February 24 – May 10, 2015 — John James Audubon masterfully depicted the wildlife of 19th century America. Although primarily known for his stunning images of birds, he also created a series featuring four-legged mammals also called quadrupeds. Selections on view from MONA’s Audubon collection include two large-scale Sandhill crane prints in honor of that Read More
July 22, 2014 – April 19, 2015 — This exhibition pays tribute to historical events that have profoundly impacted our world, nation, and state. Each piece captures the essence of these life-changing circumstances in a variety of media and styles. The artworks tell a compelling story of strength, perseverance, ingenuity, life, and death.
January 30 – April 19, 2015 The 2015 exhibition series in MONA’s Postmaster Gallery explores poetry by Nebraska’s laureates, creating a synthesis of the literary with the visual. Aesthetic delights and sensory speech that connect us with our soulful self and the experiences of others are stirringly evoked through the visual language of metaphor. The Read More
January 10 – April 5, 2015 — Kearney artist Jeni Homan creates soft and insightful vistas of the Nebraska landscape using the pastel medium. The artist’s small- to large-scale paintings are documents of a quickly fleeting “non-interrupted” landscape that, over time, is continually altered by societal growth.
December 16, 2014 – March 29, 2015 — When one hears the name Solomon Butcher, the images of early Nebraska settlers by sod houses comes to mind, however, that was only part of his career. Butcher later had a studio just three blocks south of what is now the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, Read More
October 11, 2014 – East Gallery closing March 29, 2015 Southwest & Southeast Galleries closing March 15, 2015 — At its simplest, paper is an ordinary, everyday item that is a part of most of our lives. Yet when it is found in the hands of an artist and is purposefully manipulated
December 9, 2014 – March 1, 2015 — Gary Zaruba, Larry Peterson, and Jack Karraker are not only founders of the Museum of Nebraska Art, they are also artists in their own right. All are retired art faculty members from the Art and Art History Department, University of Nebraska Kearney. Recognized for their deep and Read More
November 22, 2014 – February 15, 2015 — During the 1940s, Grant Reynard did a series of drawings titled Inside Manhattan for PM Daily, a New York newspaper. These winter scene selections capture another time and setting unlike those of familiar rural Nebraska.
November 24, 2015 – February 14, 2016 — In 1941 the American Artists Group in New York published Grant Reynard’s book, Rattling Home for Christmas. This limited edition publication, written and illustrated by Reynard, chronicled the journey of a young man on his way home for Christmas. The Museum of Nebraska Art is fortunate to 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
