May 27 – August 21, 2016 Narrative art through images evokes the power of the imagination, providing limitless opportunities for sensory, emotional, and personal interpretation, so viewers can discover their own unique story. For the annual series of exhibitions in the Postmaster Gallery, 2016 features Every Picture Tells a Story with three subjects in turn Read More
Alice Cleaver Aunt Nettie oil on linen, n.d. Gift of Jan Tynan in memory of husband Robert Tynan and his mother Helen Wheeler Tynan, Conservation by Merle Stalder Museum of Nebraska Art Collection May 10 – August 7, 2016 Alice Cleaver was one of Nebraska’s talented and well-trained early women artists. An 1895 graduate of Read More
April 19 – August 7, 2016 Deeply Rooted, a juried exhibition organized by the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), explores the meaning of “roots” through the quilt medium. Thirty works are featured, all created by SAQA members from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. SAQA, founded in 1989, is an organization of more than 3,000 fiber Read More
May 6 – July 10, 2016 A select group of high school students works with the Museum of Nebraska Art staff to conceptualize, choose, and install an exhibition of artworks drawn from MONA’s collection. The experiential learning expands their knowledge of art, museums, and careers. Measured Texture explores actual physical texture, which can be felt, Read More
April 9 – July 3, 2016 Mark Hartman, Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, is a painter, draftsman, mixed media artist, and graphic designer. In his first solo exhibition at MONA, Hartman brings his love of media and the act of creation to works Read More
January 22 – May 22, 2016 Narrative art through images evokes the power of the imagination, providing limitless opportunities for sensory, emotional, and personal interpretation so viewers may discover their own unique story. For the annual series of exhibitions in the Postmaster Gallery, 2016 features Every Picture Tells a Story with three subjects in turn Read More
April 12 – May 8, 2016 Budding artists from Kearney and surrounding school districts in central Nebraska are featured during four weeks in the spring when the Museum of Nebraska Art is sparkling with the creativity of young student artists ranging from kindergarten to high school seniors. Each week a different selection of art is Read More
February 16 – May 1, 2016 Every year the natural phenomenon of the Sandhill Crane migration takes place in Central Nebraska. It is also the time when the Museum of Nebraska Art showcases works featuring these impressive birds. Spanning over 150 years from John J. Audubon’s engravings to Michael Forsberg’s photography, artists have used different Read More
July 21, 2015 – April 17, 2016 — How long does it take to know a work of art? Contemplation and making personal connections require time. In actual time, we sometimes need to move around or through an artwork or watch it over a period of time to experience it. Then there is work that Read More
January 9 – April 3, 2016 Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez’s installation, Travelers and Settlers, is an exploration of the “experience of identity, memory, and gender.” By including family heirlooms alongside carved wood boats and black mirror-like panels that hold pearled sconces, the artist creates an environment that is beautiful, engaging, and introspective. Born in Colombia, Friedemann-Sánchez has Read More
