Meyers Gallery Current Exhibit
Coming Soon...
Domesticus Nature Morte
Murus Coelatura III by ByProduct Studios, 2024, Blown and hot-sculpted glass, NSG Mirrorview, paper, foam, beads, glitter, box elder maple, rhinestones 31 x 17 x 5 in.
Feb. 8th - April 5th, 2026
Nathan Gorgen and Molly Jo Burke are an artist and designer couple who collaborate on artwork as Byproduct Studios. Their artwork is deeply intertwined with their personal lives, particularly their roles as parents to young children. The birth of their first child, in 2016, catalyzed a shift from independent practices to a collaborative approach. Their creative process is a blend of deliberate planning and intuitive making. Nathan’s background in digital fabrication and woodworking brings a structured, methodical approach to their work, while Molly’s experience with glass and ceramics introduces a more fluid and impulsive element. This dynamic allows them to challenge and push each other’s aesthetic boundaries, resulting in work that is both meticulously crafted and organically inspired.
They are committed to reusing materials and remnants from our studio practices, transforming past pieces into new works of art. This approach is not just about avoiding waste but also about reimagining and reworking materials to give them new life and meaning. ByProduct Studios believes in the importance of being mindful of the resources they use and the impact of their work on the environment. This practice also promotes play within their work similar to how their children engage with materials. Drawing inspiration from surrounding environments, everyday items, nature, children’s craft supplies, and furniture that might otherwise be discarded accentuates the practice.
As their children grow, Molly creates molds of their hands at different stages to capture the moments. By incorporating these elements into their work, themes of memory, nostalgia, and the passage of time are explored. The pieces often reflect a playful rethinking of familiar objects, imbuing them with new significance and beauty. By striving to infuse their work with a sense of whimsy and playfulness, it encourages viewers to reflect on their own relationships with the identifiable objects, parts of the body, and surrounding spaces. Their art often blurs the line between functional and fantastical, inviting a deeper contemplation of the everyday.
About Meyers Gallery
The Philip M. Meyers Jr. Memorial Gallery is located in the Steger Student Life Center in the heart of the University’s Main Street. Situated across from the recreation center and the Tangeman Student Center, we are located in the hub of student life and bring visual culture and practice to the university at large as well as to the surrounding region. The Meyers Gallery exhibitions address two main objectives: first, to expose the wider university community to the practices within DAAP; and second, to present exhibitions that address the practices of other colleges within the university, generally historic or scientific in focus. The intention is to provide the university population with access to a greater understanding of the visual presentation of complex ideas and concepts.
The Meyers Gallery is staffed by current students in order to provide them with a range of knowledge and understanding of exhibition techniques and practices. This experience provides student artists, art historians, and art educators a setting in which to explore and implement the theories and concepts of their academic and studio practices into a working setting. DAAP Galleries employees are equipped with the necessary skills to present and discuss a variety of visual materials with a broad audience, enabling them to better articulate the visual communication of complex ideas and foster a better understanding of visual communication.
Planning Your Visit
The Meyers Gallery
Hours: Sunday - Thursday 10am-5pm
Phone: 513-556-3088
Address: Room 418 (Ground Floor), Steger Student Life Center, 500 UC MainStreet, Cincinnati, OH 45221
Location and visiting instructions for the Meyers Gallery:
- When visiting the Meyers Gallery, metered parking is located on Martin Luther King Dr. or in the Woodside or Campus Green Garages for an hourly fee.
- Enter campus from either MLK or the garages walk along Woodside Dr. past the new College of Business, and continue up the hill following the paver drive (UC Main Street).
- The Meyers Gallery is located halfway up the hill on the right-hand side in the Steger Student Life Center on the ground floor, directly across from Nippert Stadium.
Directions: From ML King enter Woodside Dr. (Langsam Library) for Woodside Garage (accepts cash or credit). Walk up UC Main Street to the Steger Student Life Center. Gallery is on the right across from Nippert Stadium, see neon sign.
It may be helpful to view a campus map here.
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