Past Exhibitions

Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt’s Etchings Selections from the Villarino Collection This exhibition features 35 rare etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) executed between 1629 and 1648. As one of the towering figures in the history of art, Rembrandt, a miller’s son from the university town of Leiden, was an artist of unmatched…

Husband and wife art duo Harikrishnan Panicker & Deepti Nair (known as Hari & Deepti) began experimenting with paper and lights in 2010, creating illuminated cut paper sculptures which tell stories.  Based in Mumbai, Hari and Deepti have traveled and worked throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. Their intricate cut paper boxes and installations…

“20,000 Japs Lost”, Still life with newspaper, 1944 Witness to Wartime: Takuichi Fujii introduces an artist whose work opens a window to historical events, issues, and ideas far greater than the individual. Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964) bore witness to his life in America and, most especially, to his experience during World War II. Takuichi Fujii was fifty…

Click here to see award winners The 31st September Competition is an annual juried exhibition highlighting the work of contemporary artists in all media and styles created within the past two years.  50 artworks selected from over 500 international submissions are included in the exhibition and featured in a full-color print catalog.  This year, the…

This exhibition highlights works from the past 50 years of the Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival Exhibit. All works in this exhibition are on loan from the First United Methodist Church in Alexandria, where the Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival has been held throughout its history. Many of the artists in this exhibition have been…

In its forty year history, the Alexandria Museum of Art has been associated with multiple talented artists in a variety of ways. Faculty & Friends: Reminiscing features thirteen artists who have had a strong connection with the museum at various times in its history.  These artists served the museum as employees, board members, LSUA professors, and volunteers…

Delta Doo, Alison Saar, 2002 monoprint/woodcut & chine colle, 33 7/8 x 24 3/8″ Photo courtesy of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation ‘She died from an overdose of other people clinging to her when she didn’t even have energy for herself.’ Excerpted from “The Strong Black Woman Is Dead,” by Laini Mataka Since the antebellum era, the…

Changing Landscapes: Photographs Along the Solomon Northup Trail by Jan Beauboeuf, documents the current landscape of sites chronicled in Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave. Changing Landscapes features stunning landscape photography by Avoyelles parish artist Jan Beauboeuf along the Solomon Northup trail.  The trail traces the path of kidnapped free man of color, Solomon Northup, who lived as a…