Diederich Art Gallery 2025-2026 Past Exhibit

The Minnesota State Moorhead Diederich Art gallery exhibits for the past academic year 2025-2026.

Fall 2025 Gallery Schedule

Red River Watercolor Society

August 25 - September 19
Diederich Art Gallery

The Red River Watercolor Society and Artist Network is a non-profit organization of art lovers who strive to advance education about, and practice of, all aspects of water media arts. We reach out to include community members, and artists at all levels as we promote the value of art to communities, art education for individuals, and the challenge and the satisfaction of the practice of creating art through water media.

Walter Piehl Retrospective

September 5 - October 12
Art Annex in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts

In collaboration with the Rourke Art Museum based in Moorhead, MN, this retrospective showcases the scope of Walter's career from his early exploration as a student at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, to the development of his signature style and method—as he would say it—of ‘putting on paint.’ The exhibition gives the viewers the opportunity to visually experience the evolution of an artist's style, looking at 56 years of creative energy.

Dr. Richard Szeitz “A Devoted Life” Exhibition

September 24 - October 16
Diederich Art Gallery
Reception: Thursday, October 2: 4:30 - 7 pm, artist remarks at 5 pm

Fall BFA 1 (GID/SoMADE)

October 22 - November 18
Diederich Art Gallery
Reception: Thursday, October 30: 4:30 - 7 pm, artist remarks at 5pm

An exhibition showcasing works by graduating Fine Arts and Design students receiving Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees. The exhibition features a range of media including painting, drawing and illustration, printmaking, graphic design, photography, ceramics, and sculpture. The BFA Exhibition brings together the creative and critical fine art practice of School of Art students in one culminating showcase. Featured artists: Hannah Brennan, Codi Bunting, Ivy Gerving, Biruk Getachew, Emina Lalic, and Maggie Sullivan.

Fall BFA 2 (SoA)

November 24 - December 18
Diederich Art Gallery
Friday, December 5: 4:30 - 7 pm, artist remarks at 5 pm

An exhibition showcasing works by graduating Fine Arts and Design students receiving Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees. The exhibition features a range of media including painting, drawing and illustration, printmaking, graphic design, photography, ceramics, and sculpture. The BFA Exhibition brings together the creative and critical fine art practice of School of Art students in one culminating showcase. Featured artists: Amanda Christopher, Bianca De Rosa, Elisha Duckson, Molli Erickson, Ariana Jeffers, Adrianna Miller, Maxwell Vanyo.

Spring 2026 Gallery Schedule

Everyday Reframed: An MSUM Permanent Collections Exhibition

January 19 - February 2
Diederich Art Gallery

Co-curated by MSUM students, this exhibition gathers familiar moments, some that can pass unnoticed. These works exhibit ordinary, daily routines, overlooked spaces, landscapes, and habitual gestures. Rather than offering grand conclusions, this exhibition opens a space for recognition. In encountering these works, viewers may find their own routines reflected back onto them and discover that what is most familiar can also be the most revealing.

Student Juried Exhibition

February 9 - March 5
Diederich Art Gallery
Reception: Thursday, February 19 4:30 – 7:00 pm (Artist remarks at 5:00 pm)

The School of Art’s annual exhibition showcasing artwork by MSUM students. This year, the exhibition will be juried by MSUM alumni Jonathan Twingley, a visual artist and writer who is based in Jersey City, New Jersey. His drawings and paintings have been published by the Atlantic, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, Johns Hopkins University Gazette, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and the New Republic, among many others.

Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition 1

March 18 - April 9
Diederich Art Gallery
Reception: Thursday, March 26 4:30 – 7:00 pm (Artist remarks at 5:00 pm)

An exhibition showcasing works by graduating Fine Arts and Design students receiving Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees. The exhibition features a range of media including painting, drawing and illustration, printmaking, graphic design, photography, ceramics and sculpture. The BFA Exhibition brings together the creative and critical fine art practice of School of Art students in one culminating showcase. Featured artists: Alayna Barthel, Robyn Marty, Ariana Mercer, Aubrey Pfennig, Trent Regner, Amber Schroeder, and Marc Windahl.

Spring 2026 BFA Exhibition 2

April 15 - May 8
Diederich Art Gallery
Reception: Thursday, April 23 4:30 – 7:00 pm (Artist remarks at 5:00 pm)

An exhibition showcasing works by graduating Fine Arts and Design students receiving Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees. The exhibition features a range of media including painting, drawing and illustration, printmaking, graphic design, photography, ceramics and sculpture. The BFA Exhibition brings together the creative and critical fine art practice of School of Art students in one culminating showcase. Featured artists: Biruk Getachew, Ashley Grimm, Rhett Janisch, Avery Johnson, Aidan Kolehmainen, Kylie Kruize, Talia Mercer, Lindsey Nelsen, and Emily Skalicky.