Past Exhibitions
Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson
A Roxbury artist’s vision of America Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Wilson (1922–2015) is one of Boston’s most esteemed artists. His work, made...
Robert Frank: Mary’s Book
Celebrating the centennial of photographer Robert Frank’s (1924–2019) birth, this exhibition takes an in-depth look at the personal scrapbook of...
Landscape and Labor
Dutch Works on Paper in Van Gogh’s Time
Although Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is today perhaps the most famous Dutch artist of all, in his own time he was relatively little known, especially...
Fragments of Self
SMFA at Tufts Juried Student Exhibition
This exhibition brings together work from emerging artists that explores the different aspects of personhood—their own and those of others. The...
Tha Sun Will Set
Contemporary Abstraction and the Body
Comprising nine works by three generations of female artists from the Americas, “Tha Sun Will Set: Contemporary Abstraction and the Body” draws from...
Power of the People: Art and Democracy
“Power of the People: Art and Democracy” highlights the ways in which art has expressed ideas about democracy throughout history and how artists have...
Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore
American painter Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) and British sculptor Henry Moore (1898–1986) are among the most distinctive artists of the 20th century...
Dalí: Disruption and Devotion
The outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is famous for his bizarre imagery and distinctive Surrealist vision. He was, however...
Edwin Holgate as Printmaker
Among the most celebrated works by Canadian artist Edwin Holgate (1892–1977) are his prints. Although modest in number—he made just over sixty, almost...
The Banner Project: Troy Montes Michie
Through assemblage and juxtaposition, Troy Montes Michie (b. 1985) creates work centering the Black male body and considers how it has historically...