The residents of Long Island  don’t have to travel far to see examples of  exquisite works of art.

The Stony Brook campus offers a host of galleries and installations designed to expand on cultural and academic ideas.

The “Iconic Wall” in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics was engraved in limestone with key mathematical equations and diagrams.

Throughout the campuses of Stony Brook University, art is everywhere. Paintings, sculptures, photographs and multi-media installations are featured in the University’s many galleries. All are free and open to the public.

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics features art not just in the gallery but all around the building, inside and out. Outside the entrance to the Center is the Umbilic Torus, a sculpture by artist Helaman Ferguson, which represents a fusion of mathematics and art.

The Student Activities Center (SAC) Art Gallery is where students can directly participate in creative, artistic and community projects and have their work showcased. Students actively engage with gallery events, music performances, lectures and presentations.

At the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery located at the Staller Center for the Arts dynamic professional and student exhibitions have been offered for viewing since 1975.

One of the recent projects was from Berlin and Washington D.C.-based artist Isabel Manalo. She brought “Skin Codes,”a new body of work based on traditional Filipino tattooing.

In the spring, the Zuccaire Gallery displays the MFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring new work done in paint, sculpture, video and mixed media by Stony Brook University’s graduating Master of Fine Arts students.