I Left My Heart…
Apr 25–Jul 17, 2022
Panczenko MFA Prize Exhibition 2022 I Left My Heart… is a love letter to San Francisco. In the exhibition, the relationship unfolds through dozens of photographs […]
Suspended Landscapes: Thread Drawings by Amanda McCavour
Mar 11–Sep 11, 2022
Amanda McCavour’s thread drawings fill the Elvehjem building’s Paige Court, depicting Wisconsin flora on a monumental scale. The work was commissioned to mark the building’s—and […]
Pressing Innovation: Printing Fine Art in the Upper Midwest
Feb 14–May 15, 2022
Pressing Innovation explores the history and work of fine-art printing presses in the Upper Midwest, focusing on each press’s distinct mission and contribution to printmaking […]
Seeing Audubon: Robert Havell, Jr. and The Birds of America
Dec 20, 2021–Apr 3, 2022
John James Audubon’s The Birds of America has been analyzed by scholars of art history, ornithology, and history of science and mythologized within American frontier […]
Companion Species
Oct 18–Dec 30, 2021
Marie Watt (Seneca) embraces community and connectedness in her monumental textile, Companion Species (Speech Bubble). The uniquely stitched words reflect the hands of the […]
City of Nature
Sep 7, 2021–Sep 1, 2022
Kota Ezawa’s animated “video collage” City of Nature (2010) will be on view for the entire 2021-2022 academic year in the Chazen’s Mayer Gallery in […]
Picturing a Nation: American Drawings and Watercolors
Aug 31–Nov 28, 2021
A survey of American drawings from the 18th century to the early 20th century will introduce audiences to a range of artists, from anonymous to […]
Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar, from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
Jun 5–Aug 8, 2021
Alison Saar is known not only for her powerful sculptures; she is also a master of the art of printmaking. In both forms, she employs […]
Panczenko MFA Prize • Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders
Apr 7–May 14, 2021
Untethered: Our Journey Beyond Borders, is the Russell and Paula Panczenko MFA Prize exhibition by 2021 MFA candidate Roberto Torres Mata.
Suzanne Caporael: The Nature of Things
Feb 23–Sep 12, 2021
American artist Suzanne Caporael takes the natural world as an inspiration for her paintings and related prints.