The Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery, dedicated in honor of former Loomis Trustee Eugene Mercy Jr. ’55 and his wife, Sue, is located in the Richmond Art Center — the campus hub for the visual arts program. Throughout the year, the Mercy Gallery exhibits the work of a variety of artists in a diversity of media, artistic endeavor, cultural influence, and geographic representation. The work of Visiting Artists are displayed in the Mercy Gallery to coincide with their residency on the Island, encouraging direct interaction between artists and students. All exhibitions in the Mercy Gallery are open to the public, as is the opening reception for each artist’s installment.
“Youth,” a student-curated exhibition of photographs from the Buhl Collection, will be on display in the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery through April 14, 2020. Concurrently, an exhibition of student artwork will be on display in the Barnes and Wilde galleries of the Richmond Art Center.
Exiled by installation artist Harriet Diamond opened in the Richmond Art Center’s Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery on Thursday, November 14 and will continue through January 17, 2020.
“TRUTH/NO TRUTH,” an exhibition of James Tyler’s sculpture art is on display in the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery through November 1.
Robert Knight, an artist and art professor at Hamilton College, spent the week of May 20–24 working in the Richmond Art Center as a Visiting Artist.
Art exhibitions by Visual Art teachers Jennifer McCandless and Mark Zunino and Loomis Chaffee art students are on display in the Mercy, Barnes, and Wilde galleries through May 30.
Artist Joan Harmon spent several days in April working in and among the students and faculty of the Richmond Art Center as a Visiting Artist.
Two solo art exhibitions by Loomis Chaffee Visual Art teachers Jennifer McCandless and Mark Zunino will be on display in the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery from April 30 until May 30, 2019.
Monday to Friday: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunday: 1 - 4 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday evening: 7:45- 9 p.m.
(Hours subject to school schedule)
![Students Curate Mercy Gallery Exhibition "Youth"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580311382/loomis/ue7cmvcwsqlunlslweyi/Youth800x640_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580311382/loomis/ue7cmvcwsqlunlslweyi/Youth800x640_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580311382/loomis/ue7cmvcwsqlunlslweyi/Youth800x640_1.jpg","width":800}])
![Installation Depicts Refugee Experience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573056207/loomis/tjiay4p1rafsyozmweif/800_640-Harriet-Diamond.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1573056207/loomis/tjiay4p1rafsyozmweif/800_640-Harriet-Diamond.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573056207/loomis/tjiay4p1rafsyozmweif/800_640-Harriet-Diamond.jpg","width":800}])
![TRUTH/NO TRUTH by James Tyler in Mercy Gallery]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568827091/loomis/ehv3brvaheidaeakldbx/800x640Tyler-McCandless.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568827091/loomis/ehv3brvaheidaeakldbx/800x640Tyler-McCandless.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568827091/loomis/ehv3brvaheidaeakldbx/800x640Tyler-McCandless.jpg","width":800}])