Past Exhibitions
Dinorá Justice: The Lay of the Land
Brazilian American artist Dinorá Justice (b. 1969) uses a distinct visual vocabulary to examine intertwined histories of gender, landscape, and visual...
Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale
The phrase “thinking small” describes an act of deep engagement with art—a specific kind of encounter in which a viewer considers, perceives, and acts...
Creative Spaces: The Photographer’s Studio as Inspiration
A photographer’s studio is a laboratory of creativity—a physical and psychological space for meditation, collaboration, and experimentation. “Creative...
Mondrian: Foundations
In the years around 1900, before Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) created some of the most recognizable abstract canvases of the last century, he turned his...
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...