Visit the Gallery

The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art is located on the first floor of Classic Hall on the campus of Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo.  

Day Hours
Monday Closed
Tuesday 1:30-4:30
Wednesday 1:30-4:30
Thursday 1:30-4:30
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday 1:30-4:30

Special tours and groups are welcome, please contact the curator, Tyler Pierson, to schedule a time: 660-248-6304 or tpierson@centralmethodist.edu.

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Current News:

The fall show, Autumn Rhapsody, will run from August 23 - November 19. The gallery will be open on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment.

The show will feature the works of Kansas City painter Joseph Lorusso in the Yancey Gallery, while Ashby-Hodge curator Tyler Pierson will present an exhibit of his own in the Geist Gallery. In the Bingham Gallery and lobby will be “Abstractions from the Collection,” a display of several favorite abstract works of art from the Gallery’s permanent collection.

Visit our CMU News website to learn more about the artists featured in our upcoming show.  

 

IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

Today and Tomorrow (1964)

Painting of Otice and Anna Mae Wisnes or Osceola, MO

Acrylic on Masonite, by Robert MacDonald Graham, Jr. (1919-2000), student of Thomas Hart Benton. Graham painted this portrait of Otice and Anna Mae Wisner of Osceola, Mo.


Painting of trees and their reflections on a river

Fall Foliage

Oil on Canvas. Birger Sandzen (1871-1954). His paintings exemplified how enamored he was by the beauty of the Southwest and the Rocky Mountains.


Self-portrait painting of Aaron Bohrod

The Haircut (1936)

Oil on Gesso Panel, by Aaron Bohrod (1907-1992). Self portrait of the artist and a precursor to his joyful and mischievous style.


Oil painting of city buildings in Boston

Boylston Street, Boston

Oil on Canvas, by Charles Woodbury (1864-1940). He was a master colorist who believed that “color was one of the most universal sources of emotion.”