Body and Blood in Ana Mendieta’s Filmwork
Learn about the legacy of groundbreaking artist Ana Mendieta and how she examined urgent political, personal, and artistic questions through her artwork
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Blog Category: New Acquisitions
SAAM's collection, which includes artworks in all media—from painting and sculpture to time-based media, photographs, self-taught art, and contemporary craft—reveals key aspects of America’s rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today. In recent years, the museum’s acquisition efforts have focused on strengthening its modern and contemporary collections, as well as acquiring major works by Latinx artists. Browse highlights of artworks recently added to the collection in New Acquisitions.
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Sonya Clark’s “Monumental” Achievements
Examining historical imbalances and the roots of racial injustice through fiber artCategories -
Kay WalkingStick and the Indigenous Presence in American Landscape Painting
A look at three paintings that represent three different decades of the artist’s vibrant careerCategories -
Native American Arts in Focus: Sustaining Traditions—Digital Memories
Discover how artist Kelly Church is ensuring that centuries of Indigenous traditions are preserved for future generations with her beautifully woven basketry.Categories -
Making the Most: In the Studio with Kevin Pourier
Oglala Lakota artist Kevin Pourier creates art from buffalo horn, a material with a deep ancestral and cultural connectionCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Between the Leopard and the JaguarArtist Melanie Cervantes explores indigeneity, identity, and activism in her printmaking practiceCategories -
Making the Most: In the Studio with Carolyn Crump
The artist focused on health and happiness, for herself and others, during the pandemic.Categories -
Laura Aguilar Photographs in Focus: Latina LesbiansClaudia Zapata, curatorial assistant for Latinx art, shares their insights on a series of photographs by Laura Aguilar recently acquired by SAAMCategories -
Chicanx Queer Visions: Fighting for Change and Exploring Identity
Artists in ¡Printing the Revolution! explore pressing issues of the LGBTQ+ communityCategories -
Making the Most: In the Studio with Kit Paulson
Kit Paulson is currently a resident artist at the Penland School of Craft in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. She makes intricate and whimsical glassworks that embody histories of ornamentation, material culture, and natural history. SAAM is acquiring her work, Lungs.Categories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: José MartíChicanx artists elevate national and global historic figures to inspire activismCategories -
Protest and Remembrance: Chicanx Artists Confront Police Brutality
Artists honor victims of social injustice and create a space for communal grievingCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Alice BagShizu Saldamando explores identity and representation through portraitureCategories -
Chicano Artists Challenging History and Reclaiming Cultural Memory
Chicano artists use graphics to reframe history with new perspectivesCategories -
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Mujer de Mucha Enagua, PA' TI XICANAYreina D. Cervántez uses text, imagery, and symbolism to pay tribute to bold female leaders of different erasCategories -
Making the Most: In the Studio with Donté K. Hayes
The ceramic artist reflects on his art, studio practice, and life during this challenging periodCategories