The Montclair Art Museum presents "Victoria Sambunaris: Transformation of the American Landscape," an exhibition of large-scale photographs by acclaimed American artist Victoria Sambunaris, running from June 26, 2026 to February 21, 2027. For over 25 years, Sambunaris has traveled alone across the United States with a 5×7-inch field camera, documenting places where the natural and manmade converge—rail lines, mines, power plants, and traces of human activity in remote landscapes. The exhibition includes related materials and is curated by Ira Wagner, former Executive Director of the museum.
Timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the United States, the exhibition invites reflection on how the American landscape has served as both a symbol of national promise and a site of extraction, expansion, and environmental consequence. Sambunaris's work balances visual beauty with a probing examination of land shaped by political, technological, and industrial ambitions. The show underscores the museum's commitment to American and Native American art, offering an important opportunity to reconsider humanity's relationship with the land.