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Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits

Ongoing—New York-based artist Iké Udé paid homage to Nollywood, the $3 billion film industry in his birthplace of Nigeria, by photographing its most famous celebrities. On view with garments and […]

The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today

National Portrait Gallery

This triennial competition recognizes work that challenges traditional definitions of portraiture. Open to artists living and working in the U.S., this year’s contest received entries in a wide range of […]

Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior 

HILLWOOD MUSEUM

More than 80 pieces of couture, accessories and photographs on loan from the Palace of Monaco shed light on the glamorous wardrobe of Princess Grace and her longstanding collaboration with […]

Photos in Arctic Artistry

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Twenty works explore the evolving role of indigenous artists in the North American Arctic. The exhibit traces the transition from the ornate, ritualistic and utilitarian objects crafted for many generations […]

Feathered Ink

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

Through January 29, 2023 This show explores various brush techniques Japanese artists applied in their depictions of birds over several centuries. On view are hanging scroll paintings, folding screens, ceramics […]

More Clay: Power of Repetition

Curated by Rebecca Cross of Cross MacKenzie Gallery, this exhibit of powerful ceramic sculptures created through accumulation and repetition demonstrates the principle: “out of many, one.” Pieces by eight artists […]

Make-Believe: Georgia Saxelby and Devan Shimoyama

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER

This installation blurs the lines between real and imagnary. Sculptures by Georgia Saxelby (pictured) and paintings by Devan Shimoyama explore alternate realities in a post-pandemic world where fantasy and imagination […]

Raoul Dufy: Drawn to Royal Ascot

VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

More than two dozen works on paper by the French Fauvist artist celebrate the pomp and pageantry of British horse racing. Sketches of the famous Ascot course made by Dufy […]

Perplexity

The Kreeger Museum

Working in a range of media, seven Hamiltonian Artists Alumni mimic surfaces, spaces and objects, exploring the aesthetic possibilities of materials and textures.

Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South

National Gallery of Art

In 2020, the museum acquired 40 works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation—all created by Black artists who were seldom recognized for their contributions. Though many were made from recycled […]

Artist to Artist

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rather than working in a vacuum, many artists seek feedback and criticism from their peers. Eight pairings of works on view shed light on how artists support each other outside […]

Life on Pennsylvania Avenue

THE GWU MUSEUM AND THE TEXTILE MUSEUM

This exhibit documents the buildings, parks and businesses that lined Washington’s historic promenade from the White House to the U.S. Capitol in the 19th century. Pictured: A depiction of President […]

Sargent and Spain

National Gallery of Art

John Singer Sargent traveled extensively throughout Spain, capturing its landscapes, marine scenes, street life and architecture in his work. This exhibit assembles more than 120 of the artist’s oils, drawing […]

Abundance: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right

AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM

This Baltimore exhibition focuses on the joy of the here-and-now with more than 200 daring works created by self-taught artists using found or discarded materi- als. The show promotes the […]

Lookout: Katharina Cibulka

Closed to visitors for renovation, the museum continues to engage patrons with online content as well as displays on its exterior. In her first U.S. installation, Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka […]

John Akomfrah: Purple

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN

Addressing themes surrounding climate change, this hour-long video features new and archival footage of disappearing landscapes from Greenland and Alaska to the Tahitian peninsula. Created by London-based artist and filmmaker […]

A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

This assemblage of paintings on paper and cloth created between 1700 and 1900 celebrates the palaces, lakes and mountains of Udaipur, a city in northwestern India, illustrating the region’s cultural and political evolution.

Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice

National Gallery of Art

The first exhibition outside of Italy to be 
dedicated to this 15th-century master displays some 75 of his creations, from large-scale narrative paintings to drawings that once graced the homes of 
Venetian elite.

Coming Attractions: The John Waters Collection

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Charm City icon John Waters bequeathed 372 objects from his art collection to the Baltimore Museum of Art in 2020. This exhibit reveals about 90 of the works, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints by Diane Arbus, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol.

Stanley Whitney: Dance with Me Henri

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Matisse has long inspired contemporary artist Stanley Whitney, who was commissioned to create stained-glass windows for the BMA. This exhibit explores parallels between the artists’ work. Several Matisse prints—including The Lagoon (above)—are shown with sketches Whitney made for the commission.

Omar Ba: Political Animals

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

The BMA shines a light on Senegal-born Omar Ba, who explores the notion of power through paintings, modular works and a site-specific mural. The artist portrays a range of people and subjects along with real and imagined creatures in his commentary on society.

Darrel Ellis: Regeneration

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

During his short career, New York-based Darrel Ellis redefined Black male identity and family through his complex paintings, drawings and photography. This show presents 60 works on paper plus archival materials that chronicle the life and work of the mixed-media artist, who died in 1992 at age 33 of an AIDS-related illness.

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