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The following is a complete listing of exhibitions held at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (1993-Present) and Oglethorpe University Art Gallery (1984-1992), with most recent exhibitions listed first.
  Exhibitions originated by Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Portals to Shangri-La: Masterpieces From Buddhist Mongolia
(Feb 12 - Aug 6, 2006)
 
Masterpieces from European Artist Colonies, 1830-1930, from Public & Private European Art Collections
(Feb. 8 – May 22, 2005)
Nicholas Roerich: The Mystical Journey
(Sep. 19 – Dec. 19, 2004)
The Flying Mystics of Tibetan Buddhism
(Jan. 25 – Aug. 8, 2004)
The Land of the Morning Calm: Korean Treasures from the Birmingham Museum of Art
(Mar. 21 – Apr. 22, 2004)
 
Realism: Meditations in Wood and Paint:
Sculptures of the Figure by Chad Awalt and Paintings of Interiors by Gail Wegodsky
(Nov. 9 – Dec. 21, 2003)
Masterpieces of Contemporary Japanese Crafts
(Sep. 14 – Oct. 26, 2003)
 
Zen No Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keido Roshi
(Feb. 25 – May 11, 2003)
The Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism
(Sep. 15, 2002 – Feb 16, 2003
and Jun. 12 – Aug. 24, 2003)
Changing Rhythms: Works by Leland Bell,
1950s-1991
(Apr. 7
May 10, 2002)
 
Living With Art: Georgia Collects the Masters
(Nov. 4
Dec. 9, 2001)
A Russian Odyssey: The Art and Times of Ivan Djeneeff
(Sep. 9
Oct. 28, 2001)
 
Le Vent des Routes: Riding the Wind Photographs by Nicolas Bouvier (1929-1998), Swiss Writer-Poet-Traveler
(Apr. 1
May 20, 2001)
 
German Expressionism (1912–1929): Graphic Works from the Lindenau-Museum, Altenburg, Germany
(Feb. 18 – Mar. 25, 2001)
 
The Michele Bechtell & Edward Fritzi Collection: Old Masters & 19th Century Art
(Sep. 24, 2000 – Mar. 25, 2001)
Dream of the Red Chamber, An Experience in Traditional Chinese Aesthetics: Paintings by An Ho and Furniture by Henry Lautz
(Oct. 15 – Dec. 17, 2000)
Four Artists, Four Objects, Ten Years: Paintings of Janet Fish, Sondra Freckelton, Nancy Hagin, and Harriet Shorr
(Feb. 13 – May 21, 2000)
Randy Hayes: The World Reveiled
(Nov. 7 – Dec. 19, 1999)
Quiet Times, Quiet Places: Landscapes
in Oil by Lloyd Nick

(Sep. 26 – Oct. 31, 1999)
Hermann Hesse: Novelist, Poet, Painter
(Feb. 14 – May 30, 1999)
Duane Hanson: A Master Returns
(Sep. 20 – Dec. 20, 1998)
Jack Beal: A Survey from 1963 to 1994
(Oct. 11 – Dec. 20, 1998)
Mystical Arts of Tibet Featuring Personal Sacred Objects of the Dalai Lama: Special Return Limited Engagement
(Apr. 5 – June 7, 1998)
Knowledge Through Beauty: A Retrospective
(Nov. 9, 1997 – Jan. 25, 1998)
The Grand Tour: Landscape and Veduta Paintings, Venice and Rome in the 18th Century
(Apr. 29 – Oct. 19, 1997)
Edwin Dickinson: Poetic American Realist
(Jan. 26 – Mar. 9, 1997)
Mystical Arts of Tibet Featuring Personal Sacred Objects of the Dalai Lama
(Jul. 20 – Dec. 29, 1996)
The Spirit and the Flesh: Contemporary American Realists
(Oct. 15, 1995 – Mar. 1996)
Perchance to Dream: Ten Years of the Georgia Shakespeare Festival
(May – Aug. 1995)
Tapestry of Light: A Century of Navajo Weaving
(Apr. 12 – Sep. 24, 1995)
Georgia O'Keeffe, The Artist's Landscape: Photographs by Todd Webb
(Feb. 5– Mar. 19, 1995)
 
Four from Madrid: Contemporary Spanish Realism
(Oct. 1– Dec. 18, 1994)
Giorgione's "The Three Ages of Man"
(Nov. 4 – Dec. 22, 1994)
Pandora's Box: Pastels of Cultural Hot Spots by Martha Bator
(Apr. 5 – May 29, 1994)
Contemporary Nepalese and Tibetan Thangkas by Mukti Singh Thapa
(Feb. 1 – Mar. 30, 1994)
Nicholas Roerich, Messenger of Beauty: Paintings from the Bolling Collection
(Sep. 21 - Dec. 12, 1993)
Richard Serrin: God, Man and Venice
(Mar. 30 – May 8, 1993)
Barragans, Julio and Nieves: International Artists-in-Residence from Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Mar. 30 – May 8, 1993)
The Trees: A Photographic Series by Frank Hunter
(Jan 28 – Mar. 6, 1991)
A Land with a View: American Realists Inspired by Italy
(Oct. 15 – Dec. 9, 1990)
The Katazome Prints of Sadao Watanabe: An Exhibition of Japanese Prints
(Sep. 10 – Oct. 9, 1990)
Heritage of the Spirit: An Exhibition of Traditional Japanese Embroidery
(Jun. 1 – Jun. 18, 1990)
Showa: Emperor Hirohito and his Era (19261989): An Exhibition of Rare Photographs from the Archives of the Mainchi Shibun
(Jan. 22 – Mar. 9, 1990)
 
Echoes from Florence: Paintings of Richard Serrin
(Sep. 18 – Dec. 9, 1989)
Contemporary Black Artists from South Africa
(Jan. 16 – Mar. 10, 1989)
Antartica, Images from a Frozen Continent: Paintings by Alan Campbell
(Oct. 17 – Dec. 12, 1988)
Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy Inspired by Haiku Poetry
(Feb. 1 – Mar. 4, 1988)
Portraits from Antiquity: An Exhibition of Forensic Sculpture by Yordan Yordanov, International Artist-in-Residence from Sofia, Bulgaria
(Oct. 5 – Dec. 10, 1987)
The Dream, the Place, the Mind: Paintings and Drawings by August Ohm, International Artist-in-Residence from Hamburg, Germany
(Apr. 6 – May 15, 1987)
Urban Georgia: Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors by Alan Campbell
(Feb. 2 – Mar. 20, 1987)
The Many Faces of Buddha
(Sep. 15 – Nov. 20, 1986)
18th Century Engravings Illustrating Shakespeare's Plays
(Apr. 7 – Aug. 10, 1986)
Jeff MacNelly: "Shoe" and Editorial Cartoons
(Feb. 3 – Mar. 14, 1986)
Jean-Marie Toulgouat, Recent Oil Paintings: International Artist in Residence from Giverny, France
(Nov. 4 – Dec. 20, 1985)
Claude Monet at Giverny: Family Photographs, 18901926
(Sep. 16 – Oct. 31, 1985)

Nicholas Roerich: His Paintings and Philosophy
(Apr. 15 – May 31,
1985)

150th Anniversary Exhibition: Oglethorpe University
(Feb. 12 – Mar. 15, 1985)
Portraiture in Holography
(Nov. 5 – Dec. 14, 1984)
Photographs by Peter Struben
(Oct. 1 – Oct. 30, 1984)
Figurative Realism: Paintings and Drawings by Bobbie Griffin and Bronze and Terra Cotta Sculpture by Stephen Smith
(Apr. 22 – May 13, 1984)