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Clandestine Possessions & Family Time

New collaborative work by James Pederson & Mariah Tate Klemens and paintings by James Pederson and Jackson Hunt

11/16/2017 – 4/15/2018

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......

Inspiring Change: The Photography of Chip Duncan and Mohamed Amin

5/10/2018 – 10/21/2018

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....

Carlos Hermosilla Álvarez & Colin Matthes: Echoing Concerns

3/16/2017 – 6/25/2017

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

A Survey of Wisconsin Art Now

11/15/2018 – 4/14/2019

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

Nohl Fellowship Anniversary Screenings

7/12/2018 – 9/13/2018

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....

Threshold

11/5/2015 – 2/28/2016

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

Selections from the Rufus King High School International Baccalaureate Senior Art Exhibit

4/26/2019 – 5/19/2019

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....

Delight, Inspire, Educate: The Allis Collection as Catalyst

5/12/2019 – 4/12/2020

During 2019, we are presenting various aspects of the Allis art collection, from paintings and sculptures to decorative arts objects and print materials....

Milwaukee Women's Art Library

8/18/2020 – 12/27/2020

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....

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Past Exhibitions