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Carmen T. Thompson Gallery

Midsouth Conference Alliance 2026 Dianne Komminsk Scholarship Exhibition

Congratulations to the 2026 Dianne Komminsk Scholarship winners!

Yamileth Becerra Barbosa, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Jody Farmer, University of Dallas

Michael Finch, Cranbrook Academy of Art

Cortnie Matthews, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Cierra Roberts, University of Oklahoma

Kayla Smith, University of Tennessee

  • Ankle Wants to Beat Toes Yamileth Barbosa Indiana Limestone, Tennessee Pink Marble, Steel, Dance Costumes, Resin 5’ x 3’ x 4’

  • Conditions of Persistence I Jody Farmer Cast Bronze 8.25” x 3” x 4”

  • Without You I’m Empty Inside Michael Finch Used Moving Boxes, Used Dining Table Legs, Bolts 37” x 28” x 36”

  • The Fall Cortnie Matthews Walnut Veneer, Pokeberry Dye 3’ x 2’ x 20”

  • Are You Sure? Cierra Roberts Forged & Fabricated Steel, Gynecology Table, Relief Print Wallpaper, Cast Iron Hands 156” x 108” x 120”

On view September 1st, 2026 – October 5th, 2026.

Gallery Hours 10AM-4:30PM.

For more information about the upcoming 2026 MSA Confab



Gallery Hours

Weekdays 10AM-4:30PM

Closed during Fall/Spring Break, National Holidays and in accordance to campus closures.

In the event of inclement weather, the gallery will close based on campus protocol. Please contact theInclementWeather/Class Status Line: 501-450-5000 for more information.

 

Contact Us:

Chief Curator: Nakeya PalmerOffice: Windgate 123B
Office phone: 501-450-3659
Email:nethredge1@uca.edu

The newly named Carmen T. Thompson Gallery honors the legacy of Carmen Tiongson Thompson. Dedicated on September 20th, 2025.

Past Exhibitions:

2026

Alumni Artist in Resident Greyson Ruple

Field Experiment Entanglements with the force of Gravity

PLOTS: Shifting Narratives about African Art

Alumni Artist in Resident – Joshua Reynold’s Forged and Formed:

Experimental Dichotomy of Concrete and Metal Casting

The Riddick Collection

Korto Momolu A life of Art and Fashion

Harvesting Change/Cosechando Cambio

Russell Crotty: A Look into the Vast

Alumni Artist in Resident – Kaleigh Thomas’s Vision of Living Beings

Celebrating 25 Years of Arkansongs

CentralARCollective Exhibition

Hip Hop Hooray: Celebrating 50 Years of Music and Culture

Rex Deloney Returns to UCA

Origin -> Expansion Epilogue Exhibition – Foundations cohort 2 – 2022- 2023

‘Kristen Lewis: An Experimental Video and Vocal Experience’

Alumni Artist in Resident – Anna Wagner’sDisorder: A Hard Pill to Swallow