Inspired by Inquiry

Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – Friday, April 24, 2026, 5:00 PM

University Collections at McCalla
525 E. 9th St

Exhibition on view through April 24, 2026

Opening reception: Thursday, January 29, 4-6 pm, with gallery talks by four exhibiting artists starting at 4:30 pm.

“Inspired by Inquiry,” features artworks created by first-year M.F.A. students from the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. They were developed in response to objects or materials in IU’s institutional collections. In its second year, this exhibition is the product of the first-year M.F.A. seminar led by Senior Lecturer Carissa Carman and Grunwald Gallery Director Linda Tien.

Exhibiting artists
Lucy Eickelberg
Sebastian Escobedo
Madde Lesnewich
Ashley Lian
Jesse Lloyd
Hanieh Mahabadi
Joshua Roh
Leviathan Shoates
Ally Sukay
Sydney Thompson
Max Trumpower