Cimarron National Works on Paper
Cimarron National Works on Paper (Juried Exhibition)
August 19 - December 19, 2025
2025 marks the first year the exhibition will be hosted by the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art. The Cimarron National Works on Paper is a testament to the history of printmaking at OSU, our current educational initiatives, the diverse holdings of works on paper in the OSU Museum of Art’s collection, and an expression of OSU's enduring commitment to works on paper and contemporary practice.
RECEPTION | October 16, 2025, 5 – 7 p.m., remarks at 5:30
FREE OPEN STUDIO at the Prairie Arts Centers | October 16, 2025, 1 – 3 p.m.
Guest Juror & Curator
Guest Juror & Curator
Amanda Lee, Assistant Professor in Painting, Drawing & Printmaking at the University of Washington School of Art, Art History & Design
Founded in 1987, the Oklahoma State University’s Cimarron National Works on Paper is a juried exhibition that has been held biennially in the Department of Art, Graphic Design, and Art History’s Gardiner Gallery of Art from 1987 to 1995, with resurgences in 2019 and 2021.
About the Collection
The museum has a significant collection of works on paper, including a large suite of works by master printmakers Dole Reed and J. Jay McVicker. A major gift in 1985, from OSU alumnus Bill Goldston, of prints published by Universal Limited Art Editions were a foundational collection for the university. A recent gift of over 700 works on paper by Leon Polk Smith, one of the founders of the hard-edge style of minimal abstraction, is also housed in the museum's collection and serves as a major research archive.
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Press & News
PRESS RELEASE | Historic exhibition makes its way to the OSU Museum of Art
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Credits
Funding for our 2025/26 exhibitions and programs is provided by Marilynn and Carl Thoma, Lou Watkins, and the OSU Museum of Art Advocates.
Top Image: Detail of Anne Burton, Betsy Didn't Sew the Flag, 2024, woodcut, 30 x 15 x .25 inches.
Featured Image and image above: Camille Ann Brewer, Missed, 2023, paper and acrylic medium, 27.25 x 24 inches.
When Art Inspires Words
OSU students from ENGL 2513: Introduction to Creative Writing responded to the art on Cimarron National during a special visit to the museum.
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