NM: Santa Fe

  WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through February 21, 2016 in conjunction with O’Keeffe in Process exhibit. An American Modernism This exhibit explores the quest by…

Homegrown: What’s it all about

  On view through September 11, 2016, “Our Story” is an exhibition at the Anchorage Museum featuring work by Alaska native artists who blend traditional and contemporary techniques to explore…

Indy museum has ‘false’ ceiling

WHERE: Indianapolis Museum of Art. WHEN: Through June 5, 2016.     Richard Wentworth: False Ceiling—Indianapolis   This large-scale work by Wentworth is the most ambitious installation to date and…

Works show freedom in ones

    Opening Friday, November 6, 2015 and remaining on view through March 27, 2016 at the Jewish Museum in New York City, “Unorthodox” is a large-scale group exhibition of…

CT: Hartford

WHERE: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through January 24, 2016. “Warhol & Mapplethorpe: Guise & Dolls” BRIEF ABOUT: First major exhibition to pair the work of artists…

NM: Santa Fe

    WHERE: Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. WHEN: Opens October 25, 2015 and runs through May 2017. Oblique Views: Archaeology, Photography, and Time During 2007 and 2008, flying…

AK: Anchorage

WHERE: Anchorage Museum. WHEN: On view through January 10, 2016. Van Gogh Alive – The Experience Grande Exhibitions’ State-of-the-art SENSORY4™ multimedia technology combines with a tailored exhibition space on the…

TN: Nashville

WHERE: Frist Center for the Visual Arts. WHEN: October 30, 2015 through January 6, 2016.   Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Masterpiece Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti   This exhibition offers…

France: Paris

WHEN: October 27, 2015 – January 31, 2016 SEPIK: Arts from Papua New Guinea The first exhibition in France to be devoted to the arts of the peoples of the…

Germany: Düsseldorf

  WHERE: K21 Ständehaus. WHEN: On view through January 24, 2016. The Problem of God BRIEF ABOUT: Christian iconography is omnipresent in our collective memory, and many contemporary artists incorporate…

CA: Long Beach

The Long Beach Museum of Art has acquired a substantial Gail Factor painting for their permanent collection. Factor’s “Salmon Stripe” was completed in the artist’s California decades.     About…

She is number 1

Shawnya L. Harris became the first Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art recently for the Georgia Museum of Art at the University…

New leader chosen for Museum

Gary Stoppelman has been named the Museum’s Deputy Director for Marketing and External Affairs of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. “Having worked at three of the world’s most prominent museums,…

Artist 1st solo in the Motor City

Opening Friday, September 18, 2015, this multi-year research program is one of the most ambitious undertakings to date for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit/MOCAD.  Detroit City is comprised of…

CA: San Francisco

  WHERE: Throughout the Bay Area. WHEN: October 2-10, 2015. Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area BRIEF ABOUT: West Coast’s first, major region wide event celebrating Asian art, involving 17…

IMA appoints 8 new leaders

The Indianapolis Museum of Art elected eight new members to its Board of Governors at its recent 131st annual meeting. They are:      David Barrett is president and CEO of…

Works by local icon set to view

Gay Block, a longtime Santa Fe resident has had her photography is internationally recognized for its fearless exploration of personal identity issues: gender, class, religion, family relationships and sexual orientation.…

PA: Philadelphia

WHERE: National Museum of American Jewish History WHEN: Opens Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Richard Avedon: Family Affairs BRIEF ABOUT: Avedon’s striking fashion photography and minimalist, emotion-filled portraiture broke boundaries and,…

Show to dazzle viewers

Opening April 1, 2015 at the Lilly House, the historic mansion which is the cornerstone of the 52-acre Oldfields Estate of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the exhibit, “Tiffany, Gorham,…

Goddard: ‘It is incredible…’

On view through April 19, 2015 at the Spartanburg Art Museum in Spartanburg, South Carolina, are exhibitions featuring two regional painters, one from the 20th century and one contemporary artist…

Saraceno installation extended

It shakes, has holes, and is 80 feet high above the ground, but that hasn’t stopped 100,000 people from visiting and climbing this K21 Museum’s giant art installation that looks…

Going on view at the Anchorage Museum (www.anchoragemuseum.org) are:   Perceptions: Ashley Lohr Solo Exhibition   Opening January 30, 2015 and on view through March 1, Ashley Lohr is a…

New creator to build dream

  On January 15, 2015, Don Bacigalupi joined the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art as the museum’s founding President. With more than 20 years of experience in collection and exhibition…

Nitsche to dock his ‘memory’ at SAM

A large-scale and site-specific art installation tagged, “Memory Ship” by Savannah-based artist Chris Nitsche will open on Friday, November 7 at the Spartanburg Art Museum in Spartanburg, South Carolina.     …

DC: Washington

WHERE: National Gallery of Art. On view through January 25, 2015. From the Library: The Book Illustrations by Romeyn de Hooghe BRIEF ABOUT: During his lifetime, Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708)…

ME: Portland

    WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through September 7, 2014. Richard Estes’ Realism BRIEF ABOUT: This exhibition is the most comprehensive survey since 1991 of the paintings…

ME: Portland

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: Goes on view Thursday, January 30 through April 27, 2014. Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum BRIEF ABOUT: This exhibition presents 110…

TN: Nashville

WHERE: Frist Center for the Visual Arts WHEN: Friday, January 31, 2014 through May 11, 2014. TITLE: Looking East: Western Artists and the Allure of Japan BRIEF ABOUT: Premiering at…

MT: Missoula

WHERE: Missoula Art Museum. WHEN: Opens Monday, January 27 through May 11, 2014 Jill Brody: Hidden in Plain Sight   This exhibit is a collection of photographs by Jill Brody,…

AL: Huntsville

WHERE: Huntsville Museum of Art.  Opens Saturday, January 25 through May 18, 2014. Encounters: Rocío Rodríguez      This long-running regional art showcase will continue with Atlanta artist Rocío Rodríguez’s signature…

FL: Miami

WHERE: Jewish Museum of Florida/Florida International University/FIU. WHEN: On view through Sunday, February 16, 2014. Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women BRIEF ABOUT: Jews have had an extensive contribution…

Stops only once in the USA

NM: Santa Fe WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through March 9, 2014. TITLE: Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain BRIEF ABOUT: As the only…

Wells’ collection spans decades

ME: Portland WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: Goes on view Saturday, December 21, 2013 through February 23, 2014. TITLE: American Vision: Photographs from the Collection of Owen and Anna…

MT: Missoula

WHERE: Missoula Art Museum. WHEN: On view through Sunday, September 22, 2013 in the Lela Autio Education Gallery. TITLE: Indian Education for All BRIEF ABOUT: Education Curator Renée Taaffe selected…

ME: Portland

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: Opening Saturday, September 7 and on view through December 8, 2013. TITLE: Ahmed Alsoudani: Redacted BRIEF ABOUT: The first major museum exhibition of the…

AK: Anchorage

WHERE: Anchorage Museum. WHEN: On view through September 28, 2013. TITLE: Portrait Alaska: Clark James Mishler BRIEF ABOUT: More than 200 portraits of Alaskans taken during the past 20 years…