Art-Show-Calendar

The Best Fairs, exhibitions and Events Coast to Coast

Thomas Colville Fine Art, Two Women, ca. 1934. Polychrome terracotta, 11½ in., by Elie Nadelman (1882-1946). May 14: The American Art Fair, Bohemian National Hall • New York, NY • Celebrating its 15th year, the art fair features more than 400 works of various genres by 17 specialists, and focuses on American 19th and 20th-century pieces.

Ongoing
Western Eyes: 20th Century Art Here and Now
New Mexico Museum of Art • Santa Fe, NM
From its own collection, the museum surveys the history of modern art, regional developments of modernism and how modern artists of New Mexico engaged with national and international trends.
www.nmartmuseum.org

Through May 1
The Philadelphia Art Show
Philadelphia Museum of Art • Philadelphia, PA
Celebrating its 60th anniversary edition, the show will feature 40 exhibitors displaying fine art, design and antiques, among others, and includes their feature exhibition Zero to Sixty.
www.thephiladelphiashow.com

Through May 1
From Hassam to Wyeth: Gifts from Doris and Shouky Shaheen
Norton Museum of Art • West Palm Beach, FL
Twelve donated paintings that range in style from impressionism to realism are on display in this exhibition that also helps fill the gaps on the museum’s current holdings.
www.norton.org

May 7-September 5
In America: An Anthology of Fashion
The Met Fifth Avenue • New York, NY
Men’s and women’s dress will be featured dating from the 18th century to the present, and will be presented in vignettes installed in select period rooms.
www.metmuseum.org

May 7, 2022-January 2023
At the Dawn of a New Age: Early 20th Century American Modernism
Whitney Museum of American Art • New York, NY
In over 60 works by 45 artists, this exhibition offers an expanded understanding of the complexity of American art created between 1900 and 1930.
www.whitney.org

Through May 8
Boston Design Week
Various Locations • Boston, MA
Now in its ninth year, this event occurs in various locations, including virtual platforms and featured programs, guest speakers, tours and panel discussions by design-oriented businesses, museums and organizations, to name just a few.
www.bostondesignweek.com

Through May 8
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano
Smithsonian American Art Museum • Washington, D.C.
This is the first comprehensive examination of American tourism, artmaking and art collecting through Venice’s glass revival of the late 19th century.
www.americanart.si.edu

Through May 8
One Each: Still Lifes by Cézanne, Pissarro and Friends
Cincinnati Art Museum • Cincinnati, OH
This exhibition centers around five French artists in the 1860s that used still life to experiment with new painting techniques.
www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

May 14-17
The American Art Fair
Bohemian National Hall • New York, NY
Focusing on American 19th- and 20th-century works, the fair will feature over 400 pieces of work by 17 specialists.
www.theamericanartfair.com

May 24-August 28
Sun Patterns – Dark Canyon: The Paintings and Aquatints of Doel Reed
Taos Art Museum at Fechin House • Taos, NM
The museum explores the art and career of Doel Reed, known as the master of the aquatint, and successful 20th-century printmaker and painter.
www.taosartmuseum.org

May 28-September 5
Drawn from Life: Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies
Fenimore Art Museum • Cooperstown, NY
With a focus mainly on N.C., Andrew and Jamie, this exhibition examines the process of how each artist honed their expertise of the human form.
www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

May 29-September 25
Alone Together: Encounters in American Realism
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art • Greensburg, PA
The museum examines American realist painters of the early to mid-20th century, and considers how these works are bound by a shared experience of living and working in difficult times.
www.thewestmoreland.org

Through June 5
Bascove: The Time We Spend with Words
Norman Rockwell Museum • Stockbridge, MA
The exhibition will feature Bascove’s illustrations and studies seen in some of the most significant literary works of our time.
www.nrm.org

June 11-September 3
Variations of Place: Southern California Impressionism in the Early 20th Century
UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art • Irvine, CA
The exhibition examines the work of over 20 artists who lived in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Laguna Beach and San Diego in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
www.imca.uci.edu

Through June 16
George Inness: Works in the Collection
Montclair Art Museum • Montclair, NJ
Selected works from the museum’s collection, including 20 paintings, two watercolors and one etching by George Inness, feature the artists landscapes and scenes of natural elements.
www.montclairartmuseum.org

June 17-September 11
Bob Thompson: This House is Mine
High Museum of Art • Atlanta, GA
The exhibition explores Thompson’s significance as a contemporary artist and traces his trans-Atlantic artistic journey.
www.high.org

Through June 26
Midcentury Abstraction: A Closer Look
Yale University Art Gallery • New Haven, CT
In a recent gift of six paintings and drawings from the Friday Foundation, this exhibition highlights the variety of practices in abstract art from the middle of the 20th century, and shares a nuanced perspective.
www.artgallery.yale.edu

Through July 31
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents
The Metropolitan Museum of Art • New York, NY
The museum explores Homer’s work through the lens of conflict in his paintings of ocean waves and bucolic scenes.
www.metmuseum.org

Through August 28
M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations
Chrysler Museum of Art • Norfolk, VA
The museum hosts over 150 works by Escher, from the collection of Paul and Melinda Firos of Athens, Greece, spanning the artists career.
www.chrysler.org