Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art

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Final weeks to visit our Westby Hall gallery location to see works from our permanent collection and our historic Sister Chapel installation. /watch?v=2Ezbyaeers8&list=PL2QOtqRbh0B-blzUi3tDDoBuBcCjcUofC Happy birthday to the incomparable Sylvia Sleigh! https://www.rowan.edu/arts/museum/exhibitions/sister-chapel1.html

Jazlyne Sabree offers insights into some of the work in Spectrum of Resilience - now through June 27th. "An overarching theme in my work is the idea of the black diaspora community and all of those struggles and sufferings and all of these oppressions that overwhelm us is uncovered that history. These are the stories. This is what took place. There is memory there. I am trying to capture that in the work and then pairing them with these contrasting, juxtaposing images of care, nurturing and healing." For more about Jazlyne and her work go to the press links in our bio and website: https://www.rowan.edu/arts/museum/exhibitions/js_spectrum_of_resilience.html 📷1.gallery view. photo credit Contance Mensh 📷1.Stillness. photo by Stillness. photo credit Erik James Montgomery 📷3. Between Drips and Dignity. photo credit Erik James Montgomery 📷4. Domestic Regulation. photo credit Erik James Montgomery @rowanuniversity @rowanuarts @artsatrowan @erikjamesmontgomery @jazlynesabree

Still taking this all in. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of The Spectrum of Resilience. To see these works held, witnessed, and engaged with in community meant more than I can fully put into words. This exhibition is deeply personal. It moves through moments of illness, rest, intimacy, care, and survival. It reflects on how resilience is not one fixed state, but something that shifts. Sometimes it is strength. Sometimes it is softness. Sometimes it is simply continuing. These works hold pieces of my own experiences, but they also carry the weight of histories, relationships, and environments that shape how we endure. They remind me that even when things feel fragmented, we are still whole. Still here. I’m grateful to share this moment with all of you who have supported me, poured into me, and grown alongside me. The show is up through June 27 at RUMOCA if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet. Thank you for being part of this journey. Special thanks to @rowanuartmuseum for honoring the work in this way and to all of the many patrons and institutions who have supported me thus far. @akwaabagallery @mortoncontemporary @casanailhaart @cachelleartcenter @pafacademy @cau1988 @bostonu @arteducators_of_nj @mammontclair @massmoca @moodyjonesgallery @thecoloredgirlsmuseum You all are apart of this moment ✨ #thespectrumofresilience #artivism #njartist #phillyartist #atlantaartist

Can’t wait to see you. Let us know you’re coming through the link in our bio.

Opening - April 8th, 5 -7 PM. Jazlyne Sabree: The Spectrum of Resilience. Let us know you are attending through the link in our bio. Sabree creates large-scale collages composed of paint, paper, and found materials that center members of the African Diaspora as spiritual figures and vessels of memory. Through richly layered surfaces and textured compositions, she elevates her subjects while examining ancestry, displacement, and the enduring presence of cultural identity across generations. But there’s a striking layer that can’t be ignored: each figure wears the skin of endangered animals—leopards, giraffes, zebras. It’s a powerful metaphor that draws a parallel between these animals and Black life in America, underscoring a long history where Black bodies have been treated as targets. From past to present, that reality echoes, sometimes in headlines, sometimes in the quiet normalization of violence. images: Anoint My Head With Oil, 2025. Patient Recovery: Evidence of Survival, 2026. Let My Power Wedge Into Your Lives, 2023. @rowanuniversity @rowanvisualarts @artsatrowan @rowanuarts @jazlynesabree

Representing Gloucester County, Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art presents “The Spectrum of Resilience” by Jazlyne Sabre @jazlynesabree , on view during Garden State Art Weekend, April 17 &18. @rowanuartmuseum 🔗 Visit gardenstateartweekend.org to learn about the 100+ venues participating in Garden State Art Weekend, April 17-19. #gardenstateartweekend #nj #njart #gloucestercounty #njartist

Coming soon: Jazlyne Sabree - The Spectrum of Resilience Through large-scale collages layered with paint, paper, and found materials, Sabree explores memory, spirituality, and the enduring histories of the African diaspora—holding resilience and fragility in powerful tension. 📅 On view April 6 – June 27, 2026 📍 RUMOCA at 301 High Street Opening Reception + Artist Talk April 8 | 5–7 PM (artist talk at 5:30) RSVP at go.rowan.edu/js or the link in bio. @jazlynesabree @rowanuniversity @rowanvisualarts

We’re proud to share the completed installation of Sister Chapel at @rowanuartmuseum , which we finished earlier this year in partnership with Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this installation! Special shout out to Fred @ff_knives , our Special Projects Manager, for leading the installation, and to the rest of our incredible team for their hard work and care on this project. A big thank you to Simon Liu (@simonliuinc ) and colleagues for providing the custom stretcher that made this project possible. “The Sister Chapel was conceived in 1974 by Ilise Greenstein, who envisioned a monumental ‘hall of fame’ in which women’s achievements would be presented from a female perspective. Using a nominal pun on the Sistine Chapel, she proposed a secular, nonhierarchical alternative to the patriarchal system embodied in Michelangelo’s renowned ceiling fresco. In the spirit of feminist solidarity, Greenstein collaborated with twelve other women, whose individual contributions shaped the character and appearance of The Sister Chapel.” - Read more at rowan.edu/arts/museum/exhibitions/sister-chapel1

ICYMI: The College of the Arts welcomed faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members to a ribbon cutting event unveiling the reenvisioned Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art.

We had a terrific ribbon cutting event last week. Rowan President Ali Houshmand and our Director Mary Salvante understood the assignment 😉. We would like to thank him for his support of our program and for the arts. Also thanks to Deans Nawal Ammar and @rick.dammers for their presentations. Thank you Provost Vojislava (Voki) Pophristic for your support. Our new name @rowanuartmuseum Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art (RUMOCA) reflects our continued growth, our focus on contemporary art and practices, our commitment and stewardship of our permanent art collection, our expanding arts in education programming, and our contribution to the well being and quality of life in our community. This name also unifies our two gallery location - 301 High Street where we will continue to produce curated professional contemporary art exhibitions, and our gallery in Westby Hall where we will present works from our permanent collection. More to come! @theartsatrowan

Devan Shimoyama: Shift through March 21st is full of sparkle and shimmer. Devan incorporates glitter, rhinestones, and sequins into his paintings to elevate the beauty and majesty of the subjects depicted in the paintings. His bedazzled play ground swings and hoody are a memorial to youth and and lost innocence. Visit the links in our bio to learn more about the artist and his work. @rowanuniversity @rowanvisualarts @artsatrowan