MFA Candidate Exhibition featuring Barry-Dutro & Tamini

This MFA candidate exhibition presents two bodies of work at Towson University’s Holtzman MFA Gallery. Erin Barry-Dutro’s *Sacred Wonder* creates a vibrant, psychedelic, playfully nostalgic world filled with everyday saints, cat ladies, and small moments of joy. Drawing on somatic healing and Barry-Dutro’s Burning Man community, the frequently collaborative work creates temporary, comfortable spaces for engaging with difficult subjects.

Annie Tamini’s *Memento Amare, Memento Mori, Memento Manducare* examines the beauty and grotesqueness of consumption and the reciprocal relationship between what is consumed and the consumer. Her paintings and installations transform brains, veins, neurons, and other organs into striking conglomerations, forming a meditation on eating, bodily rituals, and the ways nourishment satisfies both mind and body.

When: On view October 16 through November 20, 2026. The gallery is closed October 23.

Showtimes: The page lists viewing hours from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday. Specific listed dates include Saturday, October 31; Tuesday, November 3; Wednesday, November 4; Thursday, November 5; Friday, November 6; Saturday, November 7; Tuesday, November 10; Wednesday, November 11; and Thursday, November 12, all from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Artists: Erin Barry-Dutro and Annie Tamini.

Exhibitions: *Sacred Wonder* by Erin Barry-Dutro and *Memento Amare, Memento Mori, Memento Manducare* by Annie Tamini.

Reception: A reception is scheduled for October 15 after a 6:30 p.m. lecture with artist Cindy Cheng.

Tickets: Price not available

Venue: Holtzman MFA Gallery, CA 2040, Center for the Arts, Towson University, Towson, Maryland 21252.

Event type: Arts and Culture; art.

Audience: Students and the general public.