American Stories –– Minneapolis Institute of Art https://new.artsmia.org/programs/teachers-and-students/art-adventure/american-stories/
variation quilt, 1970s, Corduroy fabric The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund and gift
variation quilt, 1970s, Corduroy fabric The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund and gift
February 15, 2020 – February 7, 2021 | Robert and Marlyss White Gallery (Gallery 281) | Free Exhibition What sparks the artist’s imagination? Helena Hernmarck often finds inspiration in the stuff of everyday life: a letter, admission tickets, paper money, even dry cleaner tags. She contemplates these humble items, scales them up, and weaves them into large tapestries that display her virtuosic skills in photorealism
Hernmarck, American (born Sweden), born 1941, Envelope from Sweden, 1992, wool, Gift
February 24, 2024 – August 25, 2024 | Gallery 369, 373, 374 | Free Exhibition This exhibition examines the closely related techniques of collage, assemblage, photomontage, and found object sculpture. The diverse selection of artworks, drawn from Mia’s collection and local private collections, are by leading national and international artists and showcase the recent resurgence of interest over the past several decades in these art forms
Harmony Hammond (American, born 1944), Lesbian Dreams, linoleum, adhesive on panel, Gift
July 17, 2021 – April 24, 2022 | Gallery 316 | Free Exhibition The 1960s marked a tumultuous period in the social, political, and cultural history of the United States. Amid a generational reckoning with racial injustice, authoritarian patriarchy, and an escalating war in Vietnam, San Francisco emerged as the primary locus for a youth-oriented, anti-establishment counterculture that embraced a progressive idealism, which included broad-minded acceptance of sexual expression and experimentation with mind-altering hallucinogens
Dead, Oxford Circle, September 16-17, Avalon Ballroom, 1966, color lithograph, Gift
variation quilt, 1970s, Corduroy fabric The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund and gift
July 29, 2023 – December 17, 2023 | Harrison Photography Gallery | Free Exhibition Mirrors and photographs, individually and combined, offer us glimpses of ourselves and the world around us. „Another Look“ examines the use of reflective surfaces as sites of photographic experimentation and discovery
content Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938, Untitled, c. 1970, gelatin silver print, Gift
March 31, 2021 – April 10, 2022 | Gallery 210 | Free Exhibition Lacquer art has a long history in China, beginning more than 5,000 years ago. Richly decorated lacquer wares often invoke themes and ideas intended to bring wealth, health, moral ethics, good luck, longevity, and even immortality to their owners—and also communicate their wealth and status
Dragon Box (detail), 18th century, red, green, and brown carved lacquer (tixi), Gift
September 16, 2023 – May 15, 2024 | Gallery 255 | Free Exhibition Mia began collecting art from Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1940s, particularly ceramics, objects in gold, and textiles produced by the ancient civilizations of Central and South America. The collection has grown ever since, largely through generous donations and purchases of work by contemporary artists
Gift of Funds from Mary and Bob Mersky, 2022.23.2 Latin American Art at Mia Latin
August 24, 2019 – January 19, 2020 | Cargill Gallery | Free Exhibition This exhibition is a survey of Mia’s contemporary art collection that also explores how art museums shape historical narratives and why artists create works about history. The exhibition, which includes artists’ quotes and video interviews, urges the viewer to consider this line of investigation as they view other collections at the museum.
born 1939 Mississippi Delta (detail), 2005–6 Triptych, colored pencil on mylar Gift
August 21, 2021 – June 5, 2022 | Gallery 353 | Free Exhibition The tradition of English watercolor began in the 1700s. It started with a topographical bent, but quickly evolved into a poetic world steeped in beauty, the wonder of nature, and often a search for a romantic past
John Blair Scottish, 1850 – 1934 Ben Venue and the Trossachs, c. 1880 Watercolor Gift