Exhibitions

"People, Places and Objects"

Paintings by Wayne Bowen

October 30 - December 11, 2026

Artist Reception | Thursday, November 5, 4–6 p.m.

“People, Places and Objects.” presents over three decades of paintings by contemporary realist Wayne Bowen displaying an applied technical mastery to faithfully rendered subjects that evoke a distinct reflectiveness. This exhibition will run from October 30 to December 11, 2026.

While the influence of the old masters is clear and present, Bowen’s painted subject matter is grounded in the current era. Naturalistic scenes that viewers will likely find irresistibly relatable are born from the artist’s own personal preferences and observations. Color palette choices and tonal value gradations bring calm to urban settings, intimacy to the inanimate and grandeur to city views, but it’s the painter’s figures that likely promote the most contemplation. And for the most attentive observers, an unforeseen beauty and dignity can be found in nearly every captured detail. This mini retrospective is an opportunity to view the evolution of Wayne Bowen’s work through more than thirty years of creative exploration and pursuit.

About the Artist
Wayne Bowen received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and earned an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. Born on the Island of Jamaica, the artist grew up in Queens, New York and has maintained his studio practice in Westchester, New York for the past 15 years. Bowen is a member of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and the School of Visual Arts Alumni Society and his work has been exhibited nationally, including exhibitions at the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas and the Society of Illustrators in New York City.

Past Exhibitions

• "In The Fray" Paintings by Christian Breed
• Visual Arts Student Exhibition 2026 | Curated by Professor Thomas Ruggio & Professor Jeffrey Price
• Unbroken Gesture: Light, Lineage, and Living Tradition | works by Alina Wilczynski
• Looking in, Looking Out | works by Kelsey Gilmore 
• dependent / variable | works by Joseph Branciforte
• A Retrospective of Four Decades of Work | works by Dr. Jerome Levkov: Scientist and Artist
• Visual Arts Student Exhibition 2025 | Curated by Professor Thomas Ruggio & Professor Jeffrey Price
• RADICAL ACTION: Tracing Dorothy Day | Kristi Pfister
• The North Star | works by Diego Garcia
• The Women Dandies of The DRC: Dressing Dapper As Gendered Resistance In Central Africa | Photographs by Junior D. Kannah
• Love Your Mother | Jennie Thwing
• Visual Arts Student Exhibition 2024
• Carthage | Paintings by Fedele Spadafora
• The Gratitude Project: Paintings and Poetry by the US Poets Laureate
• Time is a River | Curated by Cara Lynch
• A Gift Of Light | Works by Br. Kenneth Chapman
• Visual Arts Student Exhibition 2023
• Saving Beauty: The Contemporary Icons of Threatened And Endangered Species of Angela Manno by Angela Manno
• My Own Rose-Tinted 3D Glasses by Werner Sun
• Dublin Bay by Liam Hourican
• FORMATION: Images of the Body by Tobi Kahn
• Personae by Carlos David
• Visual Arts Student Exhibition 2022
• The Weight of Optimism: Works by Heather Layton
• Considering the Goddess: A Survey of Sculptural Works by John Cino
• Cesare Dandini’s Holy Family with the Infant St. John: A Rediscovered Florentine Baroque Masterpiece
• A Hidden Wholeness: The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton*
• Art as a Spiritual Practice
• A Woman's Work..., Curated by Beth Giacummo
• Struggle - An Exhibit of Our Times, The Lincoln Park Conservancy, Inc.
• Female Gender Identity and Equality by the New York Society of Women Artists
• Unapologetically Me by Alvin Clayton
• Women in the Abstract: A Solo Exhibition by Award-Winning Artist, Steve Lyons
• Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition
• Plastic Paradise by Elena Kalman
• Female Gender Identity and Equality By New York Society of Women Artists (NYSWA)
• The Visual Arts Student Exhibition, curated by The Visual Arts Faculty
• SHE Voices: Expressions of Femininity, featuring Esther Kong Lo, Gloria Crouch-Nixon and Judith Weber.
• Influenced by Matisse: New Works by Alvin Clayton
• Shifting Focus: Hidden in Plain Sight, Curated by Rick Palladino