On Display: A Twenty-First Century Salon des Refusés

On Display Catalogue

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés revisits the concept of rejection and expands upon it, challenging what art “deserves” to be exhibited.

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Blue Moon

Duyen Nguyen

In conversation with _The Voice of Q_. (read more...)

Political Stomp

Protesting the political stomp that the powers that be does to silence dissent. (read more...)

Overcoming a Political Stomp

Arturo Perez-Saad

Taking a sister 'political stomp' painting, I reworked the painting to overcome it. (read more...)

She & I

Arturo Perez-Saad

Two dancers who enjoy their time dancing together. (read more...)

Dirty Kitchen

Ashleigh Gaude

Exploring the connection between myself and my subjects through portraiture. (read more...)

Michael at Bud Rips

Ashleigh Gaude

Exploring the connection between myself and my subjects through portraiture. (read more...)

Stuart at Good Friends

Ashleigh Gaude

Exploring the connection between myself and my subjects through portraiture. (read more...)

Therefore I Am

Ashton Howard

My art is an ongoing battle of self-acceptance, where rejection is as integral as creation. (read more...)

A Silent Exchange

Ashton Howard

My art is an ongoing battle of self-acceptance, where rejection is as integral as creation. (read more...)

What Dreams May Come

Ashton Howard

My art is an ongoing battle of self-acceptance, where rejection is as integral as creation. (read more...)

Yei

Carmen Alcocer

The experience of learning through painting was incredibly gratifying. (read more...)

Tuna Christ

Carmen Alcocer

There must be space for risk in art. (read more...)

You Hold It In Your Hips

Carmen Alcocer

Shame and secrecy manifest malignantly in our bodies. (read more...)

Chelsea Longs for a New Light, a New Love, a New Fire

Charles Anderson

Part of a series. (read more...)

Danny Serves So Others See the Light

Charles Anderson

Part of a series. (read more...)

Detritus Acadiana

Cole Broussard

An assemblage of rejected scraps about colonized land. (read more...)

In The Wake

Devin Hammons

An assemblage of rejected scraps about colonized land. (read more...)

Murphy pe Covor

Diana Antohe

An example of rejection within my own studio process. (read more...)

Inverted Redo

Diana Antohe

An example of painting over an old stretched painting. (read more...)

Veiled

Diana Antohe

An example of painting over an older, minimalistic composition from 2016. (read more...)

Breakfast at the Station

Donovan Elsey

My concepts of rejection and acceptance as it pertains to art come exclusively from social media. (read more...)

It all comes out in the wash

Electra Pelias

It uses expanding foam and pastels to reject order. (read more...)

Living with it

Electra Pelias

It uses expanding foam and pastels to reject order. (read more...)

Winding Up

Quote. (read more...)

Black Tea Trees

the product of ongoing research on the Earth and human relationship. (read more...)

The Worm

Born of deeply personal imagery. (read more...)

In Thoughts

Emre Karaoglu

Man leaning on chair in sadness (read more...)

In Thoughts

Emre Karaoglu

It captures the internal echo of rejection. (read more...)

Connecting With Yourself

Emre Karaoglu

It explores the journey of turning inward after rejection. (read more...)

Going for a Ride

Frahn Koerner

It explores the journey of turning inward after rejection. (read more...)

Kriya

Frahn Koerner

It explores the journey of turning inward after rejection. (read more...)

Carefully

Frahn Koerner

Walking out of the chaos and into some type of transformation. (read more...)

Tethered Currents

Ina Kaur

My reluctance arises from a deep self-critique of the concept's content. (read more...)

Mindwash

Part of a series. (read more...)

Offerings

Part of a series. (read more...)

Regret

Part of a series. (read more...)

Acceptance

Part of a series. (read more...)

Ford F-150

Part of a series. (read more...)

Narcissism

Part of a series. (read more...)

Origin of the Species

Part of a series. (read more...)

The Voice of Q

Part of a series. (read more...)

Jinyce Turns Away From a Shallow Grave

Charles Anderson

Part of a series. (read more...)

Transparencies in Time

J D Trejo-Maya

Indigenous lore and Native American iconography has historically been taboo or made invisible. (read more...)

Toe of the Boot, Dissected

Julie Glass

Glass decided the sculpture was inelegant and proceeded to dissect the sculpture. (read more...)

1.21.25

Lucy Salas

A challenge to step away from known subjects being the focus of a collage. (read more...)

Wuss

Luke Chastant

Spray painted designs on recycled panel. (read more...)

Why Do Apples Fall?

Luke Chastant

This painting went wrong in every direction. (read more...)

Still Life

Maxx Sizeler

I felt that I did not have a voice to express who I was. (read more...)

Figures

Maxx Sizeler

An experiment that didn’t work out as planned. (read more...)

Router Plane

Maxx Sizeler

I kept it as a reminder of the learning experience and my efforts. (read more...)

Misty Mountain

Huệ Phương

I submitted this painting to several exhibitions, and it has already been rejected twice. (read more...)

Hurricane Season

Piki Mendizabal

Previous curators interpreted the message clearly and rejected the work. (read more...)

Night Out

Sara Hardin

In my work I'm trying to capture the holistic nature of an experience.. (read more...)

Unveiling the Light

Sara Hardin

In my work I'm trying to capture the holistic nature of an experience.. (read more...)

Bombombini Gusini

Sofia Lovera

A hand-drawn ai-generated absurdist meme that became viral around April 2025. (read more...)

The light and hope we need

Sofia Olexia-Daigle

Sculpture, Glass, Ceramic, Acrylic, Environment (read more...)

The Recreation, After the Hurricane

Sofia Olexia-Daigle

Sculpture, Glass, Ceramic, Acrylic, Environment (read more...)

Untitled (Self Portrait), from Held by Soft Ground

Taylor Sacco

My series engages with the theme of rejection through both conceptual and material means. (read more...)

To Withhold is also to Witness

Taylor Sacco

My series engages with the theme of rejection through both conceptual and material means. (read more...)

Soft Armor

Taylor Sacco

My series engages with the theme of rejection through both conceptual and material means. (read more...)

just bc things would have been different doesnt mean they would have been better

Zoe Johnson

Care might start with dwelling in the discomfort. (read more...)

trianon

Zoe Johnson

Care might start with dwelling in the discomfort. (read more...)

is there something I can do to make you stay?

Zoe Johnson

Care might start with dwelling in the discomfort. (read more...)

Lady in Green Chair

Carlos Talbott

This drawing was created during my first steps into figure drawing. (read more...)

Lady in Yellow

Carlos Talbott

This drawing explores simplicity and emotional vulnerability. (read more...)

Woman in Gold

Carlos Talbott

An older nude woman drawn in pencil. (read more...)

On Display: A Twenty-First Century Salon des Refusés

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés revisits the concept of rejection and expands upon it, challenging what art “deserves” to be exhibited.

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