Group Exhibition: Magnum O-pspsps

Exhibition Abstract

Magnum O-pspsps is an expansive exhibition devoted to cats (and, in limited solidarity, dogs). It is an unapologetic celebration of our furry companions as muses, metaphors, and comfort objects. A playful nod to the Latin phrase magnum opus, this show avows that, very often, an artist's greatest work…is their cat.

Featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures, and mixed-media from current Cornell students, alumni, faculty, lecturers, visiting critics, and invited artists beyond Cornell, Magnum O-Pspsps is both a love letter and a low-stakes, high-reward gathering of our extended creative litter. The exhibition spans domestic cats and wild felines, as well as symbolic, metaphorical, and tangential interpretations.

Including works by: Pamela Sneed, Leeza Meksin, Eric Hibit, Leslie Brack, George Boorujy, Julianne Hunter, Steve Keister, Kate Clark, Will Hutnick, Erika Ranee, Catherine Haggarty, Lisa Lebofsky, Emily Henretta, JJ Manford, Aimée Burg, Emily Weiskopf, Jan Baracz, and more; as well as occasional contributions by the artists' cats. Curated by Michael Morgan (M.F.A. '26) and Elina Ansary (M.F.A. '25).