Art + Artists

Featured Exhibitions

Patterned, multicolor quilt with a central Akuabaa figure.
We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists
February 21, 2025June 22, 2025
Artists featured in We Gather at the Edge honor the Black story quilt tradition with work that envisions a more just and connected world.
Painting of a man lying on the floor. He is looking away from the viewer.
Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo
November 15, 2024 – August 172025
Pictures of Belonging celebrates three trailblazing Japanese American women artists and asserts their rightful place in American art.
Sculpture of a person completely covered with multiple colorful, intricate patterns standing against a neutral background.
The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture
November 8, 2024September 14, 2025
SAAM's groundbreaking exhibition examines the ways in which American sculpture has shaped and reflected attitudes and understandings about race in the United States.

Collection Highlights

Something Fun

A black and white drawing of cakes by Wayne Thiebaud

See which artist shares your birthday.

A Collage of women artist featured in Drawn to Art 2023

What draws artists Laura Aguilar, Tanya Aguiñiga, Emma Amos, Chitra Ganesh, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Wendy Red Star, Miriam Schapiro, Lilly Martin Spencer, and Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, to create? Find out in a new set of Drawn to Art comics that are sure to inspire middle-grade readers and art lovers of any age.