Rowe Galleries

Rowe Galleries

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The Rowe Arts Building houses three primary exhibition spaces: the Rowe Lower Gallery, Upper Gallery, and Side Gallery. Each year, exhibitions feature the work of regional, national, and international visiting artists, as well as work by students and faculty from the Department of Art & Art History. The Rowe Arts Side Gallery is usually a student-centered exhibition venue that provides an opportunity for current UNC Charlotte studio art students to participate in a variety of exhibitions. The gallery is designed as a flexible space where students can explore unconventional methods of display and installation, as well as juried or curated exhibitions hosted by student organizations, classes, and studio areas of study. Rowe Galleries are open during the academic year,​ Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Rowe Galleries will be closed for the summer and will reopen in the Fall 2025 semester.

Upcoming exhibitions

Mei Mei Duff Young

On view August 13 to September 19

Reception: August 28, 6-8 PM

“Mei Mei 妹妹” is on view August 13 to September 19 in Rowe Galleries with a reception August 28. This exhibition is a tribute to the sisters the “Mei Mei 妹妹” who have lifted, shaped, and stood beside ookee throughout his unfolding path. While Mei Mei in Chinese traditionally means sister, this show embraces a broader meaning: a constellation of chosen sisters, nurturing spirits, and fierce allies whose love has left quiet yet indelible marks.

The works gathered here echo moments of mischief, care, resilience, and tenderness – qualities that sisters, in all their forms, so effortlessly embody. “Mei Mei” is not merely an offering of gratitude; it is a celebration of shared becoming. A space to honor those who saw beyond the surface, who understood that ookee was never just a doodle, but a living embodiment of love, connection, and kinship.

Raised in Singapore, Duff Woon Kee Yong (b. 1976) received his M.F.A in Computer Art with a focus on Motion Graphics in 2001 from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has been a professor of Motion Media Design at SCAD since the early 2000s and was the director of Mr. Beast Gallery, formerly located on Bull Street, between 2010-1. Yong has exhibited in Taiwan and Savannah and has collaborated with local artists on numerous street art projects.

Past exhibitions

The Roderick MacKillop Memorial Alumni Art Exhibition: Rod MacKillop was a beloved painting professor from 1973 until his retirement in 2003. In 1988, he initiated a juried art exhibition of alumni work at the University, a practice that has continued biannually in the galleries of Rowe Arts building. In June 2017, the MacKillop family established three endowments at UNC Charlotte in his memory to find student scholarships and the recurring alumni exhibition.