Romare Howard Bearden (American, 1911 - 1988) Blues from the Old Country, 1974 Collage, acrylic and lacquer on board 45 x 51 in. Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Mr. E.T. Meredith, III, 1990.28

Black Stories

October 3, 2020 - January 17, 2021

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Rachel Cox (American, born 1984) Untitled 22 from the “Mors Scena” series, 2020 Archival pigment print Courtesy of the artist

Iowa Artists 2020: Rachel Cox

October 16, 2020 - January 3, 2021

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Joseph E. Yoakum (American, 1890 – 1972) Mt. Huascaran of Cordo Blanca Range near Trujillo Perue South America, n.d. Watercolor and pencil on paper 12 × 19 1/8 inches Gift of Lois and Louis Fingerman in honor of the Des Moines Art Center's 50th Anniversary, 1998.29

Landscapes in Watercolor

July 7, 2020 - January 3, 2021

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Anna Gaskell Judith loves Martha, 2016 16:9, HD, color, black and white, sound 9:55 min Image and video courtesy of Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne

Anna Gaskell: Judith Loves Martha

January 17 - May 17, 2020

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Installation image from Karla Black: 20 Years at the Des Moines Art Center. Image courtesy of the Des Moines Art Center. Photographer: Rick Lozier. © Karla Black

Karla Black: 20 Years

February 8 - May 17, 2020

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Researchers: Women Artists Inspired by Science

February 14 - May 10, 2020

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Hedda Sterne (American, 1910–2011) Six Cylinder Engine, 1961 Oil and enamel on canvas 34 x 26 inches Image provided as courtesy of John Deere

Hedda Sterne: Imagination and Machine

January 10 - April 15, 2020

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Anja Niemi (Norwegian, born 1976) The Fictional Road Trip, 2018 Chromogenic print 44 x 59 inches ©Anja Niemi. Photo courtesy the Ravestijn Gallery.

Monument Valley

October 5, 2019 - January 12, 2020

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Queer Abstraction

June 1 - September 8, 2019

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Lea Grundig, (German, 1906 - 1977) Kinder spielen Erschießen (Children Play War), plate 4 from the series "Unterm Hakenkreuz (Under the Swatstika)," 1934 Drypoint on heavy cream wove paper Plate: 5 3/8 x 9 13/16 inches Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Edmunson Art Foundation, Inc., 2018.19

Lea Grundig’s Anti-Fascist Art

May 10 - August 4, 2019

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Susan Collis: Without You The World Goes On

January 26 - May 12, 2019

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Ken Heyman (American, born 1930) ​Hip Shot: Dog in Sunglasses in front of beauty supply shop, c.1985 Silver gelatin print Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.) Image: 12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (32.4 x 22.2 cm.) Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Andrew Tomback and Sally Strauss, 2012.110 Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

The Elephant in the Room: Animal as Model

February 28 - May 5, 2019

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