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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 […]

Matisse: The Sinuous Line II

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

A selection of works from the museum’s collection illuminates Henri Matisse’s ability to speak volumes about his subjects with a few simple lines. Pen-and-ink drawings, aquatints and bronzes reveal the […]

Beatrice Glow: Once the Smoke Clears

An artist whose work focuses on the social history of plants, Beatrice Glow has turned her lens on tobacco and the repercussions of its trade. Digitally printed and embroidered silk […]

Salman Toor: No Ordinary Love

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Born in Pakistan and living in New York, Salman Toor upends tradition and outdated notions of power and sexuality in his work. This assemblage of 45 of his paintings and […]

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 […]

The Renaissance in the North: New Prints and Perspectives

National Gallery of Art

The gallery displays a selection of rare prints, engravings, etchings and woodcuts created in Northern Europe from 1450 to the 1600s. Originating in the region that now comprises Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands, the works on view are a testament to the creative masters of the period.    

The Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler

National Gallery of Art

This exhibit is the first to examine the life of Joanna Hiffernan, a model who was depicted in many early works by James McNeill Whistler and who played an integral role in his life. An impoverished Irish immigrant living in London, she and the artist had a five-year romance. Later, she served as Whistler’s manager […]

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 to present-day model kayaks and cribbage boards created for non-Native markets. artbma.org

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 and printed books; a dish by Ogata Kenzan (pictured) dates back to the 1700s. asia.si.edu

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 on view include Kate Roberts’ Gates to Nowhere (pictured), a hanging work made by dripping bits of unfired clay on fishing line.

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