Curated by Michael Jones McKean | January 20-March 11, 2012 Read more →

March – May 2012 | Undergraduate Juried Exhibitions | MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Rounds I & II Read more →

September 9 – December 11, 2011

Organized by the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, this exhibition examines recent African art according to two fluid and often intertwined aesthetic and conceptual frameworks Read more →

May 26 – July 31, 2011

The human presence in its many guises infiltrates works by 34 artists, selected from the collection of Richmonders Paul and Sara Monroe. Read more →

April – May 2011 | Undergraduate Juried Exhibitions | MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Rounds I & II Read more →

November 19, 2010 – February 20, 2011
Invoking what the philosopher Gaston Bachelard identifies as “working reverie,” each artist in this exhibition turns an extraordinary and precise attention to physical elements of the world and of landscape, opening spheres of thought and imagination that produce receptive quiet, free play, and deep reflection.
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August 27 – October 31, 2010
This exhibition offered the most comprehensive presentation to date of South African artist Siemon Allen’s “collection projects.” Over the last decade, Allen has created expansive installations of various mass-produced ephemera that he has methodically acquired and catalogued. Read more →

May 28 – August 1, 2010
Social Skin- the third in a biennial series of exhibitions collaboratively curated by VCUarts Museum Studies students-included an eclectic mix of artworks and objects that present, explore, and delight in the body as cultural artifact. Read more →

May 28 – August 1, 2010
Organized collaboratively with Colgate University, this exhibition presented the stunning photographs of Moroccan-born, New York-based artist Lalla Essaydi. Read more →

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November 20, 2009 – February 21, 2010
Amy Hauft combines shifts in scale and perspective, the arcane craft of sculpting sugar, art-historical references, and metaphor to create a rich perceptual experience for viewers of her installation. Read more →

November 20, 2009 – February 21, 2010
The sculptures and images making up Francis Cape’s exhibition stem in part from his experiences as a disaster-relief worker in New Orleans. Read more →

September 11 – November 1, 2009
This exhibition and an accompanying catalogue documented the artistic career of Richard Carlyon (1930-2006), a pivotal figure in the Richmond arts community. Read more →

May 29 – August 1, 2009
Artists’ response to place covers wide terrain in this exhibition, which featured work by Martin Parr, Michelle Van Parys, Olaf Breunning and Theresa Pollak Read more →

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January 16, 2009 – March 1, 2009
This nationally traveling exhibition explores the relationship between art and the spiritual world in Yoruba culture through nearly 70 extraordinary works in diverse media. Read more →

January 16, 2009 – March 1, 2009
This companion exhibition on the Gallery first floor was initiated in 1998 by artist Sonya Clark, who is chair of the VCUarts Department of Craft/Material Studies. Now comprising over 5,000 sealed beaded packets made by individuals from 35 countries Read more →

September 19 – December 7, 2008
The Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic was organized by Reni Gower, a professor in the Department of Painting & Printmaking at VCU. Read more →