Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century
Aug 10–Nov 10, 2024
Love, adventure, educational opportunities, career advancement, sexual exploration and racism are among the myriad reasons African American artists traveled to Nordic countries during the first […]
My mother is a horse. An exhibition by Cat Birk.
Apr 15–Jul 14, 2024
Cat Birk is the 2024 Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize winner. My mother is a horse. presents paintings, silicone surfaces, prints and sculpture in […]
Message from Our Planet
Feb 19–Jun 2, 2024
Message from Our Planet is curated around the idea that media technologies―from vintage devices to cutting-edge digital algorithms―offer distinct ways for artists to communicate with […]
Art of Enterprise: Israhel van Meckenem’s 15th-Century Print Workshop
Dec 18, 2023–Mar 24, 2024
The Chazen Museum of Art Explores 15th-Century Printmaker’s Work through an Entrepreneurial Lens Discover parallels between the business of 15th-century printmaking and today’s branding practices […]
Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection
Sep 5–Dec 23, 2023
The Human Figure in the Chazen Museum of Art’s Contemporary African Art Initiative Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection presents forty-five works […]
Recent Acquisitions 2023
Jul 31–Nov 26, 2023
Museums add artwork to their collection in various ways, primarily through purchases made by the institution or gifts donated by private individuals. Displayed here is […]
Premonitions: New Works by Monty Little
Apr 17–Jul 9, 2023
The Russell and Paula Panczenko Prize for an Outstanding MFA Candidate The works on view forefront historic and contemporary erasures of various Indigenous identities within […]
re:mancipation
Feb 6–Jun 25, 2023
re:mancipation is a collaborative project that has undertaken a two-year study of Emancipation Group and its complex history, while cultivating a more nuanced understanding of […]
Resource & Ruin: Wisconsin’s Enduring Landscape
Dec 19, 2022–Mar 26, 2023
From the earliest European encounters with the Americas, artists have been fascinated with representing its plains, rivers, forests, and mountains. This exhibition introduces some of […]
Sifting & Reckoning: UW–Madison’s History of Exclusion and Resistance
Sep 12–Dec 23, 2022
For generations, University of Wisconsin–Madison students and staff have been committed to the “fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found,” […]