Past Exhibitions
Dinorá Justice: The Lay of the Land
November 18, 2023–April 14, 2024
Brazilian American artist Dinorá Justice (b. 1969) uses a distinct visual vocabulary to examine intertwined histories of gender, landscape, and visual...
Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints
November 4, 2023–March 24, 2024
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
October 28, 2023–March 24, 2024
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
October 8, 2023–January 15, 2024
Who creates your image? In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in...
Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
September 9, 2023–January 7, 2024
When you think about Renaissance Italy, do the names Sofonisba Anguissola, Isabella d’Este, or Lavinia Fontana come to mind? These women, and many...
Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances
July 1, 2023–February 14, 2024
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
July 1, 2023–February 11, 2024
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
June 28–December 18, 2023
“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...
Something Old, Something New
Wedding Fashions and Traditions
May 27–October 1, 2023
Through fashion, jewelry, and photography from the 18th century to today, “Something Old, Something New” explores the origins of wedding customs in...
Emergence: Art from MFA Boston Staff
May 25–June 24, 2023
Presented at the Copley Society of Art on Newbury Street, this exhibition features artwork by MFA staff who explore the idea of emergence—the process...