Past Exhibitions

Discerning Taste: Paintings from the Simona and Jerome A. Chazen Collection

Oct 22, 2011–Mar 11, 2012

The relationship between a work of art and the private collector is direct and personal—and the Chazens’ primary criterion in acquiring paintings has always been […]

The Leslie and Johanna Garfield Collection: A Passion for Prints

Oct 22, 2011–Jan 15, 2012

Over six decades of collecting, Leslie and Johanna Garfield have acquired a rich selection of prints by German Expressionist artists, British printmakers of the Grosvenor […]

The Loaded Image: Printmaking as Persuasion

Jun 18–Oct 30, 2011

Printmakers not only create beautiful art, they often want to deliver a specific message, whether high-minded, humorous, or appalled. Drawn from the Chazen’s collection, The Loaded […]

Holy Image, Sacred Presence: Russian Icons, 1500–1900

Mar 12–Jun 5, 2011

The icon is a distinctive form of holy image in Eastern Orthodox cultures, intended to evoke sacred presence by appealing to the senses. Holy Image, Sacred […]

Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections

Dec 18, 2010–Feb 27, 2011

Madison, Wisconsin, October 22, 2010—The Chazen Museum of Art will present Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections, an exhibition that brings together rarely seen ornate […]

Andy Warhol Photographic Studies

Oct 9–Dec 5, 2010

Exhibition Overview Andy Warhol was a relentless photographer of the people and places around him. He constantly documented the steady stream of friends, acquaintances, celebrities, […]