Kean Galleries and Collections

Kean University Galleries and Collections is pleased to announce an archival exhibition at the Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery, Unfolding: Early American Accounts from Liberty Hall, on view September 8, 2026 through December 4, 2026. The opening reception will be held on October 22, 2026, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in the Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery. The Liberty Hall Academic Center Gallery, in the Liberty Hall Academic Center, is open to the public Monday through Friday 10AM-4PM and Saturday 10AM-3PM. 

Kean University Galleries and Collections is pleased to announce a solo exhibition in the Nancy Dryfoos Gallery, Scratch and Tear: Works by Winifred McNeill, on view September 8, 2026 through December 4, 2026. The opening reception for the artist will be held on Tuesday, October 6 from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. in the Nancy Dryfoos Gallery. The Nancy Dryfoos Gallery, in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons, is open to the public Monday through Friday 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. 

Kean University Galleries and Collections is pleased to announce a solo exhibition in the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, Twisting Wool into Thread: Works by Marcy Chevali, on view September 8, 2026 through December 4, 2026. The opening reception for the artist will be held on Wednesday, October 14 from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. in the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery. The Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, in the Maxine and Jack Lane Center for Academic Success, is open to the public Monday through Friday, 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. 

Kean University Galleries and Collections and the Human Rights Institute are pleased to announce a solo exhibition in the Human Rights Institute Gallery, Human Family: Works on Paper by Otávio Roth, on view September 28, 2026, through December 4, 2026. The opening reception will be held on Monday, September 28 from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. in the Human Rights Institute Gallery. The Human Rights Institute Gallery, located on the first floor in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons, is open to the public Monday through Friday 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. 

Imaginal Cells presents recent work by Milcah Bassel exploring parallel patterns across individual and collective bodies. Through sculpture, drawing, artist books, and activated installations, elemental materials such as clay and handmade paper probe space, emptiness, and the ways in which form reconfigures under conditions of change. Named for the dormant cells that awaken during metamorphosis, the exhibition proposes radical imagination and perseverance, not as remedies for an ailing condition, but as transformational forces waiting to emerge.

Poster Stellars is an annual intercontinental poster competition, founded by U.S.-based artist Wesam Haddad. Along with the motto “reach for the stars,” its mission is to empower emerging and established creatives both locally and globally. Open to anyone aged eighteen or older, it welcomes published posters from professionals and students in a variety of genres. In its sixth edition, it received 576 entries from thirty-nine countries, awarding 106 projects across all continents. This exhibition showcases diverse global talent.