Upcoming Exhibitions
The Reed Family: Doel, Jane and Martha
July 28 - Oct. 31, 2026
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Doel Reed Center in Taos, New Mexico, The Reed Family brings together works by Doel Reed—an influential printmaker and longtime educator at Oklahoma State University—and his wife Jane and daughter Martha, both creators in their own right. Jane, a watercolorist who also worked in pen and ink, and Martha, a designer and artist. Together, the Reed family reflects a sense of place, grounded in a shared love of home.
Look Again: Encountering the Art of Otto Duecker
August 12, 2026 - January 23, 2027
Otto Duecker (1948–2026) was an American realist painter celebrated for his astonishingly lifelike portraits and still lifes. This fall, the OSU Museum of Art will present the first retrospective of his work, honoring his artistic legacy.
The exhibition traces Duecker’s remarkable career, from his “drifters” series of the 1970s and playful cut-out figures and garments to his trompe-l’oeil “notes” paintings and dazzling compositions of floating fruit. His meticulous technique—painting on specially prepared canvases with tiny brushes and a maul stick—reflects an old-world tradition of illusionism, echoing 17th-century Dutch masters as well as American painters William Harnett and J. F. Peto.