Exhibitions Archive

The Soul of Black Folks: 250 Years of Creativity, Leadership, and Innovation

Art Credits:

Art Credits: Carolyn Crump, L'Merchie Frazier, Sharon Kerry-Harlan, Rosy Petri, Georgia Williams

July 25 - September 12, 2026

Gallery Opening:

8/14/26, 5:00 PM

In Conjunction with:

The Soul of Black Folks: 250 Years of Creativity, Leadership, and Innovation

30 artists of the Women of Color Quilter's Network celebrate African American culture, utilizing quilts as a vehicle for healing, remembering and reclaiming narratives. This exhibition is part of Handwork 2026, presented by Craft in America. Learn more at handwork2026.org

Curator: Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi

Community Celebration Sponsor: Charles F. Kettering Foundation

Art Credits:

May 2 – June 26, 2026

Gallery Opening:

5/2/26, 5:30 PM

In Conjunction with:

10th Biennial Member Show

Share your creativity in this invitational show that spotlights contemporary and historic works by Fitton Center Member Artists and their families. Submissions will be accepted online in March.

Sponsor: Moya Jones
and Kettering Health Hamilton

Art Credits:

February 14 – March 27, 2026

Gallery Opening:

2/14/26, 5:30 PM

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Push & Pull

Explore the pressure of control, lure of power and tug of emotion in works by four artists seeking balance.

Solo Show: John Fitzsimmons (Syracuse, NY)
Solo Show: Fatima Taylor (Reynoldsburg, OH)
Two-Person Show: John Sproul (Salt Lake City, UT) & Tarah Trueblood (Oxford, OH)

Sponsors: Penny Brooks

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October 25, 2025 – January 9, 2026

Gallery Opening:

10/25/25, 5:30 PM

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Rock & Root

Inspired by earth, forests and stars, four artists connect us to a changing universe.

Solo Show:
Cathryn Amidei (Ann Arbor, MI)
Solo Show:
Amanda Evans (Knoxville, TN)
Two-Person Show:
Amy Kollar Anderson (Dayton, OH)
& Amanda Lechner (Blacksburg, VA)

Sponsor: Gerry Hammond

Art Credits:

August 1 – September 26, 2025

Gallery Opening:

8/15/25, 5:00 PM

In Conjunction with:

Play Time

Playfully merging complex ideas and objects, four artists build past, future and imaginary worlds.

Solo Show:
Carol Boram-Hays (Columbus, OH)
Solo Show:
Abbi Loree Ruppert (Owensboro, KY)
Two-Person Show:
Gregory Freeman (West Chester, OH)
& Bart Vargas (Omaha, NE)

Sponsors: Moya Jones

Art Credits:

Jessie Boone, David Estep, Kate Rowekamp, Tarah Trueblood

April 26 - June 27, 2025

Gallery Opening:

4/26/25, 5:30 PM

In Conjunction with:

52nd Hamilton Current

A biennial all-media juried show featuring some of the best new art in a 60-mile radius of Hamilton. Two pro guest judges select works from hundreds of entries to spotlight about 75 artists in this group show with a dynamic flow. Entries for Hamilton Current will be accepted online in March 2025.

Sponsors: Penny Brooks and Moya Jones

Art Credits:

Katrina Dienno

February 1 - March 21, 2025

Gallery Opening:

2/1/25, 5:30 PM

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Beauty and the Beast

Alluring figures, vistas and forms contain hidden meanings, contradictory moods and undercurrents of anxiety.

Solo Shows:
Stephanie Berrie (Cincinnati, OH) Katrina Dienno (Cincinnati, OH)
Two-Person Show:
Brandon Clay Smith (Salvisa, KY)
& Tonja Torgerson (Bloomington, IN)

Sponsor: Moya Jones

Art Credits:

Kent Krugh, Audra J. Shields

October 19, 2024 - January 3, 2025

Gallery Opening:

10/19/24, 5:00 PM

In Conjunction with:

We > Me

In a partnership with Hamilton’s citizen-led initiative 17STRONG, the Fitton Center selects area photographers to present visual tales of Hamilton’s 17 unique neighborhoods. We>Me is part of the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial: backstories.

Sponsors: 17STRONG – City of Hamilton Department of Neighborhoods, and First Financial Bank

Art Credits:

Baylee Schmitt

August 9 - September 20, 2024

Gallery Opening:

8/17/24, 3:00 PM

In Conjunction with:

Keepsake

Five artists make memories tangible and consider the relics we leave for future generations.

Solo Show:
Baylee Schmitt (Newport, KY)
Two-Person Shows:
Jeana Eve Klein (Boone, NC)
& Kelsey Nolin (Claysville, PA)
Devan Horton (Bellevue, KY)
& PJ Sturdevant (Cincinnati, OH)

Sponsor: Gerry Hammond

30th Anniversary Fitton Center Member Show

Art Credits:

Brigitte Cornett, Jess Crosen, Sara Pinkerton, Kate Rowekamp, Billy Simms, Scott Wallace

May 11 – July 12, 2024

Gallery Opening:

5/11/24, 5:30 PM

In Conjunction with:

30th Anniversary Fitton Center Member Show

This salon-style exhibition features floor to ceiling color, spotlighting hundreds of contemporary and historic works by Fitton Center Member Artists and their families.

Art Credits:

Benjamin Montague (Cincinnati, OH), Mayuko Ono Gray (Houston, TX), Peter Scheidt (Little Rock, AR)

February 3 – April 6, 2024

Gallery Opening:

2/17/24, 5:30 PM

In Conjunction with:

Double Take

Demanding a second look, three solo artists connect cultures, magnify worlds and disrupt everyday forms.

Sponsor: Penny Brooks

Home Free: Ohio Artists Envision Prison Abolition

Art Credits:

Dean Gillispie, Maureen O’Keefe, Aimee Wissman

October 21, 2023 – January 5, 2024

Gallery Opening:

10/28/23, 5:30 PM

In Conjunction with:

Home Free: Ohio Artists Envision Prison Abolition

Artists directly impacted by the carceral system critique mass incarceration as a means to safety and justice. Co-curated by Aimee Wissman and Nicole R. Fleetwood, the exhibition is a partnership between the Returning Artists Guild, the Fitton Center, and Marking Time.

Being Good

Solo artist Maureen O’Keefe’s portraits communicate beautiful flaws and explore goodness, value and worth. (Sidney, OH)

Sponsor: Gerry Hammond

Supported by:

Art Credits:

Chrissy Collopy, Lori Kay Farr, Amanda Maciuba, Jennifer Purdum, Kate Rowekamp

August 4 – September 22, 2023

Gallery Opening:

8/18/23, 5:00 PM

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Human Nature

Two solo artists, Amanda Maciuba (Northampton, MA) and Jennifer Purdum (Cincinnati, OH) capture humanity’s contradictory impulses to create and destroy.

Class Act

Fitton Center instructors and staff present outstanding examples of the creative gifts they share with our community.

Class Act exhibiting artists: Jennifer Acus-Smith, Julia Bailey, Chrissy Collopy, Lori Kay Farr, Karen Gaski, Megan Wiley Huffman, Jenna Knight, Ian MacKenzie-Thurley, Cathy Mayhugh, Haruko Mizoguchi, Mark D. Motz, Christopher Neumann, Amanda Joy Phirman, Rachel Girard Reisert, Kate Rowekamp, Baylee Schmitt, Jamie Schorsch, Billy Simms

Sponsor: Judy Mitchell