Origins, UMW Galleries’ exhibition series highlighting our alumni, welcomes back Samantha Van Heest, class of 2020, for her first solo exhibition in duPont Gallery. Van Heest’s hyperrealistic object portraits blend technique and humor to explore relationships and rituals with the seemingly mundane. 

duPont Gallery

January 20 - March 15, 2026

Opening Reception:
January 20, 5-7pm

Gallery Talk with the artist:
March 12, 2026, 5-6pm, duPont Gallery