Art Exhibits

Robyn Scott: Supernova

August 17, 2026 - October 9, 2026
Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Robyn Scott brings "Supernova," a collection of pieces inspired by the beauty of Mother Earth and beyond, to the Lumpkin Gallery in JPAC.

Join us for an artist talk and reception to hear about Scott's inspirations and artistic journey!

Wake Forest Guild of Artists Exhibit

March 30, 2026 - April 25, 2026
Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, April 16, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Louisburg College's Lumpkin Gallery will be displaying the 2026 Wake Forest Guild of Artists Exhibit. The works, that range from landscapes to portraiture, come from various artists in the guild.

Artists displayed include: Bonnie Brooks, Luz Frye, Charlene Randall, Karen Ruffner, Maureen Seltzer, Jennifer Sherman, Jane Steelman, and Gary Taber.

Memory, Place, Identity: Collage Paintings by Eric McRay

March 2, 2026 - March 27, 2026
Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, March 5, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

"Memory, Place, Identity" presents a selection of Eric McRay's collage paintings that explore how personal history and collective experience are shaped by geography, culture, and time. Drawing from lived experience and cultural memory, the work reflects the intersections of urban and rural life within the American South and the broader Black Diaspora.

McRay's process of cutting, layering, and painting mirrors the way memory functions - fragmented, intuitive, and continuously evolving. Figures, interiors, and landscapes emerge through richly textured surfaces, suggesting presence, absense, and remembrance rather than fixed narratives. By uniting disparate visual elements, the work honors both individual identity and shared cultural inheritance.

These collage paintings invite viewers to consider how memory is constructed, how place leaves its imprint on the body and spirit, and how cultural identity is shaped through generations, movement, and adaptation.

Clina Polloni: EMBRACING CREATIVITY: THE MAGIC WORLD OF ART

February 2, 2026 - February 27, 2026 | Meet the Artist on February 25, 2026

This exhibit will be housed in the Lumpkin Gallery at the JPAC until February 27, 2026.

SUSAN FECHO: REMINISCE

October 14, 2025 - November 7, 2025 | Reception & Artist Talk: Oct. 16, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

In Reminisce, time is not linear. It loops, it lingers, it listens. This exhibition invites
viewers to reflect on their own remembered spaces, to consider how personal and
collective histories are held—gently, imperfectly—in the textures of the everyday.

Fecho's work explores memory, place, and a deep connection to the natural world.
Through repeated forms—nests, trees, structures, children’s clothing, and twin
dresses—she reflects on the fragility of nature and the complexity of identity. She is drawn to
indigenous botanicals and the cultivated landscape, working from the belief that nature
and humanity are not separate. Fecho's process blends observation and participation,
considering how culture, architecture, and environment shape the understanding of
place.

Rooted in the Tidewater region and the Appalachian foothills, these works evoke
layered histories and shifting perspectives—Western ideas of progress contrasted with
Indigenous views of the past. Through delicate layering of imagery, she creates quiet
narratives that echo loss, resilience, and wonder—inviting the viewer to reminisce, to
notice, and to remember.

This exhibit will be housed in the Lumpkin Gallery at the JPAC until November 7, 2025.

LINDA RUTH DICKINSON: RING

September 15, 2025 - October 3, 2025 | Reception & Artist Talk: Sep. 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Join us in the Lumpkin Gallery in The Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) for Linda Ruth Dickinson's RING, with an artist talk and reception on September 18 at 6:00 p.m.!

Linda Ruth Dickinson is a self-taught artist born and raised on the island of Taiwan to Midwestern American parents. Drawing on this transcultural heritage, she seeks to bridge seemingly disparate worldviews by expressing the intangible through universal iconography in a synthesis of Eastern and Western thoughts, traditions and values.

Translating her vision primarily through paint on canvas or panel, Dickinson's explorations result in abstracted imagery that is both familiar and otherwordly. And because she believes that work can make spiritual beliefs manifest, she attempts a charting of hope within various forms of the Sacred; her art focusing on the expressions of those possibilities, which can connect the viewer to that which may extend beyond usual experience and ordinary existence.

This exhibit will be housed in the Lumpkin Gallery at the JPAC until October 3, 2025.

ALEXANDRA ZUCKERMAN: TOGETHER AND SEPARATE

August 18, 2025 - September 12, 2025

Join us in the Lumpkin Gallery in The Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC) for our first exhibit of the Fall 2025 season, Alexandra Zuckerman's TOGETHER AND SEPARATE!

Alexandra Zuckerman describes her work in these terms: "As an artist from the South, my work explores how identity is constructed through the everyday rituals of life. I’m interested in the ways that routines evolve over time and how complex personal histories are revealed through our habits. I transform quiet moments into personal iconography, monumentalizing fleeting instances of regularity through the repetition and variation of printmaking.

"I source imagery from my phone camera roll, a personal archive of thousands of casual moments. Though the source material is digital, I hand-draw each composition when I translate it into print, a tactile process that allows me to reengage intimately with past moments. My ink choices range from low contrast to neon, creating a labored viewing experience. While much of my work celebrates moments I care about, I also depict rituals developed through discomfort, allowing me to reclaim spaces which are sources of anxiety. Ultimately, I want to portray the smaller moments in life; the patterns, the cycles, and the shifts that comprise my daily experience."

Zuckerman is a printmaker from North Carolina. Her work examines routines, shared language, invisible experiences, and domestic intimacy through narrative and iteration. Alexandra received her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Religious Studies from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Print Media from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her work has been exhibited across the United States and internationally in venues such as Cranbrook Art Museum, SFMOMA, Kaiser Suidan, Print Austin, Sawtooth School for Visual Art, and Grafisch Atelier Den Bosch. Alexandra’s work is in permanent art collections across the country, including the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art (no relation) and numerous private collections. She is currently a Visiting Lecturer at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.