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  • Lake Superior--Storm Coming
    August 30, 2021

    Picturing a Nation: American Drawings and Watercolors

    A survey of American drawings from the 18th century to the early 20th century will introduce audiences to a range of artists, from anonymous to […]

  • Chazen Logo
    August 19, 2021

    Chazen Museum of Art Welcomes SGCI Conference with Two Exhibitions of Innovative Printmaking

    MADISON, Wis. – The Chazen Museum of Art celebrates the 50th anniversary of the annual Southern Graphics Council International conference, which will take place in […]

  • Visitors looking at painting
    August 17, 2021

    Chazen Will Return to Daily Hours, Open All Galleries

    The Chazen Museum of Art is pleased to announce it will reopen all galleries in both the Elvehjem and Chazen buildings and return to daily […]

  • Chazen and sky
    June 24, 2021

    Chazen in National Social Impact Study

    The Chazen Museum of Art has been selected to participate in a research project to study the social impact it has on its community and […]

  • Chazen exterior
    June 24, 2021

    Chazen Featured in Travelmag.com Article

    Travelmag.com recently included the Chazen in an article about the coolest things to do in Madison (and we completely agree). Read about it here!

  • June 8, 2021

    Curator Maria F. P. Saffiotti Dale Retires

    The Chazen Museum of Art shares the bittersweet news that Curator of Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts Maria F.P. Saffiotti Dale will retire August 17, […]

  • Alison Saar image Coup de Grace
    May 19, 2021

    Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar, from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation opens in June

    A retrospective of the vital and articulate prints of prominent American artist Alison Saar (born 1956) underscores her persistent dialogue with some of the most […]

  • 2020.43
    March 1, 2021

    Chazen Acquires Work from Current and Emeriti UW–Madison Faculty

    Works by Marjorie Kreilick, Truman Lowe, Emily Arthur and Darcy Padilla join the collection MADISON, Wis. – The Chazen Museum of Art at the University […]

  • Janine Boldt
    November 30, 2020

    Janine Yorimoto Boldt named Associate Curator of American Art

      New role continues the expansion of curatorial team MADISON, Wis. – The Chazen Museum of Art continues to grow its curatorial ranks by adding Janine […]

  • CAAI featured
    November 11, 2020

    Chazen News: Contemporary African Art Initiative

    The Contemporary African Art Initiative (CAAI) is a new multi-year project that seeks to expand the Chazen Museum of Art’s holdings of contemporary African art.

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