Past Exhibitions
Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints
Resilience often manifests in work by Indigenous North American artists, for example in its content or simply by increasing visibility to combat...
Digital Iridescence: Jell-O in New Media
Jell-O’s presence in contemporary art is an extension of its visual and cultural history. Since its invention in 1897 the cheap yet luxurious pantry...
Fashioned by Sargent
Who creates your image? In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in...
Toshiko Takaezu: Shaping Abstraction
Born in Hawaii to parents of Okinawan ancestry, Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011) was a technically masterful and innovative artist best known for her...
Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
When you think about Renaissance Italy, do the names Sofonisba Anguissola, Isabella d’Este, or Lavinia Fontana come to mind? These women, and many...
The Banner Project: Sheida Soleimani
Based in Providence, Rhode Island, artist Sheida Soleimani (b. 1990) constructs elaborate and surreal tableaux in her studio. She then photographs...
Tender Loving Care
Contemporary Art from the Collection
At their core, creating and looking at works of art are acts of care, from the artist’s labor to the viewer’s contemplation and appreciation. Storage...
Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances
Matthew Wong achieved resounding critical acclaim during his short career, which spanned just six years, between 2013, when he began painting and...
Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures
Simply defined, a miniature is an object smaller than its parent object—compare a chair made for a dolls’ house at two inches tall with a normal-sized...
Ellsworth Kelly: The Plant Lithographs
“Since birth we get accustomed to seeing and thinking at the same time. But I think that if you can turn off the mind and look at things only with...