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

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.

Collection

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.
About the Collection Image: Camille Ann Brewer, Missed, 2023, paper and acrylic medium, 27.25 x 24 inches.