Barragán: Spiritual Master

This exhibition featured Robert Duncan’s visual exploration of architect Luis Barragán’s iconic spaces in Barragán: A Spiritual Master. Duncan, from Lincoln, NE, captures the profound beauty, elegant forms, and vibrant colors of Barragán’s masterpieces at two private Mexico City residences: Cuadra San Cristóbal and Casa Gilardi.

January 10 - March 16, 2025

2024 Year in Review

Take a look back at 2024, another exciting year at Gallery 1516! Thank you to all of our members, artists, and visitors who make our mission possible. We hope you’ll continue join us to celebrate art in 2025.

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

2024 Regional Photo Biennial

This exhibition featured 91 photographers representing some of the best contemporary photographers from the region of Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

October 4 - December 15, 2024

Downsizing

This exhibition and silent auction features a quality selection of art from Nebraska collectors who are “downsizing” their collections. A portion of the proceeds from this exhibition go to Gallery 1516 to directly support our non-profit mission to celebrate Nebraska and regional artists, musicians, students, and the arts community!

August 22 - September 22, 2024

Sacred Waters

Sacred Waters encourages you to take a closer look at the water flowing around us. This exhibition combines Gallery 1516's original video installation "Flatwater" with artwork by Nebraska and regional artists. Explore the beauty of the Nebraska's unique landscape, always returning to water, which is the driving force of all our lives. Featured Artists: Roger Bruhn, Paula Day, Scott Dobry, Terry Evans, Hal Holoun, Jennifer Homan, Keith Jacobshagen, Susan Knight, Terry Koopman, Christina Narwicz, Merrill Peterson, John Spence.

June 14 - August 11, 2024

Centered

Gallery 1516's mission embraces both Nebraska and regional artists. This artwork comes from the Reuben Saunders Gallery in Wichita, KS, which has been celebrating artists from the Plains region since 1978. "Centered" refers not only to our geographical placement, but also to the ability it takes to harness one's ideas and emotions to create a work of art.

March 15 - May 26, 2024

MidWestern Abstract

Featuring artists Tom Prinz and Mike Nesbit. For the past six years, their collaborative art and installation work has been engaged in a dialogue about the MidWestern landscape.

January 19 - March 3, 2024

2023 Year in Review

Take a look back at 2023, which marks the 10 year anniversary of Gallery 1516! Thank you to all of our members, artists, and visitors who continue to make our mission possible. We hope you’ll join us for many more years to come!

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

2023 Nebraska Biennial

The Nebraska Biennial is a juried exhibition featuring some of the best work by artists from across the state. This year's exhibition features 115 artists from a diverse range of backgrounds and styles. The Biennial is part of Gallery 1516's mission to support and celebrate Nebraska artists.

September 8 - December 17, 2023

Modern Quilting on the Prairie

Walk through the the exhibition Modern Quilting on the Prairie, presented at Gallery 1516 by the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild and the International Quilt Museum. This exhibition was described as “one of the best shows of the year” by The Reader (2023).

February 17 - May 14, 2023

2022 Regional Photo Biennial

The 2022 Regional Photography Biennial is a new program introduced by Gallery 1516 to showcase the artistic talent of photographers from the seven-state region of Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

September 11, 2022 - January 29, 2023

2022 Year in Review

Take a look back at 2022 at Gallery 1516. It's been another outstanding year, with seven exhibitions, 18 music performances, lectures, and more. Thank you to all of our supporters and members who make our mission possible - we couldn’t do it without you!

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

Milton Wolsky: Traveling Exhibition

Part of Gallery 1516’s mission includes sending traveling exhibitions of Nebraska artwork to other museums across the region. This exhibition features the artwork of Milton Wolsky, a mid-century artist and illustrator from Nebraska. The exhibition was hosted at the Blanden Art Museum in Fort Dodge, IA from May-July 2022.

May 7 - July 23, 2022

Nebraska: Flatwater Immersive Installation

This is an original production developed and produced by Gallery 1516. Nebraska: Flatwater is an immersive video installation that explores the natural beauty of the state throughout the four seasons. A series of projectors around the gallery surrounded visitors with a 360-degree experience of the the changing landscape, with scenes including autumn wheat fields, roaming bison, and snow on the Platte River.

April 29 - July 3, 2022

Confluence Exhibition

Confluence brings together five Omaha artists with distinctive approaches: Stephen Azevedo, Bill Hoover, Karen Linder, Kristae Peterson, and Meghan Stevens. This exhibition seeks to bring together these artists’ work into a group show of Omaha’s artist community. The significance of the word “confluence” is its meaning of unity, particularly after a period of division. Like rivers, these five artists have come together to form a unified exhibition.

January 14 - February 27, 2022

AIS Paint-Out at the Quarry 2021

The American Impressionist Society’s (AIS) 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition was hosted at Gallery 1516 September 9 - December 12, 2021. Members of AIS held a special paint-out event at an Omaha quarry as part of their related activities.

2021 Year in Review

Take a look back at 2021 at Gallery 1516. It's been another eventful year, and we've been proud to continue our mission to support and celebrate Nebraska and regional artists. Thank you to all of our supporters and members who make our mission possible - we couldn’t do it without you!

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

MONA2Omaha - Fred Otnes: A Collage

Fred Otnes’s collage works have appeared on magazine covers, movie posters, and more for decades. The artist was born in Junction City, Kansas in 1925, but grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. After working as an artist at The Lincoln Journal, Otnes later became an illustrator for national magazines including The Saturday Evening Post and Collier’s.

This exhibition was organized by the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) in Kearney. Special thanks to the Robert K. Otnes Trust.

2020 Year in Review

Take a look back at 2020 at Gallery 1516. It's been a long and sometimes difficult year, but we've been proud to continue our mission to support and celebrate Nebraska and regional artists. Thank you to all of our supporters and members who make our mission possible through the good times and the bad - we could not do it without you!

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

Emerging Artists Exhibition

Learn more about the Emerging Artists exhibition at Gallery 1516. We collaborated with Amplify Arts to create a showcase of emerging artists from the Omaha area. The exhibition featured the work of Anne Dovali, Neil Griess, Camille Hawbaker Voorhees, Jenna Johnson, Shawnequa Linder, Patty Talbert, and Tom White.

Credit: Scott Drickey Photography (www.scottdrickey.com)

Spontaneity: 10 Nebraska Abstract Painters

Take a virtual tour of Spontaneity, featuring artwork by 10 abstract and abstract expressionist artists from Nebraska. Enjoy their spontaneous, gestural, and colorful paintings.

Featuring: James Bockelman, Dan Howard, Jerry Jacoby, Diane Lounsberry-Williams, Ann Pape, Larry Roots, Mark Sabaliauskas, Nancy Teague, JK Thorsen, and Beverly Todd.

Video directed by Alex C Carter and Mitchell Kennard Francis

IG: @made.by_alex and @mitchellkennardfrancis

Omaha Gives! 2020

Omaha Gives, the annual day of giving to your favorite non-profits, is May 20th, 2020. Take a look at what Gallery 1516 is bringing to the Omaha community and consider donating to help us continue our mission to support Nebraska arts!

Click here to learn more about Omaha Gives.

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

2019 Year in Review

Join us in a look back at the amazing year at Gallery 1516. Our artists, musicians, visitors, and supporters like you make our mission possible year after year. Thank you!

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

The Nebraska 8 Invitational Film

Take an in-depth look at the studios, inspirations, and creative processes of the 8 artists in Gallery 1516’s Nebraska 8 Invitational exhibition.

Experience their work in their own words as they discuss art, Omaha, and community in this spectacular video.

(Created by Ahmad Jaffery of TAAP Media)

2018 Year in Review

There were a lot of great moments at Gallery 1516 this past year. Thank you to all of our supporters and members who make our mission possible - we could not do it without you!

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.

2017 Year in Review

A look back at our year at Gallery 1516. Thank you to all of our supporters and members who make our mission possible.

All photos courtesy of Debra Kaplan.