McDonough opens Fall 2022 exhibition schedule

The work of five diverse artists opens the Fall 2022 exhibition schedule at Youngstown State University’s McDonough Museum of Art on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The exhibitions, which run through Saturday, Oct. 29, are free and open to the public. A free opening reception will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, in the museum.

“These artists present a diversity of cultures, genders, ages and artistic approaches, all with complex and intricate ideas,” said Claudia Berlinski, museum director. 

The artists:

• Alisa Henriquez, a native of Jamaica, is a professor of Studio Art at Michigan State University. She holds a bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s of Fine Arts from Indiana University. Her work has been exhibited at venues nationally and internationally. Henriquez will give a talk on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 5:10 p.m. at the museum. The exhibit is called “The Constructed Body.”
• Gavin Benjamin, a native of Guyana, South America, and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., holds a bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has appeared worldwide, including Slick Paris, Sotheby’s NY, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, Scope Miami, Palm Beach Modern and the LA Art Fair. The exhibit is called “Heads of State.”
• Eva Kwong, born in Hong Kong and moved to New York as a teenager, holds a bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art. Kwong has presented her work in lectures, workshops and exhibitions throughout the United States and in China, Korea, Japan, Australia, Italy and Finland. The exhibit is titled “Hybridity.” Kwong will give a talk on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 5:10 p.m. in the McDonough lecture hall. She is also providing watercolor paintings by her late husband, Kirk Mangus, an internationally renowned ceramic artist and sculptor. His exhibit is titled “What I See.”
• Scott Goss, a lecturer at the Cleveland Institute of Arts, holds a bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art and a master’s of Fine Arts from Kent State University. His work has been exhibited nationally and has been supported by the Ohio Arts Council, Harpo Foundation and Kent State University. The exhibit is called “Rise and Fall.”

In addition, Orlando Caraballo has been named the McDonough Emerging Artist for this Fall. His exhibition in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery in Bliss Hall on campus is titled “Capicú,” a term from the Puerto Rican game of dominos. Born and raised in Cleveland’s, Caraballo earned a bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art. A reception is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Gallery. A talk by the artist will be given at 5:00 p.m. 

The McDonough Museum is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The Solomon Gallery is open Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.