Hannah Lee, i wonder what would be left

Opting Realities

student artwork from Capstone 2026

on view: 5.4.26–5.30.26

Opening Reception:

Monday 5.11.26 from 4–6pm

Graduating Seniors Reception:

after commencement ceremonies

Thursday 5.28.26 from 12–2pm

Artists include:

Jade Aspenwall, Tommy Cao, Marissan Dawkins, Omari Dickson, Kathleen Dugan-Potter, Sumayyah Hegazy, Khalimah Kemp, Hannah Lee, Ruina Li, Cindy Lim, Julia McElroy, Sophia Rivera, Abigail Schell, Mar Scott, Hauyuan Shi, Rayane Silva Santos, Roberta Trindade, Adriana Victorian, Jasmine Yu

About the exhibition:

Every spring, the University Hall Gallery presents a group exhibition of student artworks made during the course ART 481: Capstone. The course focuses on professional practices and portfolio development for juniors and seniors majoring in studio art in the Art & Art History Department. This year’s capstone course is taught by Associate Professor Christopher Schade.

This group exhibition will present paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, and digital artworks that deal with issues of representation, identity, immigration, chronic illness, and gender and sexuality through diverse and divergent vantage points. Join us in celebrating their work to professionalize their practices and present their artworks to the public, many for the first time.

For more information about the exhibition exchange, or to schedule a visit, please email us at UHGallery@umb.edu

On view next:

Lan Tuazon's Matters of Consequence, coming to UMass Boston as part of the Boston Public Art Triennial

On View: March 2026 - March 2027

Opening Reception: March 26th from 3-5pm | University Hall Atrium

About Matters of Consequence:

Arts on the Point and University Hall Gallery are proud to share that we are partnering again with the Boston Public Art Triennial. Through this partnership, we will be welcoming internationally renowned artist Lan Tuazon to develop and install her artwork Matters of Consequence in the atrium of University Hall, with participation and programming produced by UMass Boston students.

Matters of Consequence was inspired by a 15th-century painting of a “studiolo,” a private space for study and reflection. This artwork becomes a platform for conversation, workshops, and exchanging materials and ideas, a public place for practicing climate-conscious behavior. It also serves as a pedestal to honor the work of student groups at UMass Boston who are creating their own social systems through art practices, sustainability, mutual aid, food access, health, and fitness. The installation supports reflection on the impact of individual consumption and invites visitors into shared storytelling, “deep hanging out,” and survival strategies drawn from lived experience.

For more information, please email us at UHGallery@umb.edu