Art Show Calendar

The Best Fairs, exhibitions and Events Coast to Coast

May 15-22—The American Art Fair: John Whorf (1903-1959), Venice, 1925. Watercolor, 14½ x 21 in. Signed and dated lower right: ‘John Whorf 25.’ Courtesy Avery Galleries.

April 28-May 9
Boston Design Week
Various locations • Boston, MA & Online
The eighth annual Boston Design Week, produced by Fusco & Four/Ventures LLC, will include a special focus on Landscape Design and Outdoor Life.
www.bostondesignweek.com

Through May 2
Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts
Cleveland Museum of Art • Cleveland, OH
Woodblock prints from Gustave Baumman’s five-decade capture the sunlight and arid atmosphere of the Southwest.
www.clevelandart.org

Through May 7
Homage to the Square
D. Wigmore Fine Art • New York, NY
Titled after Josef Albers’ famed Homage to the Square series, this show explores the artist’s influence on geometric abstraction.
www.dwigmore.com

May 13-July 30
The Birth of American Abstraction: Revisiting the 1936 Concretionist Exhibition
D. Wigmore Fine Art • New York, NY
An exhibition that explores the work of five notable artists that provided a turning point for American abstraction from their original showing in 1936.
www.dwigmore.com

May 14-June 26
Ninth Street Women and Their Legacy
Somerville Manning Gallery • Greenville, DE
An exhibition featuring five historic American women artists, alongside five living artists and inspired by the book Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel.
www.somervillemanning.com

Through May 16
For America: 200 Years of Painting from the National Academy of Design
Figge Art Museum • Davenport, IA
Drawn from the collections of the National Academy of Design in New York, this exhibition includes more than 90 works from between 1810 and 2010.
www.figgeartmuseum.org

Through May 16
Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920
Chrysler Museum of Art • Norfolk, VA
The exploration of the pivotal moment when American artists and European counterparts traveled to Spain to capture its scenic views and customs.
www.chrysler.org

May 17
Just Off Madison
Various locations • New York, NY
The 2021 art walk will be held as an appointment-only event, where collectors can schedule time to view and shop for American fine art at participating galleries.
www.justoffmadisongalleries.com

May 22-August 15
Echoes from Abroad: American Art from the Collection of Barbara Guillaume
Georgia Museum of Art • Athens, GA
This exhibition of paintings from the collection of museum board member Barbara Guillaume spans 1878 to 1940 with a focus on artists influenced by international artistic movements.
www.georgiamuseum.org

Through May 23
Expanding Horizons: Celebrating 20 Years of the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection
Florence Griswold Museum • Old Lyme, CT
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection gift to the Florence Griswold Museum, this exhibition explores new methods of research and interpretation.
www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org

May 29-October 3
In American Waters
Peabody Essex Museum • Salem, MA
In this major exhibition, marine painting extends beyond the ship portrait to explore how the sea reflects American culture, its symbols throughout time and what it means to be “in American waters.”
www.pem.org

Through May 30
Charles E. Burchfield & the American Scene
Burchfield Penney Art Center • Buffalo, NY
Artwork from between 1918 and 1935 when Charles E. Burchfield was a painter of what has come to be known as the American Scene movement.
www.burchfieldpenney.org

June 5-September 19
Social & Solitary: Reflections on Art, Isolation and Renewal
Florence Griswold Museum • Old Lyme, CT
An exhibition reflecting on the implications of a social world forced into solitary confinement, and what role art has on the healing process.
www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org

Through June 6
Beyond Artworks: Artists & Their Stories
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum • Wausau, WI
This exhibition tells stories about why and how works of art were created, and then acquired by the museum. Included are pieces from members of the Wyeth family and John James Audubon.
www.lywam.org

Through June 6
Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers: The Art of the Still Life
Huntington Museum of Art • Huntington, WV
The exhibition features a range of still lifes from the Huntington Museum, including works from the collection of Dr. William Gerdts and Abigail Gerdts.
www.hmoa.org

June 11-September 11
Off-Site | Visions of American Life: Selections from the Nancy and Sean Cotton Collection of American Art
Detroit Institute of Arts • Detroit, MI
Forty paintings, from 1850 to 1940, depict the people, landscapes and cultures that have inspired American artists.
www.dia.org

June 19-September 12
David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History
Portland Museum • Portland, ME
The first survey of artist David Driskell’s artwork since his death in April 2020 include approximately 60 works from throughout his illustrious career.
www.portlandmuseum.org

June 19-October 3
The Prismatic Palette: Frank Vincent DuMond and His Students
Lyman Allyn Art Museum • London, CT
The legacy of Frank Vincent DuMond is explored in an exhibition with approximately 60 objects, with an emphasis on the artist’s teaching.
www.lymanallyn.org

June 20-September 19
Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War
Brandywine River Museum • Chadds Ford, PA
An exploration into U.S. aviation and military history through the art and experiences of American modernist, Ralston Crawford.
www.brandywine.org

Through July 3
Paul Manship: Ancient Made Modern
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art • Hartford, CT
Paul Manship’s artwork and influences, including ancient art of Rome and Greece, are explored in this new exhibition.
www.thewadsworth.org

Through July 4
In a New Light: American Impressionism (1870-1940)
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens • Nashville, TN
An exhibition of 130 works exploring the dissemination of impressionism from its French beginnings to the American scope.
www.cheekwood.org

May 15-October 3—Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940: George Bellows (1882–1925), The Holdup (first state) 1921. Lithograph, 13 x 10 in. Courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1936.548.