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Exhibitions

For 60 years, Sheldon Museum of Art has provided a venue for students, faculty and staff, alumni, and visitors to engage with art and one another. As an academic art museum, Sheldon schedules its exhibitions to coincide with the academic calendar.

In Conversation: Black

August 9, 2019 through December 31, 2019 Showcasing objects that are dominated by the color black, this exhibition is an investigation into the theme of darkness.

Unquiet Harmony: The Subject of Displacement

August 9, 2019 through December 31, 2019 Featuring works by painter Carlos Alfonzo, multimedia artist Tiffany Chung, and the artistic collective SUPERFLEX, this exhibition examines individual and global perspectives from which artists have engaged with issues surrounding migration.

Sheldon Treasures

August 9, 2019 through December 31, 2019 In its sixth iteration, Sheldon Treasures continues to highlight some of the collection’s most important and best known objects.

Intersecting Identities

August 9, 2019 through December 31, 2019 Drawn from Sheldon’s collection, this exhibition offers a selection of artworks that present the complexities of lived experience.

Convergence on Paper: Printmaking and Photography from Piranesi to Pop

August 9, 2019 through December 31, 2019 Surveying Sheldon’s collection of works on paper, this exhibition presents selected instances when printmaking and photography are in dialogue with one another.

John Walker: Moments of Observation

January 18, 2019 through July 14, 2019 The vicissitudes of land and sea have provided rich subject matter for John Walker’s paintings over the past fifteen years.

Sheldon Treasures

January 18, 2019 through July 14, 2019 An ongoing, rotating gallery installation of some of the museum's most important and best known objects.

Table Manners: Art and Food

January 18, 2019 through July 14, 2019 What we eat, how we consume it, and where we source our food are expressive of our collective habits and desires.

Recent Acquisitions on Paper

May 15, 2019 through July 14, 2019 This exhibition highlights a selection of works on paper that have come into the museum’s collection since 2016.

Stuart Davis: Arch Hotel

January 18, 2019 through May 5, 2019 How does a painting come to be? This exhibition explores the question by looking closely at one of Sheldon’s masterpieces.