Find Inspiration
Find inspiration in ceramics, photography, and paintings from established creative minds, or stop by during one of our student exhibitions to see what springs from the minds of an emerging generation as it finds its voice. The Thornhill Gallery and the S. Margaret Reinhart Courtyard are community spaces used to host meetings, panel discussions on social justice, film studies, senior shows, and receptions.
Members of the community, alumni and friends will have an opportunity to witness great art through a variety of exhibits at Thornhill Gallery. You can support today’s artists and art programs by joining our membership program today.
Contact
The Thornhill Art Gallery, Dallavis Hall
11901 Wornall Rd. / Kansas City / 816-501-3762
Gallery Hours:
10 AM – 3 PM
Monday – Thursday and by appointment
Upcoming Exhibits at Thornhill Gallery
SLOW
by Elsie Gagliardi
Exhibition – September 1 – October 2, 2025
Slow is an exhibition where artist Elise Gagliardi uses photography to reflect on time, ritual, and family life. Her sharply detailed large-scale images invite the viewer to slow down. Inviting her audience to connect the narratives of life’s fragility between images of a bouquet with a blurred gesture, to a cup of tea, sitting by the fire, or smelling the roses. She employs traditional candid black and white photos to further quiet each image giving a mystery of time, and space with an emphasis on figure and form. Each of these images was taken with a medium format digital camera printed on archival pigment based photo paper.
Oeuvres
by Hyeyoung Shin
Exhibition – October 20 – December 4, 2025
Thornhill Art Gallery
My artistic interests center on the embodied memory of presence and how philosophical experiences are expressed within my body of work. The representation and experience of my artwork can be profoundly intimate and emotional, reflecting an acceptance and respect for the essence of being human. The self-reflective moments I cultivate through my work aim to foster empathy and a spirit of connection with others. Ultimately, my artwork embraces and celebrates humanity. The three images I chose are among the most appreciated projects I have had the opportunity to exhibit in prestigious venues, including the National Museum of Women’s Art, Washington DC (2020), the Nelson-Atkins Museum (2023), and the UB’s Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY (2010).
Center for Digital Advocacy (CDA) Exhibition
January 19 – March 5, 2025
