Holtzman MFA Gallery
The Holtzman MFA Gallery in the Center for the Arts focuses on thesis exhibitions and new work by students and invited guests.
The Holtzman MFA gallery serves as a catalyst for creating dialog in the classroom and the community. It is located on the second floor of the Center for the Arts. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. Above are examples of recent MFA Thesis Exhibitions in the Holtzman.
The gallery is open to the public on Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. during the academic semester. Summer hours are Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. from June 12 – July 25.
For questions, please email tugalleries AT_TOWSON.
For upcoming events and exhibitions, visit events.towson.edu
Fall 2026 in the Holtzman
"Eye Spy" continues in the Holtzman Gallery on view 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. August 25–September 26.
The artists in this exhibition create immersive worlds full of color, sound, texture, and repetition. They encourage the eye to wander through both the micro and the macro. They build worlds full of whimsy and mystery. The work in Eye Spy observes itself as much as it is observed. What emerges is joyous clarity and peaceful interiority.A final reception will be held on September 17, with research presentations by MFA Summer Research Grant Awardees DeVonn Caldwell, Caitlin Gill, Catherine Khamnouane, and Jillian Roper, followed by a reception celebrating TU Alumni.
All events are free, ADA accessible, and open to the public. Parking is free in the Center for the Arts lot after 5 p.m.
Featured artists include: Kate Cogswell, Jim Doran, Lolo Gem, Daniel Humphries-Russ, Sierra Iola, Alexis Irby, Hannah Kautto, Kelly Irvine, Jill Orlov, Nova Shelley, Alexi Scheiber[Empty Heading - Delete before publishing]
Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
February 6 – March 13, 2026
Opening Reception February 5, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Artist talks inside the gallery on Feb 11 at noon
Artist talks inside the gallery on Feb 11 at noon
Electra Lowe
Recent Exhibitions:
Etty Yaniv: Adrift in the Sargasso Sea
September 12 – October 11, 2025. Gallery Hours Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Featuring work by artist Etty Yaniv. For more information, visit TU Events
Summer at the Center: That's Baloney!, Holtzman Gallery Installation Images
June 17 – July 25, 2025. Gallery Hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10am – 4pm.
Food nourishes our bodies, elevates our lives and in many ways encapsulates our individual cultures and embodied experiences. That’s Baloney! highlights local artists and contemplates consumption, interrogating our culture's relationship to food, overconsumption, excess waste, and the ensuing rot.Featuring work by artists Mary Gagler, Heejo Kim, Michelle La Pierriere, Xyl Lasersohn, Andrew Liang, Jenee Mateer, Sidney Mullis, Julia Niederman, David Page, Elizabeth Running, and Hedy Ward
Closing reception Friday, July 25 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Holtzman MFA Gallery. Free and family friendly!
Spring 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Opening Reception February 6, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
Artist talks inside the gallery on Feb 12 at noon
Artist talks inside the gallery on Feb 12 at noon
Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn (or on Instagram), Baker Artist Awardee
Tara Youngborg (or on Instagram)
Fall 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
October 25 – December 7, 2024
Mark Burchick (or on Instagram)
Claudia Cappelle (or on Instagram)
Susan Isaacs
Aral Olgun (or on Instagram)
Lecture by Artist and Activist Angela Carroll
Exhibition Fall 2024
Understory, an exhibition by artist Linda Brenner, was on view August 31 – October 12, 2024.
Summer at the Center: Awaken Exhibition, Holtzman Gallery Installation Images
Emory Douglas and the Art of Social Action
September 1 – October 14
Lecture by the artist September 14, 2023 CA 2032.
Exhibitions Fall 2022
fortune : folly by artist kelli rae adams was on view September 9 – October 8, 2022.
Exhibition FALL 2021
How to Shrimp Cocktail
How to Shrimp Cocktail, an installation by Baltimore-based artist Danni O'Brien, was on view Aug. 31 – Oct. 9, 2021.
You can also follow TU Galleries on Facebook and Instagram, and view some of our past exhibitions online.
Spring 2024 MFA Exhibition
On view in the Holtzman MFA Gallery from February 2 – March 15, 2024. Opening reception February 8, 7:30 – 9 p.m. following a lecture by artist Sakura Maku in CA 2032 at 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk by MFA Candidate Caroline Creedon Wednesday, February 14, at noon in the Holtzman Gallery – free and open to the public!
Also on view: Emerging Aesthetics, a group exhibition by Towson University MFA students.