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museum exhibitions schedule May 31, 2026

‘The Future of Female’ Showcases the Work of Women Artists in Dayton

The Dayton Society of Artists has opened 'The Future of Female,' a group exhibition at the DAS Gallery in Dayton, Ohio, running from May 8 to July 3, 2026. Curated by internationally exhibiting painter Aleah Chapin, the show features work by nearly three dozen women-identifying artists, blending local emerging talent with established regional artists. A concurrent solo exhibition, 'What We Leave Behind' by Elisha Frontz—winner of Best of Show at the 2025 Ohio Biennial—transforms discarded lottery tickets into quilt-like works exploring legacy, addiction, and loss.

museum exhibitions schedule May 6, 2026

Cincinnati Art Museum Announces Major Charley Harper Exhibition

The Cincinnati Art Museum has announced its first full-scale scholarly exhibition of works by Cincinnati-based artist Charley Harper, titled "The Art of Charley Harper: Creatures Wild and Tame." The exhibition will run from October 16, 2026, through March 7, 2027, featuring around 150 works, including ten large paintings commissioned by the U.S. National Park Service that were only briefly displayed in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s. The show is presented in partnership with the Charley Harper Art Studio and marks the artist's first museum retrospective.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 15, 2026

Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room Coming to Cincinnati Art Museum This Summer

The Cincinnati Art Museum has announced it will host Yayoi Kusama’s immersive installation, "All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins," from July 17 through October 18, 2026. On loan from the Dallas Museum of Art, the exhibition features one of the artist's signature Infinity Mirror Rooms filled with polka-dotted acrylic pumpkins, accompanied by twelve of her pumpkin paintings created between 1990 and 2004.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 14, 2026

Taft Museum of Art Celebrates Artist Ayana Ross in Milestone Year

The Taft Museum of Art has named Cincinnati-based painter Ayana Ross as the 2026 Robert S. Duncanson Artist-in-Residence, marking the 40th anniversary of the prestigious program. Ross, known for her figurative realism and traditional oil painting techniques, will be featured in a solo exhibition titled "Beyond the Picturesque: The American Landscape as a Site of Memory, Identity and Continuity." The showcase includes seven paintings integrated into the Taft’s historic house and Sinton Gallery, with a specific installation placed alongside the museum's famous 19th-century murals by Robert S. Duncanson.

museum exhibitions schedule Sep 1, 2025

See ‘Shattered Glass: The Women Who Elevated American Art’ in Canton

The Canton Museum of Art in Ohio is presenting 'Shattered Glass: The Women Who Elevated American Art,' an exhibition running from November 25, 2025, through March 1, 2026. Curated by Christy Davis and Kaleigh Pisani, the show spans all museum galleries and features over 120 works by 76 female American artists from the 1780s to the present day. Highlights include Audrey Flack's 1977 photorealist painting 'Marilyn,' still-life trompe-l'oeil works by Claude Hirst (born Claudine in 1855), Sister Corita Kent's 'Circus Alphabet' print series, and a photograph of Lee Miller in Adolf Hitler's abandoned apartment. The exhibition aims to spotlight underrecognized women who persevered despite barriers in the art world.

museum exhibitions schedule Jun 13, 2025

Cincinnati Exhibition Explores Why These Late 1800s French Artists Focused on Food

The Cincinnati Art Museum presents "Farm to Table: Food and Identity in the Age of Impressionism," a new exhibition running from June 13 to September 21, 2025. Curated by Peter Bell, the show features over 60 paintings and sculptures from late 1800s France, exploring how artists depicted food production and consumption in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. Works by artists such as Julien Dupré, Victor Gilbert, Rosa Bonheur, James Tissot, and Gustave Courbet are included, with the exhibition divided into sections on production and consumption, juxtaposing images of labor, market scenes, and dining practices.

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