WJB Gallery

WJB Gallery is proud to present FORM, an exhibition of sculpture and expanded media from the Department of Art curated by professor
This exhibition of student work showcases the talent being cultivated in the sculpture studio here at FSU. This exhibition is currently running until August 1st, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to see these works! …


Do you plan to see the exhibit?

If you can’t make it to the exhibition reception and would like to spend your Saturday making art, come on out to the William Johnston Building, Room 3003, for a workshop led by Cassia Kite on Saturday, September 17th from 9-11:30am!

Will we see you there?

As we're quickly approaching the closing of "Playing with Art: Cassia Kite and the Invention of Soundstitching," the WJB Gallery and students from Dr. Ann Rowson Love's graduate level Visitor-Centered Exhibitions course welcome the public to an exhibition reception on September 16th from 5-7pm! You will have an opportunity to meet Cassia Kite, tour the exhibition, and speak to those involved in the curation of the show.

Parking is be available to the public after 5pm.
Snacks will be served.

New semester / new exhibition ✨

It’s ! Let’s take a look back at Flashpoint: Arranging Chaos, a collaboration between Small Craft Advisory Press and the Book Art Association, and hosted by the WJB Gallery in the spring of 2017.
Curated by Denise Bookwalter and AB Gorham, Flashpoint: Arranging Chaos featured four individual texts arranged around a central book produced by Bookwalter, Gorham, Macy Chadwick, and Sara White.
“The need for unified yet individualized spaces where visitors could interact closely with each object led to a unique arrangement of the versatile gallery partitions, with slight variations in lighting to set off the four corners of an open square.”

While we work hard on our upcoming exhibitions here at WJB, let’s take a look back at Threads: The Quilts of Ms. Gussie Beatrice Arnold Hill, which was open to the public in the fall of 2014.

“Ms. Hill, who lived from 1912 to 1988, was born in Tallahassee to an African-American, Seminole and Spanish lineage. She became a motherly figure in her family after their mother passed away and was nicknamed “Big Annie” by her family. She was married to Reverend Gus Ward Hill and participated in many spiritual and religious tasks around the community.
Ms. Hill designed and stitched each quilt by hand, often working from underneath the materials as they hung from the ceiling. The creation of these quilts was a symbol of strength during the times of hardship, especially since African American cultural achievements and contributions were devalued. For her, there was a spiritual connection in crafting these quilts. According to Maddie Codling, curator of the exhibit and FSU Department of Art graduate student, Ms. Hill used to wrap the quilts around her body and lay still on the ground, allowing people to walk around her.
Anjali Austin, FSU Associate Professor of Dance and Gussie Beatrice Arnold Hill’s granddaughter, directed this exhibition project to share Ms. Hill’s delicate and important art pieces with the public. They were once packed away or used in her home for bed coverings and art, but now she wants them to be recognized as something more significant.”

(photos by Tiffany Fuentes)

It’s been a quiet summer over here at the WJB Gallery, but pretty soon we’ll be hard at work with another exhibition installation. We can’t wait to show you what we have planned!

This Friday, April 22, is the last chance to see Life Framed: Everyday Objects and the Still Life. Explore the importance of the objects you interact with daily, take part in one (or all) of the in-gallery activities, and admire the hard work of our student curators! See you there!

“For Your Time” – Kristen Valle Yann’s For a Time is a memento mori, an art work which, through representations of carefully selected objects, alludes to the impermanence of life and the certainty of death. The empty nest was once a home for wildlife, providing shelter and protection; the dried-up branch once bore fruit and leaves; the closed wooden chest once stored and protected the valuables of its owner.


We invite you to create your own memento mori. Think of an earlier time in your life or imagine yourself in old age. What objects do you associate with the passage of time? List or draw three everyday items that remind you how precious life is. Once you are finished, open the chest, and place your memento mori inside to keep it safe!

Kristen Yann Art

Do you have tomorrow's event on your calendar? Concocting a Tea-Sational Experience will be held in-gallery Tuesday, April 19th from 3-4PM. See you there!

Join us at the WJB Gallery to explore the student curated exhibition, Life Framed: Everyday Objects and the Still Life. Guests will be guided in a docent-led gallery talk that will explore objects and the theme of ephemerality within a still-life painting in the exhibition. Following the gallery talk, a tea-making workshop will offer an opportunity to combine various dried tea flavors to create your own tea bags. This workshop offers a chance to activate ingredients within the still life painting that will engage the senses for a flavorful experience!

Just admiring the view 📸 Sneak peek of the before and after of "Life Framed: Everyday Objects and the Still Life." Come and see the final result today during our opening reception from 5-6:30!

You're invited to the opening reception of Life Framed! The reception will be held in gallery on April 11 from 5-6:30PM. Join us and explore what it means to be a still life, reflecting upon the significance of the objects we encounter in our daily lives. If you're feeling particularly inspired, take the opportunity to create your own still life in our interactive area. We can't wait to see you there!

On view are works by Natalia Andreeva, Eileen Axelrod, Georges Braque, Robert Fichter, André Kertész, Hank Laventhol, Liu Nan, Michelle Phillips, Arthur Taussig, Andy Warhol, and Kristen Valle Yann.

Life Framed is now open in the WJB Gallery! Come and Make Your Own Still Life and reflect upon the objects of your life.

Welcome to “Life Framed: Everyday Objects and the Still Life.”

What objects reflect your everyday life? Exploring the tradition of still life, this exhibition features objects and art works drawn from and reflecting upon our daily lives. Some of these works are traditional, while others push the boundaries of what constitutes a still life.

We invite you to consider the differences between arranged and found compositions, the effects of imposing a frame, and whether the artist’s engagement with tangible objects is essential to the concept of a still life.

“Life Framed: Everyday Objects and the Still Life” is a student-curated exhibition produced in conjunction with the FSU Art History Department’s Spring 2022 “Museum Object” seminar.  The project team includes Mia Bonet, Anna Covart, Emma Davis, Ryan Davis, Jessica Diaz, Serena Doyle, Madison Gilmore-Duffey, Caroline Haight, Anderson Keel, Erica Lomnitz, Carlos Ortiz Burgos, Jackie Padilla, Julia Rogers, Jessica Salaun, Ajiththa Suganthan, and Collin Yeager.  Special thanks to Natalia Andreeva, Kelly Hendrickson, Jean Hudson, Seth and Katrina Miller, Liu Nan, Eliza Schneider-Green, Kristen Valle Yann, and Jean Young for their generous contributions to this project.

Today is your last chance to see this unique exhibition by in the WJB Gallery before we begin the de-installation process in preparation for our next exhibition! This is always a bittersweet process as we say goodbye to the old and see the gallery empty before welcoming the new. Come on over to the William Johnston Building (8-5pm)!

It’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of the wonderful ’s time in the WJB gallery. Come on out this Wednesday from 6:30-8pm to celebrate such a successful exhibition! See you there!

We are so excited to be hosting this wonderful event at the WJB Gallery this coming Saturday! Come on out to see the exhibition and make some art!

We're so excited to announce that our latest exhibition, Learning from COVID19, is now open at the WJB Gallery! Visit anytime from 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday. The exhibition is presented as part of the Learning from COVID 19 Experiences Project, which aims to address the significant mental health consequences of the global COVID 19 pandemic and identify effective art-based methods for supporting resilience among youth and families through the professional exchanges of US and Russian art therapists, mental health professionals, educators, and students.

While we work hard to get the WJB Gallery space ready for the Learning from COVID-19 Experiences exhibition, don’t forget to add these awesome events to your calendar, starting with the virtual conference on February 3-5th!

Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Learning from COVID19 virtual conference! It will be held online on Feb 3th, 4th, 5th, 2022 and is designed to provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding creative mental health practices that support youth and family resilience in pre and post pandemic times. Selected presentations and webinar workshops will identify and demonstrate creative art therapy techniques and approaches beneficial for youth and families. We look forward to welcoming presenters and attendees from Russia and the USA. The conference is designed for art therapists, mental health professionals, students of art therapy and mental health professions, educators, and others who serve communities, families, and youth.

Conference presentations, abstracts, and materials will be translated and available to conference attendees in Russian and English. Opportunities to network and exchange contact information will be available to all who participate. Join us!

Click the link in our bio to register.

As we enter the final week of Art Education in Critical Times at the WJB Gallery, it’s time to spread the news about the exhibition that will be calling the gallery home beginning February 14th. The Learning from COVID-19 Experiences Project is a unique collaboration between our own art therapy department and the emerging art therapy programs in Russia. The exhibition will kick off with a virtual conference and virtual exhibition, followed by the opening of the in-person exhibition at WJB. As always, information can be found by following the link in our bio!

Today may be the last day of student spotlights for the Art Education in Critical Times exhibition, but you still have plenty of time to visit the gallery! Chris Omni is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Art Education who currently is interested in nature as a site of learning and self-restoration among Black womxn. Chris’s work, and the work of all of the amazing students featured in this latest round of student spotlights, will be on display in the WJB Gallery until February 1st!

Happy Friday! Today let’s take a moment to learn about Elizabeth Odom. Elizabeth is an Art Therapist and PhD student in the Department of Art Education. Elizabeth completed master's thesis research focusing on art therapists’ use of personal art making and its relationship to professional art therapy work. Her research interests include arts-based research, collage processes in art and research, and art therapists’ art-making.

Welcome back to campus, students! Today we’re spotlighting Micayla LaVaglio. Micayla is a graduate student in the Department of Art Education currently interested in drawing, digital art, and teaching art to elementary school students.