Past Exhibitions
Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) once wrote, “What I’m most passionate about…is the portrait, the modern portrait.” This passion flourished between 1888...
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...
Curated by Teens: Death as a Constant Companion
For this exhibition, five teenagers from public high schools in the Boston area collaborated with the MFA’s Center for Netherlandish Art (CNA) to...
Utopia, Dystopia: Tony Cokes and Oscar Muñoz
“Utopia, Dystopia” presents two single-channel videos from the MFA collection by Tony Cokes (b. 1956) and Oscar Muñoz (b. 1951). Created in the last...
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...
Deep Waters: Four Artists and the Sea
Generations of artists have explored the beauties and terrors of the ocean, reflecting on the experiences of those who have lived and lost their lives...
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...