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…
At the Museums dept
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,…
Works on view span artist’s career
On view at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, “Ralph Chessé” (1900–1991) was an multifaceted artist: painter, sculptor and puppeteer who spent time in New Orleans, Europe and San…
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: Â Â Â Â David Barrett is president and CEO of…
Dual sites to show artist’s works
Sculptures by internationally renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa will be on view concurrently at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee from Friday, June 5 to September…
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.…
A ‘Grassroots Queen’
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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,…
A real ‘gem’ works slated for view
In her first solo exhibition at Missoula Art Museum at Missoula, Montana, artist Renée Brown is no stranger to the ceramics community, who has been attracted to the natural compositions…
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…
AK: Alaska
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)…
‘The Vietnam Experience’ on view
On view through November 23, 2014 at the Missoula Art Museum: “Helen McAuslan: The Kent State Paintings” gives a visual reminder on what happen on May 4, 1970 when…
Gattle ‘strategically’ chosen for post
Officially to join the Indianapolis Museum of Art in November 2014 as the museum’s new Deputy Director for Institutional Advancement, Kim Gattle will immediately become involved with strategic planning for…
Artist makes 75th ‘premiere’
Marking both her 75th birthday and three decades of living and working in New Mexico, “Local Color: Judy Chicago in New Mexico 1984-2014” is on view at the New…
What’s going around show will tell
Opening Friday, August 1, 2014 at the Missoula Art Museum in Morris and Helen Silver Gallery in Missoula, Montana, “Ubiquitous: Paths of Pathogens” is an exhibition by Pam Caughey,…
Show reveals facts about the ‘caged’
This groundbreaking exhibit about the slaves and slaveholders, who worked and resided at a distinctive plantation in Tennessee is on view through Aug. 31, 2014 at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville.…
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…
Artist’s works to link historical events
Going on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery from Friday, January 31 through May 11, 2014, “Lain…
El Paso ‘icon’ to show works
Opening Sunday, January 26 at the El Paso Museum of Art and remaining on view through May 11, 2014, in the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Gallery, this exhibit, “Gaspar…
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…
Zagotta taps Watson’s work the best
Still on view at the Anchorage Museum through Sunday, February 9, 2014, the 39th Annual Alaska Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition showcases the best work by Alaska’s watercolor painters. Formed in…
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…
Cloar’s ‘memories’ have global appeal
GA: Athens WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art. WHEN: Through January 5, 2014. TITLE: The Crossroads of Memory: Carroll Cloar and the American South BRIEF ABOUT: This exhibition features works by…
State’s artists are linked by ‘pine trees’
ME: Portland WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: through January 5, 2014 TITLE: 2013 Portland Museum of Art Biennial: Piece Work Work by Jason Rogenes. The Biennial features more…
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…
MT: Missoula
WHERE: Missoula Art Museum. WHEN: On view through September 29, 2013 in the Shott Family Gallery. TITLE: Louise Lamontagne: My Closet Collection BRIEF ABOUT: This exhibit features an unseen body…
TN: Nashville
WHERE: Frist Center for the Visual Arts WHEN: Opening Friday, July 12 and on view through October 12, 2013. TITLE: Jack Spencer: Beyond the Surface BRIEF ABOUT: This Nashville-based photographer…
NY: New York City
WHERE: The New Museum. WHEN: On view through September 1, 2013. TITLE: Llyn Foulkes BRIEF ABOUT: Born November 17, 1934 in Yakima, Washington, Llyn Foulkes is an artist living and…
ME: Portland
WHERE: Holiday Inn By the Bay WHEN: Tuesday, June 18 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Editor’s note: This annual Bernard Osher Lecture Series is made possible by the Peggy and Harold…
Museum inks new leader
With a strong curatorial background and over two decades of art management and community development experience, Mark Masuoka becomes the new CEO of the 91-year old Akron Art Museum and…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art. WHEN: Opens June 9, 2013 and runs through March 23, 2014. TITLE: Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan BRIEF ABOUT: More than 200 Japanese…
GA: Athens
WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. WHEN: On view through June 30, 2013. TITLE: Cityscapes by Ben Aronson BRIEF ABOUT: 18 works by Aronson (b.1958)…
IN: Indianapolis
WHERE: Indianapolis Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through March, 2, 2014 in the Gerald and Dorit Paul Galleries. TITLE: Majestic African Textiles BRIEF ABOUT: More than 60 pieces, this…
NC: Raleigh
WHERE: CAM Raleigh. WHEN: On view through September 1, 2013. TITLE: Melanie Schiff: The stars are not wanted now BRIEF ABOUT: Selected photographs from 2006 through 2012, is the largest…