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A Japanese print of a ghostly figure with long black hair hovering at the center pf the print, holding a baby and looking down. The figure is tethered to a tied cloth hanging to its right.

Defying Boundaries

Women in Japanese Art

April 27 - November 4, 2024

Closeup of a black and cream striped woven robe wrapped around a mannequin with folded arms. Three thin purple and black stripes line the hem of the robe's deep collar.

Diné Textiles

Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed

September 2, 2023 - September 29, 2024

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

I Will Not Bend An Inch

February 17 - August 4, 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

Digital line drawing of a building exterior with double doors flanked by two windows on each side. The two innermost windows have colorful brick panel renderings superimposed onto the line drawing.

Bricked Over Windows

Dorner Prize

March 22 - 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

Open, digitally rendered envelope with a letter coming out. The envelope and letter are patterned with light dashed lines, and are a pink-orange-yellow gradient. Text on the letter reads "(un) heard voices.

(un)heard voices

Dorner Prize

April 11 - June 4, 2023

Being and Believing in the Natural World

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

October 22, 2022 - June 4, 2023