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A white clay object, curved and adorned with with Cambodian style ornamentation and a red streak running through it, is wrapped by red silk threads and suspended in the air on a white backdrop.

soft presence, hard absence

Dorner Prize

May 7 - September 15, 2024

A print made up of Greek pottery shards colored blue, orange, green, and tan. Each shard shows a piece of a different scene or pattern and all of the shards fit together to make the print.

Fantasy, Myth, Legend

Imagining the Past in Works on Paper since 1750

December 16, 2023 - June 2, 2024

An intricate stencil of white dot patterns on dark brown background that form celestial motifs resembling wispy clouds floating across a starry night sky.

Textile Printing with Paper Stencils in Japan

Ise katagami

December 14, 2023 - May 5, 2024

White circular plate with silver rim. Two figures at the lower center of the plate, one dressed in a blue outfit, the other in a pink dress, both with black, rectangular bars covering their eyes.

On the Surface

Contemporary Ceramics

April 9, 2021 - May 5, 2024

Sketches of seven Japanese actors from the chest up, all looking to the left. Some look grave and others wear a wry smile. The bottom fifth of the sheet is gray with Japanese characters written in white.

The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi

October 7, 2023 - April 28, 2024

A black and white photograph of a relaxed, naked woman reclined with her hands behind her head and two snakes on her abdomen. The photograph is scratched and colored with yellow, green, and pink marker.

The Performative Self-Portrait

May 13 - November 12, 2023

A black and white line drawing of a one-story building with large windows and columns. The front door is flanked by two large collections of bright and colorful wildflowers growing in the ground.

Passive Pollination

Dorner Prize

March 25 - October 22, 2023

Woodblock print of tan leaves covering rice cakes below columns of calligraphy.

Eating in Edo

April 1 - October 8, 2023

A collage of a Black woman in a headdress composed of cutouts of Black activists and protestors, overlaid by lines of orange, yellow, blue, and white dots and squares.

Helina Metaferia

We've Been Here Before

July 2, 2022 - August 27, 2023

A photographic portrait of a dignified, dark-skinned figure staring out at the viewer, wearing a formal ensemble featuring a stiff collar, a fur-trimmed coat on one shoulder, two large, fabric bows, and a gold chain.

Past Made Present

Dutch Shadows in the Black Atlantic

September 3, 2022 - August 6, 2023

A dark abstract photograph of blue and black tones with light blue and translucent squares run through the center. The squares appear to be stitched to the background through holes in their centers.

Sensing Fashion

February 11 - July 30, 2023

Being and Believing in the Natural World

Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America

October 22, 2022 - June 4, 2023

A woman lying on her back with only head and shoulders visible, her arms wrapped tight against her chest. She is in black and blue watercolor. Text at top reads: “Things one say to make them stay, come back, or find you somewhere accidentally (discover you) I had a bad dream. Only you can make me do it. I dunno what to say.” Under that, text reads: “White Lies.”

On Paper

Gifts from Paula and Leonard Granoff

October 29, 2022 - April 16, 2023

A vertical photograph of a sculpture of a naked, dark-skinned, child with a distended belly, swollen arms, and a bald head on a white, square platform in a museum gallery. There is the blurred person in motion walking on the left side of the platform.

Dorner Prize

Fountain

October 24, 2022 - February 5, 2023

A grayscale photograph of a figure standing against a wall with the word “Gallery” above her head. Facing the camera, she holds a cardboard sign that reads “Artist will work for axcess,” spelled A-X-C-E-S-S.

Variance

Making, Unmaking, and Remaking Disability

February 1 - October 9, 2022

Colorful portrait of a medium-dark-skinned Sikh man wearing a yellow and orange pagri, or turban. Standing at the counter of his deli, with food and convenience items behind him.

Perception and Presence in Contemporary Drawing

March 5 - September 11, 2022

A charcoal drawing of a sculptural, nude male torso seen from behind. The figure is heavily shaded and detailed, and fine lines express detailed contours of the body.

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum

March 12 - September 4, 2022

The silhouette of a white lute is overlaid with woodcut images of three musicians. The lute is centered on a dark blue background embellished with orange and white flowers and leaves.

Striking Chords

Music in *Ukiyo-E* Prints

February 5 - July 31, 2022

Inherent Vice

January 29 - July 10, 2022

Painting of two nude young men--one dark-skinned, the other light-skinned. They relax on a bed and affectionately cuddle with a small white dog. Brushwork is loose and palette is muted.

Any distance between us

July 17, 2021 - March 13, 2022

Works in Process

July 31, 2021 - January 23, 2022