Lucha Libre

In the 1980s William Levitt Jr. worked on a cycle of painting series depicting ritual activities of contemporary society. These include narrative subjects such as Beauty Parlors, Religious Services, and Professional Wrestling. Lucha Libre is the term used in Mexico for professional wrestling, meaning “freestyle wrestling” or literally, “free fight”....

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Emerging National X

February 4 - May 28, 2022 The Museum of Arts and Sciences presents its 10th annual Emerging National exhibition, showcasing rising stars from across the United States. Four contemporary professional artists, representing some of the nation’s finest undergraduate and graduate art programs, will display works ranging from large-scale abstract paintings...

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Festival of Trees

View over 50 holiday, designer-decorated trees in the Burgess Gallery and around the museum! This exhibition runs through January 15, 2022. Presented by Morgan Stanley and Josephine Phelps Fabian Fund.

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Cosmic Origami

Hong Kong-born Kaye Freeman moved to Tokyo, England, and Australia before settling in Los Angeles; hers is a transcultural journey that informs a complex visual practice capturing the frenetic nature of the ether through lines and colors borrowed and blended from a hybrid of cultures. From cityscapes to abstracted self-portraits,...

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Africa’s Great Migration

  Africa (the world's second largest continent) is home to many of the world's best-known animals. View horns, hides, and shoulder mounts from some of the popular antelope species that migrate around the African plains each year, including the Blue Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Impala, Common Eland, Waterbuck, and Kudu. Taxidermy specimens...

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Glass & Light

  Jenn Shifflet employs light and glass to push the boundaries of space in her luminous landscapes-- dedicated to an ongoing visual exploration of the ethereal and the ineffable, of the fleeting qualities of life and light. This exhibition runs June 11, 2021-August 28, 2021.

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Reflections On Our Collection- May 16, 2021

“Sketch of William Segal ca. 1999” Kristy Edwards Graphite on Deckled Printer Paper 2021 The end of our community event cycle has arrived, and time has come to summarize and reflect on this occasion of our artistic coming together under the auspices of the late William Segal and his template...

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