Current Exhibitions

Our Exhibitions and Programming:

The Ross Art Museum strives to exhibit diverse, emerging and established artists for our OWU family and community. Exhibits rotate in alignment with the academic calendar. We proudly support the creativity and vitality of the arts in the state of Ohio and beyond. 

Every year, our curatorial focus centers on specific issues impacting our students and community. Our goal is to foster discussion, learning, and shared discovery. During the 2025-26 academic year, the Ross Art Museum will include exhibitions examining humanity's complex relationship with the Land and Environment.

Reflections on the Land & Environment 2025 - 2026

Rod Bouc: Transitory Spaces

Rod Bouc's overlooked, transitory spaces are both familiar and foreign. Memories of the rural landscapes of his childhood on a Nebraska farm remain a foundation of his life and work. In his paintings and drawings, an unimproved, unmaintained dirt road becomes a sacred route. With dramatic light and deepshadow, common trees, weeds, and flowers exude aspiritual presence.

Rod Bouc's website

Battleship

Battleship, Charcoal on paper, 22 x 30 in., 2020

Sun and Shade

Sun and Shade, Pigment stick on board, 36 x 26 in., 2022

Smith's Corn II

Smith's Corn II, Pigment stick on board, 48 x 36 in., 2025

Weed Party

Weed Party, Pigment stick on board, 48 x 36 in., 2025

Sunflowers Late Summer

Sunflowers Late Summer, Pigment stick on board, 36 x 24 in., 2023

Roots: 2026 Senior Art Exhibition

An annual event at the Ross Art Museum, the show features works by BA and BFA students from the Fine Art Department.

OWU - FIne Arts Department

Dinner with a Friend

Allyson Pang, Dinner with a Friend, Archival Pigment Print, 11 ½ x 17 ¼ in., 2024

Leo in Edgar Hall

Leo Messer, Leo in Edgar Hall, Charcoal

Sage (pitcher set with cups)

Rory Housh, Sage (pitcher set with two cups), Terracotta, 2025

Noon and Night

Hannah JonesNoon and Night, Blank Coptic Book Greek Binding, 4 ¾ x 5 ⅞ x 1 ½ in., 2026.