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William H. & Sonja Carlson Davidow '56 Fine Art Gallery

The mission of the William H. and Sonja Carlson Davidow '56 Fine Art Gallery is to provide quality exhibitions and educational experiences that deepen understanding of art, strengthen critical thinking and broaden life experiences for students and the greater community.

Our gallery highlights the creative spirit and raises awareness of the arts and the role of visual literacy and culture in a liberal arts environment. All of us at Colby-Sawyer want the visual arts to flourish and believe the arts enrich our lives and serve as testimony to the beliefs and values of our culture, the world and the mysteries of the unknown.

Exhibitions and events at the William H. and Sonja Carlson ’56 Davidow Fine Art Gallery are for the public to enjoy. They're also actively used as a teaching tool to benefit Colby-Sawyer College students.

Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

William H. & Sonja Carlson Davidow '56 Fine Art Gallery Archive

William H. & Sonja Carlson Davidow '56 Fine Art Gallery Archive

The Brush that Perceives the World: A William Holst Circle
July 2 - August 28, 2026
The Senior Capstone Art Exhibition
April 9-May 9th, 2026
Forever Friends Concert
April 8, 2026
Annual Gladys Greenbaum ’39 Meyers Juried Student Art Exhibition 2026
March 26-April 9, 2026
W. Dale and JoAnn Franke Overfield ’69 Art + Design Faculty Exhibition
February 5-March 25, 2026
Come Together: Colby-Sawyer College Alumnae Art Exhibition
October 15-December 3, 2025
Colors of Land and Water
June 5-September 18, 2025
Windy Hill School Art Exhibition
May 14-21, 2025
The Senior Capstone Art Exhibition
April 10-May 3, 2025
The Annual Gladys Greenbaum Meyers ’39 Juried Student Art Exhibition 2025
March 27-April 10, 2025
The Florence School of Fine Arts — Colby-Sawyer College Art Project
Jan. 30-April 2, 2025
Petreflection: Where Earth Meets Water
Jan. 30-March 25, 2025
Landscape in Transformation: Recent Work by Wendy Clough
Sept. 26-Dec. 3, 2024
The Senior Capstone Art Exhibition
April 11-May 4, 2024
The Annual Gladys Greenbaum Meyers ’39 Juried Student Art Exhibition 2024
March 28-April 14, 2024
Points of View: Selections of Art from the College’s Permanent Collection
Feb. 8-March 28, 2024
The Brush and the Pixel: Peter Noonan ’95 and Jack Tremblay ’94
Oct. 13-Dec. 7, 2023
Unearthed Expression: Tokyo University of the Arts + Colby-Sawyer Faculty Student Exhibition
Sept. 25–October 6, 2023
Marion Wilson: Please Don't Feed the Birds
July 6–Sept. 7, 2023
Richard Haynes: Culture Keeper, Culture Maker
Feb. 3-May 7, 2022
New Hampshire Now: A Photographic Diary of Life in the Granite State.
Oct. 2-Dec. 15, 2022
Gerry Williams: Craft and Conscience
June 15-Sept. 15, 2022
From a Circle: New Work by Erica Wurtz & William Brayton
Feb. 11, 2021–May 13, 2021
A Window to Japan: Ceramic Art from the Tokyo University of the Arts
June 1, 2020–Sept. 15, 2020
Seldom Seen: Drawings and Paintings by David M. Carroll
Feb. 27–May 9, 2020
The W. Dale and JoAnn Franke Overfield ’69 Art + Design Faculty Exhibition
Nov. 7, 2019-Feb. 15, 2020
Coming Home: The Ceramic Art of Vivika and Otto Heino
Aug. 2–Oct. 15, 2019
Echoes: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection
Nov. 29, 2018–Feb. 7, 2019
Liam O’Gallagher: This Was the Future
Feb. 28-May 11, 2019
Graphic Design Selections from the Susan C. Harp Collection
Feb. 28-May 11, 2019
Designed Realties: The Photography of Bill Truslow
Sept. 27–Nov. 8, 2018
Art + Design Faculty Exhibition featuring Bert Yarborough in Mini-Retro: Court No Horning
Feb. 1–May 12, 2018
Inner Visions: Selections from the Collection of Beverly Stearns Bernson ’55
Oct. 12–Dec. 10, 2017
Trustees and Donors Preview
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017

For information on gallery programming and our studio art + design program, contact:
Professor Jon Keenan
Director, William H. & Sonja Carlson Davidow '56 Fine Art Gallery at jkeenan@colby-sawyer.edu or 603.526.3667