Past Exhibitions

Christina A. West and Meg Lionel Murphy challenge and reclaim the history of the historic Allis Art Collection in the newest chapter of "Talk Back."...

Allis Artist-in-Residence Tracy Keller Nickolaus' solo exhibition "left with your memories" is an intimate emotional exploration of older individuals experiencing memory loss, and the families who journey alongside them....

"Screen Time" explores and critiques still photography and video media in the age of TikTok and memes....

Experience cameraless photography centering queer representation and prose in Allis Artist-in-Residence Michael Lagerman's "Not Pictured."...

Explore the many selves of Dedeaux-Norris through painting, fiber, performance and time-based media installations "talking back" to the history of the Allis....

See boundary-making from a new perspective in Allis Artist in Residence SIara Berry's solo exhibition "On the Grounds Of" on view in the Allis courtyard....

Celebrating Sarah Ball Allis and highlighting work by femme, women and nonbinary artists, the "Sarah Ball Allis Art Museum" presents the its collection as though Sarah were actively collecting today, underscoring feminism in art and life....

Featuring three experimental spaces, the Connecting Galleries feature rotating works by contemporary artists, each creating dynamic conversations with visitors and the museum itself....

Photographer Richard Frishman explores the lingering presence of segregation, slavery and institutional racism hidden in everyday American architecture....

The Charles Allis Art Museum will turn into the Highclere Castle for this one of a kind exhibition....

The MWAL will act as a space for the collective remembrance of women and non-binary people of all ethnicities whose actions, work and narratives may otherwise become lost in the ebb and flow of the constantly shifting cultural landscape....

The exhibition highlights various aspects of the Allis art collection, from paintings and sculptures to decorative arts objects and print materials....

This exhibition represents the culmination of a collaborative relationship between the museum's curators and the International Baccalaureate Art students at Rufus King High School....

Forward is our biennial juried exhibition of local and regional artists....

As part of a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fellowship program, we offer a series of three screenings showcasing many of the filmmakers and media artists who have received the Nohl Fellowship....

Featuring the work of internationally recognized author, photographer, and filmmaker Chip Duncan alongside acclaimed African photographer Mohamed Amin (1943–96), this exhibition showcases photography as a catalyst for broad, lasting, impactful change....

It is now tradition for the grand prize winner from our Forward juried art exhibition to be invited to present a solo exhibition the following year. Painter James Pederson (Madison, WI), winner in 2016, has taken the invitation a step further......

Carlos Hermosilla Álvarez and Colin Matthes: Echoing Concerns features the work of two artists working in distant eras, but toward similar goals......

Threshold transforms the Charles Allis Art Museum this winter....