Discover the story behind the Art of Nebraska
DISCOVER THE STORY BEHIND THE ART OF NEBRASKA
The Museum of Nebraska Art showcases dynamic exhibitions featuring works from MONA’s esteemed permanent collection alongside powerful creations by contemporary artists. As the only museum in the state solely dedicated to championing the art and artists of Nebraska, MONA has redefined its visitor experience with new exhibition spaces, enlarged areas for public programming, enhanced amenities, and improved accessibility.
2401 Central Avenue, downtown Kearney, NE.
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays and major holidays
FREE ADMISSION
MONA’s ARTreach program provides exhibitions to various communities throughout Nebraska. The ARTreach fees include delivery to the exhibition venue, installation of the show, labels and didactics, educational support as needed, and deinstallation and return to MONA after the exhibition’s close. With professional assistance in managing the exhibition each step of the way, ARTreach exhibitions share MONA’s collection with a variety of venues across the state. To learn more about ARTreach, please call the Museum at (308) 865-8559.
MONA serves as a catalyst for visitor learning and enjoyment through its exhibitions, docent-led tours, hands-on workshops, and artist talks bringing the art of Nebraska to life. Our ARTreach program provides traveling exhibitions to communities all over the state.
December 15, 2015 – February 28, 2016 — Over the last two and a half years, MONA has added almost 200 new artworks to its permanent collection. This large and diverse group includes paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, as well as other various media, ranging from representational to non-representational, created over the span of 150 years. Read More
October 23, 2015 – January 17, 2016 — 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 Read More
1972, Sumter, South Carolina – Shawnequa Linder is an African American abstract painter and photographer whose work explores the interplay of urban decay, texture, color, and unlikely elements that can be meshed together to create a unified composition. As Kim Carpenter wrote for Omaha Magazine, Linder describes her paintings as fitting within the abstract decay Read More
(b. 1972) Dana Rose was born in 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1995 she earned her B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and then went on to complete her M.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia in 2000. From 2000 to 2009 she worked as an editor and designer Read More
1980, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe – Tafadzwa Nododa was born in 1980 in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. After arriving in Nebraska, Nododa studied art at Bellevue University, near Omaha. He also spent time in 2005 as an artist-in-residence in the Barker Art Program at the Hot Shops Art Center in Omaha. Primarily a self-taught artist, Ndoda creates photorealistic drawings Read More
1970, Omaha, Nebraska – 2013, Omaha, Nebraska Wanda Ewing was born in 1970 in Omaha, Nebraska. She used printmaking, painting, collage, latch hook, and other media to create pieces that she wrote “explore the subjects of race, beauty standards, sexuality, and identity.” Her bold and colorful artistic style was heavily influenced by pop and hip-hop Read More
1951, Omaha, Nebraska – Born in 1951 in Omaha, Nebraska, Deborah Teamer Bunting has spent much of her life dedicated to the arts in her home state. She grew up in a family of creative people where the arts were always present. Her mother was a classically trained pianist and her grandmother was a needlework Read More
(b. 1945) Born in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rudy Smith grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. After hearing Martin Luther King, Jr. speak at a convention in Denver when he was but 13, Smith became involved with the Youth Council of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), advancing to president of a Read More
1908, Nebraska – 1977, Los Angeles, California Nebraska-born with exact place unknown, Helen Allred lived in the state until 1933 when she was age 25, and then moved to California for the remainder of her life. She was a divorcee who listed herself as an artist on census records, but took other jobs including that Read More
1891, Nebraska – 1966, Hayward, California (Temperance Elizabeth Allison) Art educator and theater participant in California, Tempe Allison was born in Nebraska, but lived most of her childhood in Cimarron, Oklahoma with parents, John and Elisabeth Hill Allison and five younger siblings. Her formal name was Temperance Allison, but in biographical references and her publications, Read More
