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Sharon Lockhart: Perilous Life
2021-06-24 - 2021-09-19 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
Over a decade, American artist Sharon Lockhart documented the lives of children in Lodz, Poland. Over time, she produced a film, photographs and sculpture based on workshops she conducted in a center for young women. Now on exhibit, the series creates a profound sense of place and a commentary on children’s resourcefulness.

Alan Karchmer: The Architects’ Photographer
2021-06-24 - 2022-06-05 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Though he earned a degree in architecture, DC-based Alan Karchmer has devoted his career to photographing buildings rather than designing them. This show presents images of structures Karchmer has captured around the world—including Washington National Cathedral’s Visitor Gateway (below), designed by SmithGroup Architects—and sheds light on his creative process.

Edward Hopper and the American Hotel
2021-06-11 | VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Edward Hopper often conveyed a sense of loneliness and isolation by painting subjects in hotels, motels and boarding houses. This Richmond exhibit highlights 65 paintings and works on paper by the artist depicting such settings, plus 35 pieces by John Singer Sargent, David Hockney and others who explored similar themes. vmfa.museum

Lisa Yuskavage: Wilderness
2021-02-28 - 2021-09-19 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
This exhibit focuses on 15 large-scale landscapes by contemporary painter Lisa Yuskavage. Noted for their exuberant, ethereal flair, the works encourage viewers to immerse themselves in the mysterious worlds Yuskavage creates. artbma.org

Translations and Transitions / Traducciones y Transiciones: A Celebration of Mexican and Central American Independence (1821-2021)
2021-02-14 - 2021-08-08 | THE WALTERS MUSEUM
This exhibit commemorates Mexican and Central American independence from Spain while exploring cultural exchanges between indigenous and European peoples. Perusing 19 works of art including books, gold adornments and ceramic vessels, viewers can reflect on the vibrant societies that once flourished in what today are Mexico and Central America. thewalters.org

The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky
2021-02-13 - 2021-06-06 | HILLWOOD MUSEUM
Ukranian-born artist Vladimir Kanevsky began his career as an architect before moving to the U.S. in 1989. After designing porcelain tableware for a project, he switched gears and wound up pursuing his fascination with botany as a flower sculptor. During winter’s throes, a profusion of the artist’s creations will bloom at Hillwood Museum. Each petal in Kanevsky’s works is shaped, painted, fired and assembled by hand. hillwoodmuseum.org

Reclamation: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals
2021-01-18 - 2021-12-31 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
This virtual, participatory exhibit combines the work of nine artists with submissions from the public, all of which will examine women’s role in providing sustenance and healing. The artists will share their own kitchen tables via photos, videos and stories that depict food as a creative medium; cooking-related submissions from the public will be layered with the artists’ work, revealing the interconnectedness of food and the communal nature with which women nourish society. nmwa.org

She Knew Where She Was Going: Gee’s Bend Quilts and Civil Rights
2021-01-16 - 2021-05-02 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
Since the mid-1800s, Black craftswomen in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, have fashioned worn clothing, sacks and other fabric remnants into one-of-a-kind quilts. The Baltimore Museum of Art recently acquired five quilts by Gee’s Bend artists; four of these will be on view in the American Wing’s Berman Textile Gallery. artbma.org

The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road: Japanese Landscape Prints by Hiroshige
2020-12-28 - 2021-05-31 | VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Built in the eighth century, the Tokaido Road connecting present-day Tokyo to Kyoto had become a well-traveled thoroughfare by the early 1600s. Artist Utagawa Hiroshige’s woodblock prints depicting landmarks along this 320-mile passageway, first published in 1833, later became one of Japan’s most iconic print series. Twelve of these prints are on view, providing viewers with a glimpse of the sights and landscapes travelers once encountered along this historic route. vmfa.museum

¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now
2020-11-20 - 2021-08-08 | Smithsonian American Art Museum
This exhibit chronicles the rise of Chicano graphics amid the 1960s social-justice movement that led to new political and cultural consciousness among people of Mexican descent in the U.S. Also on view, current works trace how Chicanx artists have adapted those methods and messages for today. americanart.si.edu

Valerie Maynard: Lost and Found
2020-10-30 - 2021-01-03 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
This exhibit spans the 60-year career of Baltimore-based sculptor and printmaker Valerie Maynard. A highlight is her seminal “No Apartheid” series from the 1980s and 1990s, which combines varied artistic techniques. artbma.org

True to Nature: Open-Air Painting in Europe, 1780–1870
2020-10-30 - 2020-11-29 | National Gallery of Art
Nearly 100 oil sketches created en plein air capture scenes ranging from a simmering Mount Vesuvius to tumultuous seas along the Baltic coast. Notable 18th- and 19th-century luminaries such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Richard Parkes Bonington (above) are represented. nga.gov

Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities
2020-10-30 - 2021-01-18 | VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Visitors to this Richmond venue can peruse nearly 300 artifacts salvaged from the lost Egyptian cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus, which flooded more than 1,000 years ago. The exhibit spotlights jewelry and coins, utilitarian and ritual objects, colossal statues and more. vmfa.museum

Return to Nature
2020-10-30 - 2021-01-03 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Responding to a population emerging into the world after a period of hibernation, the museum has mounted a show of
20 photographs from its collection that explore nature in all of its complexity. Works by 11 women photographers are on view, including For the Last Tree by Mwangi Hutter. nmwa.org

Murals That Matter: Activism Through Public Art
2020-10-30 - 2020-11-30 | NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
A collection of murals displayed on the museum’s west lawn was created in response to last summer’s social-justice protests in Washington and beyond; six additional murals celebrate the life of the late civil rights champion U.S. Representative John Lewis. Murals on view in DC’s Gallery Place neighborhood are also part of the show. nbm.org

A Perfect Power: Motherhood and African Art
2020-10-30 - 2021-01-17 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
In their depiction of the female form, central African artists in the 19th and early 20th centuries often paid homage to motherhood and the pivotal role women played as the pillars of family and morality. This exhibit assembles nearly 40 objects including monumental headdresses and sculptures of mythic female figures. artbma.org

Katharina Grosse: Is It You?
2020-10-30 - 2021-01-03 | BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART
Raising the specter of how viewers experience art, Grosse will take over the central gallery of the museum’s Contemporary Wing with five of her exuberant, large-scale paintings enveloping its walls. The
German artist will also create a piece in situ. artbma.org

Hopper in Paris: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art
2020-10-30 - 2021-01-10 | The Phillips Collection
Fresh out of art school in 1906, Edward Hopper spent a year in Paris and subsequently made several trips to France. On loan from the Whitney, 11 works created during this period depict street scenes and landscapes that foretell elements which would characterize the artist’s mature body of work. phillipscollection.org

Paper Routes—Women to Watch 2020
2020-10-08 - 2021-01-18 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
The sixth installation of the Women to Watch series demonstratesthe transformation of paper into complex works of art. Pieces by 22 emerging and under-represented artists from around the world will show what can be done when paper is cut, folded, torn, burned or embossed. Creations include a striking installation (left) by Angela Glajcar. nmwa.org

Aspire House McLean 2020
2020-08-22 - 2020-09-14 | McLean, VA
More than 25 designers will transform a new, two-story, 9,600-square-foot house in McLean (left) into a show house open for on-site tours (Wednesday through Sunday) as well as virtual visits. Designed by Harrison Design and built by Artisan Builders, the five-bedroom, five-bath residence features a billiard room, cinema and wine bar.
Participating designers are Alaina Michelle Ralph, Mary Douglas Drysdale (design chair), Allie Mann, Anna Maria Mannarino, Annie Elliott, Christian Daw, Courtney McLeod, Elizabeth Gill, Federica Asack, George Hemphill, Janie Molster, Jennifer Stoner, Jodi Macklin, Jonas Carnemark, Josh Hildreth, Katalin Farnady, Kiyonda Powell, Lenore Winters, Maria Galiani, Melissa Colgan, Nestor Santa-Cruz, Nile Johnson, Olvia Demetriou, Pamela Harvey, Paul Fogg, J. Paul Lobkovich, Sophie Prévost, Michael Winn and Thomas Preston. aspireshowhouse.com/mclean

Degas at the Opéra
2020-08-01 - 2020-10-12 | National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery pays tribute to the Paris Opéra’s 350th anniversary with an exhibit of around 100 works by Edgar Degas, who was known for his compelling depictions of the company’s dancers, singers and musicians against the backdrop of stage and backstage locales. Paintings, pastels, drawings, prints and sculpture are all part of the mix. nga.gov

Majolica Mania
2020-04-26 - 2020-08-09 | THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM
Occupying the whole of The Walters’ annex, 1 West Mount Vernon Place, this exhibit of vibrant majolica ceramics features immersive installations on each floor—including a recreation of a Victorian parlor, reflecting the era in which majolica was first introduced. Three hundred fifty pieces will be displayed around themes of food, fashion, immigration and labor.

Georgetown House Tour
2020-04-25 | GEORGETOWN
Notable Georgetown homes will be open to visitors for the 89th annual Georgetown House Tour. The event will include a parish tea and a panel discussion with Waterworks co-founder Barbara Sallick on her new book, The Perfect Kitchen, and DC architect Christian Zapatka, who designed some of the homes on the tour.

One With Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection
2020-04-04 - 2020-09-20 | Hirshhorn Museum
Following the blockbuster 2017 exhibition “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” the Hirshhorn Museum will showcase new acquisitions by the visionary Japanese artist with installations already in its permanent collection. Among the additions: “Infinity Mirror Room—Phalli’s Field” (now one of three infinity rooms belonging to the Hirshhorn); a more recent room installation, on view for the first time in DC; and earlier works.

Meeting Tessai: Modern Japanese Art from the Cowles Collection
2020-03-28 - 2020-08-02 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
This exhibit of modern Japanese painting and calligraphy, from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, showcases works by Japanese painter Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924), who studied the art of ancient Japan and that of China’s Ming and Qing dynasties. He developed an idiosyncratic style emphasizing a shared East Asian cultural fabric that feels relevant today.

Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture
2020-03-20 - 2020-08-16 | Smithsonian American Art Museum
In 1804, Prussian naturalist and author Alexander von Humboldt spent six weeks in the U.S., exchanging ideas about art, science, politics and nature with luminaries such as Thomas Jefferson and Charles Willson Peale. This exhibit examines von Humboldt’s impact on American cultural development through 100 paintings, sculptures, maps and artifacts by Peale, George Catlin, Frederic Church and more.

Bobby Berk at Belfort Furniture
2020-03-01
Bobby Berk is coming to Belfort Furniture, Sunday, March 1 at 2pm. This award winning interior designer and member of the Fab 5 from Netlfix's "Queer Eye" will be on-site for a conversation on design and to launch his exclusive new furniture collection in partnership with A.R.T. Furniture. Door prizes, refreshments, much more. The event will take place at Belfort Furniture, 22250 Shaw Road, Dulles, VA 20166. Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.belfortfurniture.com/events/default.aspx

Degas at the Opéra
2020-03-01 - 2020-07-05 | National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery pays tribute to the Paris Opéra’s 350th anniversary with an exhibit of around 100 works by Edgar Degas, who was known for his compelling depictions of the group’s dancers, singers and musicians both on stage and behind the scenes. Paintings, pastels, drawings, prints and sculpture are all part of the mix.

Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition
2020-02-29 - 2020-05-24 | The Phillips Collection
This exhibit showcases works by 20th- and 21st-century African American artists alongside those of early-20th-century European modernists with whom they engaged, exploring the friction and connections among them. Pieces by Romare Bearden, Renee Cox and Carrie Mae Weems, for example, are juxtaposed with works by Kandinsky, Matisse
and Picasso, among others.
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Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico
2020-02-28 - 2020-05-05 | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
For the past 50 years, influential Latin American photographer Graciela Iturbide has employed black-and-white gelatin silver prints to create powerful, visceral images of her native Mexico. This exhibit of 140 photographs documents indigenous Mexican cultures and customs, from exuberant fiestas to processions honoring the dead. nmwa.org
