In conjunction with the Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival, Mazmanian Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of illustrations by James E. Ransome. Ransome is a highly celebrated illustrator who has received numerous awards including the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, IBBY Honor Award, ALA Notable Book award, The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance award. Several of his books have been featured on Reading Rainbow. Ransome has also exhibited works in group and solo shows throughout the country. 

Ransome will be on campus for the Swiacki Children’s Literature Festival, which is a day-long, annual celebration of children’s books featuring renowned authors and illustrators. For full festival details, including schedule and admission fees, visit: https://www.framingham.edu/events/2025-swiacki-childrens-literature-festival

2026: Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Exhibition: January 20 - February 19, 2026
Reception: Tuesday, January 27, 4:30-6pm

Each year Mazmanian Gallery invites an outside juror to curate an exhibition of Framingham State University student artwork. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the breadth of creativity on our campus. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. This year’s Juror is Judd Schiffman.

Judd Schiffman
Exhibition: February 25 - April 1, 2026
Reception: TBD

Mazmanian Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of ceramic art by Judd Schiffman. Playful and narrative, his wall hung ceramic sculptures “are a psychedelic concoction of lived and imagined experiences that ponder the power of personal rites of passage… and explore themes of masculinity, discovery of self, sexuality, and family, and all the nuanced guilt, confusion, and elation that exist in tandem.”

Capstone Shows
April 6 - May 8, 2025
Exact Dates TBD

Students in the department of Art, Design, & Art History at Framingham State University are immersed in a collaborative, innovative and interdisciplinary learning environment which focuses on academic excellence in the areas of visual art, design, history, and art education. As part of a liberal arts institution, the faculty encourages hybrid and tangential relations with other fields as a way of aiding the student in identifying the most effective way to articulate their individual vision. The program is structured to help students to pursue creative endeavors while also imparting specific skills appropriate to the various disciplines. Students who graduate with a degree in Studio Art select a concentration from Ceramics, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking or Sculpture.

The Capstone Experience in the Department of Art, Design, & Art History is designed to support students to work intensively on creating a cohesive body of work in their chosen concentration. Through their final year of study, students receive feedback on this work from their peers, faculty, and professionals in the field. The degree culminates with a public exhibition in Mazmanian Gallery.