This exhibition presents a selection of prints by Marc Chagall, a twentieth-century European artist. In presenting the print series Dead Souls, The Fables of La Fontaine, and The Story of the Exodus, this exhibition highlights the subject of morality as... Read More

A pioneer of the “original” wood engraving, Elbridge Kingsley (1842-1918) sketched directly from nature, creating breathtaking land-scapes for collectors. His work appeared in leading publications of the nineteenth century including Scribner’s Monthly and Century Magazine. This exhibit demonstrates the depth... Read More

Op Art, or Optical Art, an international style that witnessed greatest success in the 1960s-70s, is recognized for visually mesmerizing abstract compositions that create an intense perceptual experience for the viewer. Drawing from the UWM Art Collection, What’s Op? showcases... Read More

The University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin Department of Art History's biennial museum studies seminar presents Fragments of Faith, an exhibition of religious and ritual artifacts donated to the UWM Art Collection over the last forty years. The objects on display include medieval... Read More

Japanese woodblock prints from the 18th and 19th centuries, also known as ukiyo-e or "pictures of the floating world," have long been popular in Japan and in the West. Drawing from works in the UWM Art Collection and Collection of... Read More

Since the fifteenth century when Albrecht Dürer created woodblock prints and engravings, printmaking techniques have evolved to include etching, aquatint, lithography, and serigraphy. Highlighting these developments, this exhibition includes prints by seminal artists such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Piranesi, Whistler, Picasso,... Read More

The Warhol, et al. exhibition presents a selection of art by Pop Artists who appropriated common imagery from American consumer culture and transformed it into a commodified art object using mass production techniques. The exhibition showcases works by the iconic... Read More

The Nativity, the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, has been a principal subject in Western art since the 4th century. Images depicting the Nativity are based on narratives from the New Testament Gospels of Matthew and Luke and... Read More

This recent acquisition of twenty-two works of art from the Virginia Jones Maher and J.Thomas Maher III Collection includes fine examples of modern European and American art from artists such as Alexander Calder, Salvador Dali, Jean Dubuffet and Joán Miro,... Read More