Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery

The Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery serves the The Ohio State University at Marion students, faculty, staff and the Marion community. The gallery is located off the main lobby at the east entrance of Morrill Hall located at 1465 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, Ohio 43302. The gallery is free and open to the public.

Currently on Display - Student Research Poster Exhibition

The Wayne & Geraldines Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery features to research of many of our best and brightest students in a unique display of research posters from the past 12-14 months. These posters are the culmination of hard work between our undergraduate students and a group of dedicated faculty research mentors. One of the advantages of attending Ohio State Marion is that you can work closely with professors on various research projects.

On Display November 15, 2024, through March 15, 2025

Kuhn art gallery filled with research posters

Molecular Genetics

KDM4B Mutations in Human Cancers
Wesley Bush, Korey Bosart, Dr. Renee Bouley, Dr. Ruben Petreaca

ADARA1 Mutations in Human Cancers
Anna Valentine, Korey Bosart, Dr. Renee Bouley, Dr. Ruben Petreaca

Determining the PRMT5-RuvBL1 Hetermeric Complex and its Role in DNA repair
Majd Al-Marrawi, Dr. Ruben Petreaca, Dr. Renee Bouley

BioChemistry

Computational Study of Potential Offsite Targets of Cannabinoids
Maria Ruano, Hannah Durbin, Dr. Ryan Yoder

Psychology

Exploring an embodiment model of intuitive eating and attunement with exercise: The mediating role of intrinsic motivation
Molly Quinn;Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tracy Tylka

Computer Science Engineering

Multi-omics driven multi-task learning for cancer classification
Divyesh Bommana; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Golrokh Mirzaei

Education

Adolescent Girls’ Reactions to a Body-Image-Centered Young Adult Novel
Hannah Fuller; Faculty Mentor Dr. Linda Parsons

Sustainability

Environmental Effects of Vehicles: Analyzing the Alternatives
Alex, Ali, Michael, Abigail; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

The Significance of Bicycle Lanes in Marion Ohio
Andrya Dunn, Jared Moody, Cade Rothlisberger, Chris Tompkins; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

Sustainable and Efficient Packaging: The Path to Saving the Planet
Jordan Hensley, Kaelin Schondel, Kayleigh Aiken, Alexis Stiverson, Makenzie Luttfring; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

Saving Our Waterways: A Call to Action Against Pollution
Aiden Morris, Haley Ingle, Mackenzie Tarbert and Mary Clare Cooper; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

The Overexposure of Products and Excessive Consumption in America
Loralei Smith, Nadia Hines, Kira Young, Boubacar Diallo and Savannah Bender; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

The Importance of Recycling/Reusing Your Clothes
Eyan Axline, Amber Earnest, Deborah Kwagala, Varun Mishra, Audrey Simon; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

Think Globally, Act Locally: Recycling
Alexandra Buyer, Makayla Roetiger, Emma Nichols, Logan Rensch; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

Fast Fashion
Asha Keerthipati, Nikki Martin, Laren Sargent, Anna Sterling; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

Endangerment of Indiana Bats
Garrett Fitzpatrick, Zakai Johnson, Annabelle Kozelka; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Willow

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

How Fungicides and gut parasites affect bumble bee health
Twy Gray, Emily Runnion and Frances Sivakoff

Burrowing Rodents Macroevolution: A Bayesian Approach to Estimating Diversity
Kylie Smith; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Calede

Morphospace occupation and skull morphology in geomyoid rodents: the impact of extinct species
Nikita Christian; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Calede

Previous Displays

Funded by The Ohio State University Sustainability Institute

Sustainability Stories on display at the Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, Apr. 11-May 31, 2024

About the exhibition
Here, you will experience a collection containing various artifacts, including art, poetry, research, and documentation of
community projects, all of which address sustainability.

While each display in this gallery might come from a different perspective—anthropology, the biological sciences, fine art, poetry, the citizen agriculture movement—these are all, in their own way, stories. Stories of possible futures grounded in sustainable practices. Stories of quiet inspiration borne out of observing nature. Stories of exploration into the problems plaguing our biosphere. Stories of purposeful hands turning soil so that we might better feed the bodies and souls of ourselves and others.

Sustainability Stories is curated to reflect a series of loosely interconnected themes. As you continue clockwise along this side of the gallery, you will first encounter the section we call “Laying Down Roots,” a group of pieces reflecting the history of our interactions with the land and the impact those practices have on us today and in days to come. Turning the corner, you’ll next see the section we call “Spreading Seeds,” a notion we take as both metaphorical (the movement of people, idea, cars, and bicycles) and literal (as in the practice of making seed bombs), resulting in changes to our habits and our natural spaces. As you move towards the recessed corner, you’ll then encounter “New Growth,” a collection of pieces depicting the idea of rebirth and new beginnings. Next, you’ll find the section “Digging Our Own Future,” which showcases displays of how we have taken matters into our own hands, so to speak, to produce our own food while helping maintain healthy soil, water, and wildlife. Last, in “Watershed,” you’ll contemplate a critical point marking a change in course of our mindset and habits regarding our use of natural resources.

The stories shown here have clear beginnings, but their endings are yet to be written. We hope that, ultimately, this collection will inspire you to reflect on your own role in the mission of sustainability, how you might play a part in shaping a future that is greener, cleaner, and healthier for everyone. We invite you to add to our stories.