The Fine Arts Department is recognized for its undergraduate and graduate education in painting, drawing, sculpture, graphics, ceramics, and photography.

In 1999-2000, the Fine Arts Building was totally renovated with new art studio space and facilitates. The new gallery is part of the renovation with an outer and inner gallery on the main floor.

The gallery is continuing the Fontbonne University Fine Arts Department history of exhibiting distinguished regional artists. Frank Ferrario and Victor Wang, Fine Arts faculty, served as past gallery directors showing art in the previous gallery located in the University library. Sue Lynn Thomas directed operation of the set up and opening of the new gallery in September 2000. Its first exhibition was an alumni exhibition featuring Ahzad Bogosian, Gilbert Chen, Anne Martin, and Mike Paradise. When Sue Lynn moved to Portland in December 2000, Jody Barksdale became the gallery director. Missouri Plein Air Painters Association, Russell Vanecek, and in February 2002 Robert Lo from Taiwan are the artists who have exhibited in the new gallery along with recent exhibitors Margaret Roach Wheeler, Tony Schanuel, Jean Lopez and James M. Smith.

With Jody moving to Kentucky, Lenda Baxter-Simonic, accepted the position as gallery director and one of the first exhibits she coordinated was Natural Law Juxtaposed by Linda Bangert in January 2007. The 2008 year is starting with a wonderful exhibition by Dongfeng Li and she has great plans for future exhibitions.

Gallery of Art's Mission Statement

Fontbonne University Fine Art Gallery's mission is to encourage and support the artist and the education of the visual arts in the community through its exhibitions and programs. The Fine Art Gallery values artists and their work by promoting and supporting them through exhibitions, gallery talks, education, and outreach programs. We believe in creating an educational environment for both the artist and audience to interact for a more personal experience of art. The Fine Art Gallery serves artists - young, emerging, and professional; art viewers - novice and those seeking more knowledge and experience of the arts; art collectors; and special populations. We reach out to these communities by providing professional art programs and encourage their participation of art through a variety of learning opportunities

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Organic/Inorganic Lines

Sandy Shapiro & Jeff Krolick

September 5 - 26, 2008

Artist Reception: September 5, 2008 6 - 8 pm

Order & Form

Ken Konchel

October 3 - 31, 2008

Artist Reception: October 3, 2008 6 - 8 pm

Fall Thesis Shows

Dates to be announced

Gallery Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9:30 am - 4 pm

Tuesday: 9:30 am - 7 pm

Friday: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Saturday: 12 noon - 4 pm

Call 314-889-1431 for additional information.