Past Exhibitions

This installation celebrates the spirit of global connection inspired by the world’s premiere international soccer competition hosted in the United States, Mexico, and Canada in 2026.

This exhibition traces over a century of innovation and artistic vision through the work of three generations of women printmakers from the celebrated Yoshida family.

Street Nihonga explores the art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920–2012), whose work blends traditional Japanese aesthetics with the rawness of street life in New York City. 

This exhibition of Nihonga paintings is presented in conjunction with Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani. 

 This installation features works that can be considered in conversation with the exhibition Brush, Block, and Blood: Three Generations of Yoshida Women Printmakers, on view in our Marshall Balcony. 

This installation features works selected for the courses History of Photography and Ancient Magic and Witches.

This installation features objects selected for Global History of Architecture II: Industrial Revolution through the Present alongside items related to the distilling industry.

For this conversation, Spencer staff members reviewed aspects of the human-centered planet inspired by artworks from the collection, modeled on the style of The Anthropocene Reviewed.

This installation features selections from the collection that are green of hue and/or constant and true 

This exhibition tells the story of the rematriation of Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe, or the Sacred Red Rock, from the City of Lawrence, Kansas, to Kaw Nation through artwork created by local artists and Kaw tribal citizens.

The Spencer Museum of Art is honored to host the 2025 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition featuring artists Noelle Choy, Hùng Lê, and Merry Sun.

This exhibition explores how in the past and present the world’s oceans are a space for cross-cultural reflections on the relationship between humans and the earth.

Bamboo has captivated the imagination of East Asian artists and poets for centuries. This installation complements the ceramics on view in Eternal Spring in the Lee Study Center.

Explore a collection of Asian ceramics that represent concepts of health, prosperity, and immortality.

This installation features art that supports the Western art history survey and the Art of Buddhism courses.

This installation for visiting Spanish, American studies, and environmental studies classes features artworks that touch on the humane and inhumane treatment of people and animals.

Hot as Hell presents a group of black, white, and red works from our collection depicting fire, devilry, and all things hot within the comfort of an air-conditioned gallery.

This installation explores the history of the still life genre and highlights works that push the boundaries of still life through their subject, appearance, or medium.