Sean Scully Paintings and Watercolors
Oct 22, 2011–Jan 15, 2012
Exhibition Overview Sean Scully is one of the most significant and influential abstract painters working today. He was born in Dublin and raised in a […]
The Hanga Traditions: Twentieth-Century Japanese Woodcuts
Nov 5, 2011–Jan 15, 2012
Exhibition Overview At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Japanese color woodblock print was transformed from a national art form to one with an […]
Compendium 2012: Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Feb 4–Apr 1, 2012
Exhibition Overview About every four years, the museum hosts an exhibition of current work by the UW–Madison Art Department faculty, affiliates, and emeriti. Compendium 2012 represents the […]
Fixed Images: Photographs from the Baker/Pisano Collection
Apr 14–Jun 24, 2012
The Baker/Pisano Collection offers a personal and selective history of photography from the 1840s through 1980s. With an emphasis on portraits, the collection includes images […]
Spark and Flame: 50 Years of Art Glass and the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Apr 21–Aug 5, 2012
Exhibition Overview 2012 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the studio glass program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The program, started by Harvey Littleton, revolutionized art […]
First Chazen Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student
Apr 28–Jun 10, 2012
Long Story Short: Jason Ramey Jason Ramey is the first winner of the annual Chazen Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student, awarded to a 3rd […]
The Development of the Print Edition
Jun 23–Oct 28, 2012
Strange abbreviations and fractions sometimes appear at the bottoms of prints: 34/50, A.P., BAT, AI. These inscriptions refer to the edition of the print—its number, […]
Summer Breeze: The Fan in Japanese Prints
Jul 7–Sep 9, 2012
In nineteenth-century Japan the fan not only provided relief from the oppressive heat, it became a fashionable representation of summer. In theaters, fans were associated […]
Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery
Aug 24–Nov 25, 2012
This exhibition of 45 rarely seen paintings and tapestries from the renowned Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, includes works by Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters […]
The Golden Age of British Watercolors, 1790–1910
Sep 22–Dec 2, 2012
Exhibition Overview Watercolor as a medium reached its pinnacle in Victorian Britain. This exhibition demonstrates the distinctive characteristics of watercolor—delicacy, luminosity, visual opulence, and technical […]