REUNION – A CIA Alumni Exhibition, Celebrating the Class of 1980

REUNION, A CIA Alumni Exhibition

Guest Curated by Mary Urbas 

June 13 – August 9, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, June 13, 5:30 – 8:00pm

The AAWR is pleased to present a satellite exhibition of Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) Alumni guest curated by independent artist/curator Mary Urbas in the Bostwick Design Partnership Gallery.

This will be the second time the AAWR has utilized this community gallery space since 2023, and we would like to thank Bostwick for making the space available to us as well as other arts organizations since it was vacated by William Busta.

This exhibition was conceived by Urbas as a way to honor her time as an artist at CIA and reconnect the wonderful artists that have graduated from this illustrious school. This year marks 45 years since her graduation in 1980, with a BFA and a double major in Textile Design and Weaving, and a minor in Printmaking.

This exhibition features works by her classmates, mentors, and invited alumni, including some artists who were in her “rearview mirror” (up and coming) while she was a student.

Exhibiting artists include: Anna Arnold, Lori Bolt, Russ Bolt, Sue Bolt, Caroline K Burton, Catherine Butler, Neil Carroll, Danny Carver, Benita Cullinan, David Lee Csicsko, Dierdre Daw, Bob Dorsey, Juli Edberg, Pat Fallon, Marla Gutzwiller, John Jackson, Bill Jerdon, Larry Krause, Mara Lavitt, Dennis Long, Andrew McEachern, Alan Mintz, Laura Ospanik, Pam Pastoric, Peter Patterson, Cindy (Wilds) Peters, Catherine (Beyer) Robinson, William Root, Jack Rotar, Noreen (Lobaza) Rotar, Andrea Serafino, Judith Salomon, Deborah Silver, Mary Jo Sinclair, Joe Stavec, Mary Urbas, Gerald Vandevier, David Verba, Ralph Woehrman, Jeffrey Wright, as well as collaborative work by NewCelle artists John Jackson, Ed Mieczkowski and Bea Mitchell.

Mary states, “This collection of artists represents the people I came to know, whose work I respected, and who impacted my life and career. As a curator, I had the opportunity to indulge myself, organize a REUNION exhibition, and “get the band back together”. I was curious as to what they have been up to! I discovered that, in addition to our extensive exhibition resumes, many of us became art educators, gallerists and curators, and champions and advocates for the arts.”

After the opening reception, this exhibition will be open Thursdays and Fridays from 10 am – 4 pm and Saturdays from noon – 4 pm.