The Central Library Gallery is located on the first floor of the Central Library between the entrances and overlooking Phoenix Park.

The Central Library Gallery has been in operation since the Central Library opened in 1989. The Gallery hosts six to eight exhibits each year. Exhibits feature artists from the region and around the world as well as historical and other educational exhibits. For more information about the Central Library Gallery contact Peggy McAllister at pmcallister@lexpublib.org or 859-231-5559.

Gallery Exhibits

Hui Chi Lee: "Domestic Matter"

January 18-March 9, 2014

Reception/Gallery Hop:  February 21, 5-8 PM

Lee is a Taiwanese-born artist whose works have been shown in a variety of exhibitions and galleries, including Kaohsiung Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and the Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University. Her current focus incorporates the human form with hair as her major subject matter. She uses graphite and mechanical pencil as her primary media due to its unique ability to capture the forms she seeks to emphasize in the subject matter.

Quilter's Guild

March 17-April 27, 2014

Reception/Gallery Hop:  April 18, 5-8 PM

Luke Achterberg Sculpture

May 3-June 29, 2014

Reception/Gallery Hop:  June 20, 5-8 PM