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Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery

The Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery serves over 15,000 visitors annually & features work by local, national and international artists.

The Shaw gallery aspires to engage a diverse audience, create a sense of community, provide insight into the creative process, and challenge visitors to contemplate, discuss and understand the historical, social, and cultural context of contemporary art. It serves the Department of Visual Art, Weber State University and the community of Northern Utah by presenting the work of local, regional, and nationally recognized artists, including new work, emerging media and original scholarship.

03/18/2026

We Are All Migrants Artist Feature:

SALVADOR JIMÉNEZ-FLORES

1) Historia de los Estados Unidos ayer hoy pero no mañana
(United States History Yesterday, Today But Not Tomorrow), 2019
brass
24 x 24 x 4 in.

History is violent. In this work, the artist reminds viewers that although the past is filled with atrocities, the future is ours to make, and it can be different.

2) Las venas abiertas de América Latina
(Open Veins of Latin America), 2019
brass
24 x 24 x 3 in.

The title of this work comes from Uruguayan historian Eduardo Galeano’s 1971 book Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, which describes the long history of U.S. political interventions and economic exploitation of Central and South America.

3) Las personas latinx existen en el futuro
(Latinx People Exist in the Future), 2019
brass and cast iron
24 x 24 x 4 in.

For those deceived by the myth of racial superiority, this work is a reminder of the resilient determination and steadfastness of targeted people groups.

03/16/2026

Experience the expressive beauty of Spanish guitar in a classical concert by internationally performing guitarist Antonio Garcia, whose music blends the refined tone of classical guitar with the rhythmic passion of flamenco traditions.

Join us Apr. 3 from 7–8 p.m. in the Kimball Arts Atrium for this free performance presented by the Shaw Gallery with complimentary mocktails from Sips on Wheels!

03/13/2026

We Are All Migrants Artist Feature:

DYLAN A.T. MINER
No Bans on Stolen Lands, 2017
digital print on polyester
94 ½ x 68 in.

The phrase creating this design gained momentum in 2017 after Donald Trump severely restricted immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Popularized by Indigenous artists, it brings one’s attention to the history of settler-colonialism in the United States and how the country was established on unceded land. Today there are 574 federally recognized sovereign Indigenous nations. Miner is Métis: a person with both Indigenous and settler-colonial heritage. The colors black, white, yellow, and red reference the medicine wheel, symbolizing the four directions, four seasons, and many other natural phenomena.

No expulsión en tierras robadas, 2017
impresión digital sobre poliéster
94 ½ × 68 pulg.

La frase que fue inspiración de esta obra cobró fuerza en 2017, cuando Donald Trump restringió drásticamente la inmigración de siete países de origen musulmán. La expresión popularizada por artistas indígenas nos invita a reflexionar sobre la historia del colonialismo en los Estados Unidos y cómo este país se construyó en tierras arrebatadas de sus pueblos originarios.

Hoy en día, existen 574 naciones soberanas indígenas reconocidas federalmente. Miner se identifica como Métis, una identidad que combina la herencia indígena y la colonizadora. Los colores negro, blanco, amarillo y rojo hacen referencia al Círculo Medicinal, símbolo que representa los cuatro rumbos, las cuatro estaciones y otros fenómenos naturales.

03/12/2026

Please join us for a Visiting Artist Lecture with Jacobo Alonso on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m. in Kimball Arts Room 143. Alonso’s multidisciplinary practice, spanning sculpture, installation, and socially engaged projects examines systems of power, migration, labor, and the human cost embedded within political language, often transforming official documents and materials into tactile, thought-provoking works.

Free and open to the public. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from the artist about his process and ideas!

03/10/2026

We Are All Migrants Artist Feature:

MARCOS RAMIREZ ERRE

Eye Charts:
Emma Goldman, 2007
Mikhail Bakunin, 2007 ("Someday the anvil, tired of being the anvil, will become the hammer.")
Federico Fellini, 2003
Digital prints on aluminum
24 x 36 in. each

Optometry charts typically assess visual acuity, but with these signs the artist presents ideological quotes, prompting readers to question their perspectives.

Tablas optométricas:
Emma Goldman, 2007 ("El elemento más violento de la sociedad es la ignorancia.")
Mikhail Bakunin, 2007
Federico Fellini, 2003 ("Un idioma distinto te muestra una versión distinta de la vida.")
Impresiones digitales sobre aluminio
24 x 36 pulg. c/u

Generalmente, las tablas optométricas sirven para evaluar la vista. Pero en estas obras, el artista cambia las letras por frases ideológicas que invitan al espectador a la autorreflexión de sus propias perspectivas.

02/27/2026

The Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery will be closed for Spring Break, March 2–6, 2026 🌷 We’ll reopen on Monday, March 9.

02/23/2026

We Are All Migrants Artist Feature:

Watch this clip of Mark Menjívar () talk about his work “Oraciones,” which is currently on view at Shaw Gallery.

02/20/2026

Join us on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. in Stewart Library's Hetzel-Hoellein room for a screening of La Bestia, a powerful documentary that follows Central American migrants riding the dangerous freight train known as “The Beast” as they journey through Mexico in search of safety and opportunity.

Free and open to the public.

02/09/2026

We Are All Migrants Artist Feature:

VINCENT VALDEZ
Siete Dias (Seven Days), 2022
screenprinting on synthetic fabric
21 panels, dimensions variable
ed. of 30
loan from the artist and Lichtenstein Editions

The individuals portrayed on these banners are just 14 of the tens of thousands of “los desaparecidos”: persons disappeared by right-wing military dictatorships in South America from the 1950s to the 1980s. The artist shares, “This series is a meditation on the violence that has historically been unleashed, in many cases as a direct result of U.S. government foreign policy and military interventions intended to disrupt and crush social and political opposition to American imperialism in Latin America.”

02/05/2026

Join us for an artist talk with Mark Menjívar, a San Antonio–based artist whose socially engaged, research-driven practice uses photography, archives, and community participation to explore power, labor, and everyday life.

His thoughtful practice has brought conversations about food, memory, migration, and social justice into galleries and public spaces across the country.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear him speak Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Hetzel-Hoellein room at Stewart Library!

02/02/2026

We Are All Migrants is open through April 3! Stop in to see powerful work that addresses our shared hybrid identities, shifting borderlands, and honors individuals who lost their lives in various circumstances. Curated by Andrea L. Ferber, PhD.

alonso

montoya

01/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception for We Are All Migrants at Shaw Gallery last Friday!

Your presence helps honor the stories, resilience, and complexity behind human migration—and the artists who bring these narratives to life.

The exhibition remains on view through April 3, 2026 at Shaw Gallery (Kimball Arts Building, WSU Ogden Campus). Join us for upcoming programs, including artist talks, a poetry reading, a film screening, and a Spanish guitar performance—there’s still more to experience!

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3964 West Campus Drive, Department 2001
Ogden, UT
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Monday	11am - 5pm
Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 3pm

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(801) 626-6420

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http://weber.edu/shawgallery

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