Now on Exhibit:

Johnnie Izquierdo: Sports Photography

Oct. 3 – Nov. 23

Patrick Mahomes, holding a football, looks to his left wearing sunglasses.

Photo Credit: Johnnie Izquierdo

Coco Gauff stands holding tennis racket on court among bouncing tennis balls.

Photo Credit: Johnnie Izquierdo

Nate Pierre-Louis hangs from basketball hoop.

Photo Credit: Johnnie Izquierdo

Zach LaVine stands holding basketball under red light with cityscape behind him.

Photo Credit: Johnnie Izquierdo

Johnnie Izquierdo is a commercial photographer and photojournalist renowned for capturing dynamic, high-energy moments with some of the world’s top athletes, including Coco Gauff, Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and Patrick Mahomes, as well as stars from the NHL, NBA, NFL, golf champions and both college and professional sports. He specializes in action, photojournalism, editorial and commercial work. His ability to build genuine connections with his subjects allows him to transform split-second action into timeless, emotionally powerful images.


Join Us!

Opening Reception and Artist Talk: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3


Print piece with bold blocks of yellow eagle and dove among white, light gray and dark blue clouds and swirls with rainbow stripes at bottom.

Sideshow Spotlight — Local Artist Eric Woods of Firecracker Press

Print piece with bold blocks of yellow eagle and dove among white, light gray and dark blue clouds and swirls with rainbow stripes at bottom.

Eric Woods, the founder and owner of Firecracker Press, has become an integral figure in the St. Louis art and design community. With his unique aesthetic to create designs that feel both nostalgic and contemporary, Woods created new, compelling bodies of work for this exhibition. Additionally, Woods has created a limited edition letterpress card that will be given out at the Friday, Oct. 3 reception (while supplies last).

Upcoming Exhibitions

Gallery walls with photos and large group of people looking and talking

Beginnings 2025: Juried High School Exhibition

Gallery walls with photos and large group of people looking and talking

This exhibit showcases the artistry of high school student photographers. The choice of subject, creativity and composition shares the immense talent of these students and shines a spotlight on the imagination of these teens.

Interested in having your high school participate? Email us at kgallery@webster.edu

Submission Deadline: Nov. 3, 2025

Exhibition Opening Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Clouds of smoke and embers over a wildfire at night.

Extremes: Fire, Storm and Ice — Greer, Johnson and Seaman

Clouds of smoke and embers over a wildfire at night.

This dynamic exhibit shows the raw power and extremes of mother nature. Featuring wildfire firefighter and photographer Kari Greer, award-winning climate change photographer of glaciers Camille Seaman and award-winning storm photographer Greg "Tornado Hunter" Johnson.

Special Exhibition Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2026

Kooyumjian Gallery Webster University

The FUSE 2026

Kooyumjian Gallery Webster University

The FUSE is a collaborative exhibit of the Barrett Faculty Exhibit, the 39th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibit with a highlight on the achievements of the 2026 seniors. Featuring the work of Film, Photography, Animation and Game Design students, this exhibition illuminates standout students' works and will deliver a vibrant experience alongside the works of their mentors, the faculty.

Reception and Awards: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2026
The May 8 opening celebration will toast the Senior Exhibitors and culminate in the FUSE Awards: the Still Image and Motion Image (Film/Video and Animation) awards with a screening of the award-winning student works.

Noppadol Paothong

Noppadol Paothong: Wild Places

Noppadol Paothong

Noppadol Paothong is a nature/conservation photographer and an associate fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). His images appear regularly in many national publications, such as Audubon, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife, Ranger Rick and many more. He is also a staff wildlife photographer with the Missouri Department of Conservation and contributes his images and stories to its high quality publication, Missouri Conservationist, Xplor, and many others.  For over 20 years, he has been documenting rare and endangered species, primarily grassland grouse and their fragile habitat, and has published two large-format national award-winning books, Save the Last Dance (2012) and Sage Grouse, Icon of the West (2017).

Sky Hopinka

Sky Hopinka: Poetry, Film and Photography

Sky Hopinka

Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) was born and raised in Ferndale, Washington and spent a number of years in California, Oregon and Wisconsin. In Portland he studied and taught chinuk wawa, a language indigenous to the Lower Columbia River Basin. His video, photo and text work centers around personal positions of Indigenous homeland and landscape, designs of language as containers of culture expressed through personal, documentary and nonfiction forms of media. His work has played at various festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. He was a Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University fellow, Sundance Art of Nonfiction Fellow, Art Matters Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, Forge Project Fellow and MacArther Fellow. He received the Alpert Award for Film/Video and the Infinity Award in Art from the International Center of Photography 

Gallery walls with photos and large group of people looking and talking

Beginnings 2026: Juried High School Exhibition

Gallery walls with photos and large group of people looking and talking

This exhibit showcases the artistry of high school student photographers. The choice of subject, creativity and composition shares the immense talent of these students and shines a spotlight on the imagination of these teens.

Interested in having your high school participate? Email us at kgallery@webster.edu

Submission Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026


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Architectural rendering of the Kooyumjian Gallery

West wing entrance to Sverdrup building

Kooyumjian Gallery

West wing entrance to Sverdrup building

School of Communications, Sverdrup Building Second Floor, West Wing
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8300 Big Bend Blvd.
Webster Groves, MO 63119
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Supported by the Missouri Arts Council

This exhibit programming is possible with public support from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

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