Samurai: The Way of the Warrior
Apr 21–Jul 23, 2017
Exhibition Overview Samurai: The Way of the Warrior presents a selection of more than ninety objects from one of the most important collections of Japanese arms […]
Middle Child: Photographs by Alex Orellana
Apr 28–Jun 25, 2017
Exhibition Overview Alex Orellana is the winner of the 2017 Chazen Museum Prize for an Outstanding MFA Student. Orellana is a third-year MFA student in […]
Sets: Printed Variations
May 26–Aug 20, 2017
Sets: Printed Variations will present a few of the sets of prints from the Chazen’s permanent collection. Although these sets of artworks are made up of […]
Karen LaMonte: Floating World
Aug 11–Sep 24, 2017
Life-sized kimonos cast in glass, ceramic, bronze, and rusted iron will fill the Rowland Galleries for Karen LaMonte: Floating World at the Chazen Museum of Art, August 11–September […]
German Expressionist Prints: Barbara Mackey Kaerwer’s Legacy
Sep 1–Nov 5, 2017
Barbara Mackey Kaerwer, art historian, lecturer, collector, and great friend of the Chazen Museum of Art, was a loyal and generous alumna of UW–Madison. Works […]
Certainty and Doubt: Paintings by Dan Ramirez
Oct 13, 2017–Jan 7, 2018
Drawn from Madison and Midwestern collections, this exhibition highlights the artistic vision of Chicago-based artist Dan Ramirez. For over forty years Ramirez has employed a […]
Fantastic Illustration from the Korshak Collection
Nov 17, 2017–Feb 4, 2018
This exhibition explores the ever-evolving visual landscape of science fiction and fantasy literature with illustrations from the collection of Stephen Korshak. Featuring original artwork by […]
Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art
Jan 26–Apr 22, 2018
The exhibition comprises approximately fifty pieces assembled by Seattle-based collectors Robert Kaplan and Margaret Levi.
What’s In A Jug? Art, Technology, Culture
Feb 9–Apr 8, 2018
Curated by students in Introduction to Museum Studies: Theory & Methods, this exhibition examines historic ceramic vessels and their technologies, artistry, and meanings. Specifically, it highlights […]
The Tile Club: Camaraderie and American Plein-Air Painting
Feb 23–May 20, 2018
The Tile Club was one of many societies that formed across the United States during the late nineteenth century. Including such well-known artists as Winslow […]