Cantor Art Gallery Exhibitions
At Holy Cross, art is woven into the fabric of student life.
Exhibitions are carefully selected to complement our academic programs, sparking new perspectives and conversations that continue beyond the gallery walls.
Current Exhibitions
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A P A R T
Works from the 2026 Senior Concentration Seminar | April 22-May 22, 2026
Featuring work by
- Emilia Bertram
- Evelyn Fey
- Maeve Foley
- Jerry Keefe
- Sydney McDonald
- Sophie Sundaram
- Val Sutherland
- Fabjola Telhaj
- Madeline Teresa Zafon-Whalen
The Cantor Art Gallery and the Department of Visual Arts are honored to present A P A R T, an exhibition of the work of studio art majors from the College of the Holy Cross. Throughout their senior year, the students have participated in a rigorous capstone seminar, honing their artistic practice through independent work and experimentation. Collaborating closely with studio faculty, they developed their unique voices and a cohesive body of work.
EVENTS
Academic Conference Presentations by Senior Studio Majors |Wednesday, April 22 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Opening Reception | Wednesday, April 22 | 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Hidden in Plain Sight
April 22-May 30, 2026, Cantor Art Gallery, Art Study Room
Curated by Julia Fonti
Hidden in Plain Sight, focuses on the bronze sculptures within the Cantors permanent collection both inside the gallery space and around campus. The show aims to highlight the works of two artists, Auguste Rodin and Enzo Plazzotta, and inform the community about the legacy of the Cantors. The Cantors were major collectors of Rodin's work, and came to form a relationship with Plazzotta. Believing that both artists had the unique ability to comment on the human experience and evoke an emotional response within their viewers. This show aims to highlight and educate the community on works of art that we pass by everyday, and the lasting impact the Cantors have made on the Holy Cross community.
EVENTS
Monday, May 4| 1-2 p.m. | Cantor Art Gallery, Art Study Room
Curator’s Talk with Julia Fonti
Past Exhibitions
The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)
August 26-December 19, 2025
The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War explores the significance of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—during the Vietnam War. Honoring the 50th anniversary of a conflict, the legacies of which continue to haunt us to this day, the exhibition highlights the contributions of Vietnamese women to politics, society, and culture. Artifacts trace the history of the áo dài as a practical item of clothing and important symbol of Vietnamese heritage and identity in Vietnam, among Vietnamese Americans, and on the global stage—thus showing how a national costume can be both traditional and modern fashion with meanings that change over time and space. Co-curated by Professors Ann Marie Leshkowich (Anthropology, College of the Holy Cross), Martina Nguyen (History, Baruch College, City University of New York), and Tuong Vu (Political Science, University of Oregon).
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Scenes from The Cantor Art Gallery
"Ritual and Devotion" is Sneha Shrestha's first major solo exhibition which explores the concepts of ritual and devotion beyond the sacred to include the secular.
“Dharma and Punya: Buddhist Ritual Art of Nepal” displays nearly one hundred objects of Buddhist ritual art, many rarely seen in the West.
The work of graduating senior visual arts studio majors showcase their work in "Fine Art: Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition" from April 26 - May 25, 2018.
An immersive and visually complex exhibition, “Club Disminución” draws upon Horochowski’s versatility as an artist, as she mixes a range of media to create a vibrant installation environment.
From the exhibition “Gabrielle Thierry: The Musicality of the Water Lilies/La Musicalité des Nymphéas” that ran from Aug. 30 through Oct. 7, 2017. Thierry’s series of eight large-scale paintings were inspired by her rediscovery of the “Water Lilies” landscapes by Claude Monet on view at the the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.
“In Process: Contemporary Photographers Rethinking Their Medium From the Collection of Mark D. Nevins ‘86” presents the work of 22 contemporary photographers who are exploring the medium and technologies of photography in a diversity of ways.
Graduating visual arts students who have participated in the year-long Senior Concentration Seminar present their work in “Amalgam” from April 28 - May 27, 2016.
