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  • September 22, 2023

    Mellon Grant Helps Exhibition Archive Go Online

    A growing digital archive of the Chazen Museum of Art’s exhibitions and permanent collection is now online, making the Chazen one of the few art […]

  • August 15, 2023

    Art of Enterprise Explores 15th-Century Printmaker’s Work through an Entrepreneurial Lens

    Discover parallels between the business of 15th-century printmaking and today’s branding practices in Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s 15th-Century Print Workshop, on view Dec. […]

  • July 13, 2023

    Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection

    Insistent Presence showcases more than 40 works acquired since 2018 MADISON, Wisconsin – The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will unveil […]

  • May 11, 2023

    New Sculpture at the Chazen Museum of Art Responds to Controversial Work in the Collection

    MADISON, Wis. – When artist Sanford Biggers visited the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2019, he had a jarring encounter […]

  • February 9, 2023

    Carolyn Herrera-Perez is Inaugural Curator of Glass and Ceramics 

    MADISON, Wis. – The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has named Carolyn Herrera-Perez as its first curator of glass and ceramics. […]

  • January 23, 2023

    ‘re:mancipation’ explores Emancipation Group

    Chazen Museum of Art collaborated with Sanford Biggers and MASK Consortium to dissect and better understand racism in America. MADISON, Wis. – A partially-clothed freedman […]

  • November 28, 2022

    Chazen Museum of Art appoints academic coordinator

    Mieke Miller will facilitate access to the museum’s collection.  MADISON, Wis. – The Chazen Museum of Art has named Mieke Miller as its inaugural academic […]

  • William A. Garnett (American, 1916–2006) "Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin," 1968, from the portfolio "Color Nature Landscapes I," 1968, Cibachrome, 24 x 20 in. Gift of Dr. Kristaps J. Keggi 1984.186.8
    October 6, 2022

    The Chazen Museum of Art explores nature’s beauty and an environment in crisis in exhibition opening Dec. 19

    Resource & Ruin tells a national story of an environment in crisis through the lens of the Midwest’s natural surroundings MADISON, Wis. – Americans have […]

  • September 13, 2022

    CAMPUS EXHIBIT RECKONS WITH INSTITUTION’S HISTORY, LIFTS VOICES OF MARGINALIZED

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/12/2022 CONTACT: Doug Erickson, University Communications, dderickson2@wisc.edu, 608-294-0204 (cell) DOWNLOAD IMAGES: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/PublicHistoryProject READ ON THE WEB: https://news.wisc.edu/campus-exhibit-reckons-with-institutions-history-lifts-voices-of-marginalized/ CAMPUS EXHIBIT RECKONS WITH INSTITUTION’S […]

  • September 13, 2022

    MEDIA ADVISORY: UW–Madison Public History Project exhibit to open

    MEDIA ADVISORY Sept. 8, 2022 CONTACT: Kelly Tyrrell, director of media relations and strategic communications, (302) 983-6787, kelly.tyrrell@wisc.edu.     UW–Madison Public History Project exhibit […]

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