Open Space Gallery
On view: April 5 – December, 14, 2025
Reception: Thursday, April 24, 5-7 p.m.
Generously supported through a paint donation by Golden Artist Colors, Inc., and by the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association.
Archetypal Symbiosis is a site-specific mural created by James R. McIlroy (SUNY Oneonta, ‘08) that spans the thirty-two-foot-long Open Space Gallery. It features a series of three stylized animals: a large, predatory cat, a heron, and a frog. These three animals reference the symbiosis of natural ecosystems where predators and prey fulfill important balancing roles, enabling the environment that allows for each other's survival. The bold lines, bright colors, and fluid filigree create a visually beguiling display that will be on public view on campus for nearly a year. McIlroy is a local artist who has created murals in Oneonta, Binghamton, Cortland, and Saratoga Springs, and who owns and is the lead artist at Wolfhound Studio, a tattoo studio on Oneonta’s Main Street.
Description by Gallery Director Sarah Simpson.
Reception and progress photography by Sean Meaves.
