Making Faces: 18 Essential Kabuki Plays
Dayton Art Institute presents an exhibition showcasing the visually stunning “rough style” (aragoto) of Japanese kabuki theater in “Making Faces: 18 Essential Kabuki Plays”
Merry Grinchmas: Art of Dr. Seuss’ Holiday Classic & (B)ART! America’s Funniest Animated Family
With more than 200 original works, two major traveling exhibitions come together to form one experience featuring the exhibitions will feature the art and inspiration behind two animated classics. Merry Grinchmas: Art of Dr. Seuss’ Holiday Classic & (B)ART! America’s Funniest Animated Family are fun, colorful and truly memorable. Not to be missed!
Devil’s Promenade
Dayton Art Institute presents an exhibition showcasing the Devil’s Promenade. Devil’s Promenade is part of the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial: backstories.
Those Who Care
Dayton Art Institute presents an exhibition showcasing a range of artworks that reflect on giving care and explore the variety of relationships that we encounter in different spheres of daily life.
The Quiet World of Edward Hopper
The Quiet World of Edward Hopper June 15–September 8, 2024 Few artists have been able to convey a distinct vision of the world as directly as Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967). With great clarity, Hopper expressed a deeply personal response to modern life with his...
Riveting: Women Artists from the Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Collection
Riveting: Women Artists from the Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Collection June 22–September 8, 2024 Riveting presents extraordinary art by contemporary women artists drawn from the major, private collection of Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell. This bold...
Hand-Colored Photographs
Hand-Colored Photographs March 23–September 22, 2024, James M. Cox Gallery, Gallery 118 When photography was officially invented in 1839, it consisted of black-and-white photographs, but photographers began to add hand-coloring almost immediately. They did this for a...
James Pate, Techno-Cubism: The Art of Line Painting
James Pate, Techno-Cubism: The Art of Line Painting February 3–April 28, Linda Lombard and Paul Marshall Gallery 119 James Pate is one of Dayton’s most acclaimed living artists and is highlighted in this Focus Exhibition with more than one dozen of his large-scale...