WVU Libraries to host exhibit honoring Dr. Arthur I. Jacknowitz

WVU Art in the Libraries, in collaboration with the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences, will open a new exhibit celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Arthur I. Jacknowitz, a beloved WVU School of Pharmacy professor known for championing the arts as an essential part of health and wellness.

 

Art, Healing and Friendship: Remembering Dr. Arthur I. Jacknowitz will be on view from August 2025 through May 2026. An artists’ reception and unveiling will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Jacknowitz Art Wall in the Pylons Commons at Health Sciences.

 

The exhibit features life-sized reproductions of original paintings by Dr. John Mauger, former WVU School of Pharmacy faculty member, and his son, Jeffrey Mauger, artists and family friends of Dr. Jacknowitz, printed with permission and framed by Appalachian Gallery with WVU Art in the Libraries. Two original Mauger works will also be displayed, along with Jacknowitz memorabilia and WVU School of Pharmacy history.

 

“Dr. Jacknowitz championed the arts as a vital part of our health and lives. At WVU Libraries, we champion libraries as distinct spaces for gathering and learning,” said Dean of WVU Libraries Karen Diaz. “The natural link that ties art and libraries together? We’re incubators for ideas that stimulate conversation, inquiry, discovery and reflection. It is an honor that our Art in the Libraries program and William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences curated this exhibit in collaboration with the Health Sciences Center to celebrate the connection between art, healing and friendship that Dr. Jacknowitz believed so deeply in.”

 

The exhibit is made possible through the support of Linda Jacknowitz, whose gift honors a commitment to integrating the arts into the health sciences community.

 

For more information about WVU Art in the Libraries, visit its website.