Peter Paul Luce Gallery
The Peter Paul Luce Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located on the campus of Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA. Our mission is to provide a platform for students to discover challenging and moving art and connect the Mt. Vernon community to a broader world of contemporary art.
Gallery hours & location
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday: closed
Sunday: 2-4 p.m.
McWethy Hall
Cornell College
809 First Street SW
Current Exhibition
Come Celebrate with Me...
Nicole Davis
Show dates: Jan. 22–March 31. 2024
Artist's lecture: Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Opening reception: Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, 4–6 p.m.
Artist's website
Nicole Davis's work evokes personal, ancestral, and cultural memory as a form of sustenance and resistance in opposition to current societal structures that endeavor to minimize or erase her existence as a Black woman. Working with reclaimed textiles, Davis transforms them—cutting, tearing, assembling, and sewing—to create powerful artworks. These creations embody the past, present, and future, while simultaneously invoking memory, providing commentary, and containing prayers and protection from the violent power structures that dominate society.
Upcoming exhibits
This show concludes our Luce gallery series for the 2023-2024 academic year. Subscribe to our art exhibition calendar notifications to be the first to know about our 2024-20025 exhibition schedule!
Full campus exhibit calendar
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