Current Exhibitions
2024-25 Exhibition + Events schedule
Summer Exhibitions
May 30 - July 19
Opening reception: May 30, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Ronald Jason Van Hoose, Time, The Earth and The Dream: A Retrospective
A landscape artist currently based in Youngstown Ronald Jason Van Hoose’s artistic vision is rooted in the rural landscapes of the small, western Pennsylvania steel town of his childhood. A graduate of Youngstown State University's Fine Arts program, Van Hoose received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Ceramics in 1993. Influenced by the Regionalist School, the Hudson River School and 19th-century popular imagery and 20th-century Science Fiction illustration, Van Hoose’s paintings are found in corporate and private collections throughout the United States.
Jeffrey S. Piper, col·lo·cate
Jeffrey S. Piper is a multi-disciplinary artist with a passion for both teaching and creating. He earned his BFA from Kent State University in 2002, with a minor in education. He currently teaches art at Lakeview High School. In 2010, Piper became the first graduate student to earn a Master of Art Education degree from YSU specializing in studio painting. Though his primary focus is painting, he works in multiple mediums, including ceramics, often employing a mixed-media approach in his artwork. Piper’s work has been featured in numerous prestigious local and national exhibitions.
Mike Egan, Built By Death
Mike Egan was born outside of Pittsburgh, PA and studied fine art at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania focusing on printmaking. After finishing school and without the supplies to continue creating prints he turned to painting as his medium. His style of bold lines and dark imagery is influenced by his past printmaking as well as an appreciation of traditional tattooing. He uses his love of religious imagery, his experiences dealing with life and death, and his love for skeletons and devils to create his unique vision.
Inspiring Minds Exhibition
Inspiring Minds is a nonprofit organization that engages and empowers youth with after-school and summer programs that focus on five areas of impact: education, college and career readiness, exposure to new experiences, health and wellness, and personal development. This partnership allows the McDonough to encourage creativity and enhance the participants' arts education as well as inspiring these youths to help foster a new generation of art enthusiasts.