The Roaring (and the Quiet) 1920s May 7, 2021–August 15, 2021 The 1920s were a tumultuous decade of remarkable highs and crushing economic lows. In America, women voted, jazz flourished, Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic and alcohol sales ceased. America experienced...
Changing Times: Art of the 1960s May 22-September 12, 2021 This DAI-exclusive exhibition presents a look at one of the most transformative and often turbulent decades the world has ever experienced, the 1960s. The visual arts of the decade reflect the social and...
Looking at Family: Photographs fromthe Collection April 16–July 11, 2021 Artists often find inspiration close to home. This exhibition, pulled from the Dayton Art Institute’s photography collection, presents a range of artworks in which artists analyze concepts of...
In the Company of Friends: The Kettering and Patterson Legacy June 12 2019 – October 25 2020 In China, there was a long tradition of collectors known as scholar-officials. The arts played a central role in the life of scholars as ways to cultivate oneself and...
Archiving Eden: Dornith Doherty Photographs September 12, 2020–March 7, 2021 Where will our food come from in the future? This poignant photographic series by Dornith Doherty considers the philosophical and ecological issues surrounding the role of science and human...
Bukang Y. Kim: Journey to the East November 7, 2020–August 15, 2021 This exhibition is an immersive installation of paintings by Bukang Y. Kim, the internationally recognized Cincinnati-based artist. Inspired by the universal features of nature, Kim’s paintings blend...
All by Myself: Japanese Creative Prints Exhibition Closing September 19, 2021 The long tradition of exquisite printmaking in Japan is due, in part, to the division of labor, having different specialists handle each stage of the printmaking process: designing, carving...
Samurai, Ghosts, and Lovers: Yoshitoshi’s Complete 100 Aspects of the Moon EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 This exhibition provides the rare chance to see all 100 works in Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s epic series 100 Aspects of the Moon. It is an exceptional opportunity...
