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fall 2026 art exhibition

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IN BALANCE: ART, HEALTH AND THE HUMAN CONDITION.​

In Balance: Art, Health, and the Human Condition In Balance: Art, Health, and the Human Condition explores themes of the body, nature, community, and creative expression, emphasizing art’s capacity to restore balance, foster collective care, and provide space for reflection, presence, and renewal. This exhibition reveals the ways artists visualize, question, and affirm the pursuit of well-being, physical, emotional, and spiritual;  in a rapidly changing world. Drawing connections between body and mind, environment and empathy, the exhibition invites viewers to consider how art can serve as both mirror and medicine.

the permanent collection

Embrace Justice, 2021, mural

Shepard Fairey’s connection to the university runs deep, as his mother Charlotte Fairey and sister McRae (Fairey) Oyeossi are Queen’s alums.“Art is often an underutilized and underappreciated tool of civic engagement and activism,” Fairey said after completing the Charlotte-area murals in late October.

Connection Interrupted, 2018

Nick Napoletano has earned a strong reputation for hyperrealist paintings, painted in the manner of the great masters of the Renaissance, yet with the modern technique of spray painting. His mural AI EQ is largely inspired by the work Affectiva is doing to bring emotional intelligence and empathy into the digital world.

Mirror I Mirror, 2020

This interactive light art installation  by Ivan Depeña is a network of custom LED light boxes that interact and respond to movement and sound, creating an immersive environment that mimics movement in real time. The installation can be switched to react to music being performed in the Sandra Levine Theatre, or a performer in front of it.