Daumier Lithographs: Characters and Caricatures
Dec 23, 2016–Feb 19, 2017
The great caricaturist of late nineteenth century Paris, Honoré Daumier, lived through turbulent times. His productive life started at the same time that Louis Philippe […]
In the Light of Naples: The Art of Francesco de Mura
Jan 20–Apr 2, 2017
In the Light of Naples: The Art of Francesco de Mura, is the first ever retrospective of one of the greatest painters of the Golden […]
Holy Mountain: Icons from Mount Athos and Photographs by Frank Horlbeck
Jan 27–Mar 26, 2017
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mount Athos is a beautiful, wooded, and mountainous peninsula in northeastern Greece that constitutes one of the most sacred sites […]
Martha Glowacki’s Natural History, Observations and Reflections
Mar 3–May 14, 2017
Martha Glowacki’s Natural History, Observations and Reflections presents sculpture and installations that concern human observation and description of the natural world. In this exhibition, Glowacki is […]
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 […]