Upcoming Exhibitions

Abstract print with a soft yellow background and a streak of green in the lower left corner. A large organic shape floats in the middle of the image, printed in burgundy. Two thin streaks intersect and run horizontally within the organic shape, printed in green and red. Another thin streak runs horizontally below and to the left of the shape, printed in orange-yellow.

“What If I Did This?”: Helen Frankenthaler in the 20th-Century Print Ecosystem

August 26-December 9, 2025
Emily and Joe Lowe Galleries

“What If I Did This?” explores how Helen Frankenthaler, the noted 20th-century abstract artist, collaborated with printmakers in print studios and workshops throughout her long career. By focusing on her works on paper, this exhibition considers how printshops are key nodes within the printmaking ecosystems, or sites where artists and printers simultaneously championed technical innovations and created community.

This project is generously supported by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. It celebrates the 10 prints and 1 set of process proofs that the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation gifted Syracuse University in the second round of the Frankenthaler Prints Initiative.