Projective Eye Gallery

picture of A Legacy of Elegance exhibition in the gallery

The Projective Eye Gallery in The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City opened in September 2011. The gallery presents major exhibitions and installations by national and international artists and distinguishes itself by presenting inter-disciplinary “happenings” in conjunction with exhibitions throughout the year.
NOTE: The Projective Eye Gallery will be closed December 21-January 1, in accordance with the University holiday schedule.

Current exhibitions

Generations

On view December 4, 2024-February 7, 2025

Reception February 6, 6-8 PM

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Art & Art History, the Projective Eye Gallery presents Generations, an exhibition of exemplary work by departmental alumni and legacy faculty.

In 1964, the acclaimed North Carolina painter Maud Gatewood was hired by Bonnie Cone to begin arts programming at the new Charlotte College campus. The following year, Charlotte College was added to the UNC System and became UNC Charlotte. Over the next decade, Gatewood developed courses and hired colleagues, spearheaded the design of an arts building and its facilities, and sustained dialogue with institutions such as the Mint Museum and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Both the department and the university have grown dramatically in the intervening years, as more than 3,000 alumni have graduated from the visionary program Gatewood founded.

Highlighting the program’s decades of accomplishments, Generations features work by Eric Anderson, Susan Brenner, Edwina Bringle, Keith Bryant, Sara Catapano, Ann Carter, Jen Clay, Lili Corbus, Alexandra Giannell, John Hairston, Adé Hogue, Heather Hoover, Eldred Hudson, Susan Jedzrejewski, Jason Losko, Nadia Meadows, Carmen Neely, Martha Strawn, and Winston Tite.

Learn more about the Department’s history and the ways we are celebrating.