Reed Gallery Current Exhibit
Directors' Choice Showcase 2026
Open to the Public: May 26th - July 26th
The Directors’ Choice specifically highlights the outstanding capstone projects that demonstrate exceptional knowledge, creativity, and skill that has been applied to a focused idea and then most effectively communicated by visual means.
Each year the Dean, the Directors from all four schools within DAAP, along with the Director of DAAP Galleries, review the project submissions from all of our programs. The Directors take into consideration the recommendations they are provided by the faculty that work with these students daily. After much deliberation a consensus is reached to make the selections of Directors’ Choice award winners.
Excellence in Communication Design
Penelope Clark
Bear With Me
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Communication Design
Megan Giese
Nature Nextdoor
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Communication Design
Luke Sheridan
Waste-Wise
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Communication Design
Excellence in Fashion Design
Addision Lane
Pilot
Addison Lane
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Fashion Design
Excellence in Industrial Design - Product Design
Chloe Pax Beckmeyer
Gecko
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Bria Dues
Soma Seat
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Zoe Hong
Ember
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Excellence in Industrial Design - Mobility Design
Drew Ternovits
ARC – Active Roadside Control
School of Design
Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design
Excellence in Research Through Design - Master of Design
Brianna Dzuricsko
Inherited Memories: Visualizing Family Heirloom Stories
School of Design
Master of Design
Excellence in Architecture - Individual Project
Sam Wittmann
Toward the Elevated American Suburb
School of Architecture & Interior Design
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Excellence in Architecture - Group Project
Miguel Mora and Madeline Gillock The Gradient School of Architecture & Interior Design Bachelor of Science in Architecture |
Excellence in Interior Design
Anna Wieging Glitch School of Architecture & Interior Design Bachelor of Science in Interior Design |
Excellence in Architecture - Master of Architecture
Deena Ayshi
The Tattoo Museum
School of Architecture & Interior Design
Master of Architecture
Orville Simpson Urban Future Forward - Architecture
Siena Cutforth
The Link: Reconnecting the Incline
School of Architecture & Interior Design
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Excellence in Art History
Sadie Penix
Ethical Implications in “Rhythm 0”
School of Art
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Excellence in Fine Arts - Master of Fine Arts
Kyle Christoph Salandy
Egungun and the Sounds of Mpèmba
School of Art
Master of Fine Arts
Excellence in Fine Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts
Alexa Blanchard
Collection of Self
School of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Lauryn Campbell Under Construction (Still Life of A Girl’s Mind) School of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Excellence in Horticulture
Hallie Carr
Small Yards Big Impacts: Ecological Surveys and Garden Design
School of Planning
Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Excellence in Urban Studies
Sage Morrison & Brody Smith
ADOPT an Eco-Hub
School of Planning
Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies
Excellence in Landscape Architecture
Matthew Reindl
Proctor Landing Park
School of Planning
Master of Landscape Architecture
Excellence in Community Planning
Travis Clark and Arati Bhandari
Can Cincinnati Become a Sponge City?
School of Planning
Master of Community Planning
Excellence in Urban Planning
Caroline VanBuskirk The Unrealized Public Space School of Planning Bachelor of Urban Planning |
Orville Simpson Urban Future Forward - Planning
| Lanie Tarowsky |
Beyond The Runway
School of Planning
Bachelor of Urban Planning
About Reed Gallery
The Dorothy W. & C. Lawson Reed, Jr. Gallery is located on the fifth floor of the DAAP Aronoff complex and is the largest of the DAAP Galleries. Located at the heart of the DAAP complex, the Reed Gallery provides a vibrant setting for DAAP students and the regional arts community in which to engage in meaningful discussions about the current state of visual culture. With a focus on current trends and practices, gallery exhibition themes range from Art to Fashion and address all of the fields of study within the college of DAAP. While the focus of the DAAP galleries is contemporary practice, the galleries do present exhibitions that approach practice historically by examining a process, a school of thought, or an individual of significance that exemplify the foundations of contemporary practice. Within an exhibition season, students and professionals alike are represented through a serious of group and solo exhibitions that address a wide range of visual media.
The location of the Reed Gallery provides countless opportunities for professors and students to engage in discussion within the gallery space. Here they can directly address issues relating to their studies, as the gallery may provide examples of work to inspire dialogue and act as an extension and compliment to their class and studio work. Additionally, the Reed Gallery is staffed by current students in order to provide practical experience working within a professional setting while aiding as a learning tool for individuals who are interested in the processes related to museum and gallery operations.
Planning Your Visit
The Reed Gallery
Hours: Sunday - Thursday 10am-5pm
Phone: (513) 556-2839
Address: Room 5275, 2624 Clifton Ct., DAAP Building, Cincinnati, OH, 45221
Location and visiting instructions for the Reed Gallery:
- When visiting the Reed Gallery enter the DAAP building by the third-floor entrance located at the bottom of Clifton Court next to the Clifton Court Garage. Proceed to the Reed Gallery located on the 5th Floor Rm 5275, and please wait outside the gallery for attendant to let you in.
- Metered parking is available on Clifton Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive; hourly parking is available in the Clifton Court Garage.
- Directions: From Martin Luther King Dr. turn right onto Clifton Ave. towards McMillan Ave. (DAAP will be on left). Street and garage parking are available (garage accepts cash or credit upon exit). Gallery is on the fifth floor.
- It may be helpful to view a campus map here
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