Hold Me Closer

August 5 - December 11, 2022

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Images Unbound

June 25 - September 25, 2022

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Modern Concepts 1910-1960

March 25 - July 31, 2022

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Immersive

March 12 - June 5, 2022

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Fantasy Figures: Surrealist Works on Paper from the Art Center’s Collection

October 1, 2021 - March 20, 2022

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Justin Favela: Central American

July 17, 2021 - January 23, 2022

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Claes Oldenburg: Giants, Miniatures, and Desserts

June 18, 2021 - January 2, 2022

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Manos: Selections of Latin American Art from the Des Moines Art Center’s Collection

May 14 - September 26, 2021

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Goya Returns

June 4 - September 5, 2021

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Judith Schaechter American, born 1961 The Battle of Carnival and Lent, 2010-2011 Stained-glass panel Overall: 56 × 56 in. (142.2 × 142.2 cm.) Marion Stratton Gould Fund, Rosemary B. and James C. MacKenzie Fund, Joseph T. Simon Fund, R.T. Miller Fund and Bequest of Clara Trowbridge Wolfard by exchange, and funds from deaccessioning 2015.39

The Path To Paradise: Judith Schaechter Stained-Glass Art

February 13 - May 23, 2021

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Olivia Valentine Not of longing, but of light, 2019 Plaster, rabbit skin glue, watercolor 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. Photo credit: Olivia Valentine

Iowa Artists 2021: Olivia Valentine

March 12 - May 16, 2021

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Diane Arbus (American, 1923 - 1971) Loser at a Diaper Derby, N.J. 1967 Gelatin silver print Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm.) Image: 14 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (36.2 × 36.8 cm.) Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of the Fraenkel Gallery, 2019.48

Human/Nature: An Exhibition Inspired by the Art of Judith Schaechter 

January 8 - May 9, 2021

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