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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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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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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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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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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