The Expanding Universe, 1959, by Vance Kirkland, Collection of Kirkland Museum

Colorado Abstract Expressionism from Kirkland Museum

Kirkland Museum

November 11, 2011 - February 5, 2012
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
1311 Pearl Street
Denver, Colorado
www.kirklandmuseum.org
Kirkland Museum’s collection includes great examples of Abstract Expressionism by Colorado artists. Great Abstract Expressionism was not limited to New York and San Francisco. See the stunning fourth period of Vance Kirkland’s painting career with his unique resist techniques, as well as other abstract expressionists who worked in Colorado, in this exhibition from Kirkland Museum’s permanent collection. Image: The Expanding Universe, 1959, by Vance Kirkland, Collection of Kirkland Museum

Family Sundays: Helmets, Hats and Headdresses

Saint Louis Art Museum

May 19, 2013
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org

Image courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Gallery Talk: Painting in 18th Century Britain

Saint Louis Art Museum

May 23-24, 2013
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org

Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Vermont Sugar House, 1938, watercolor on paper, 14 x 20 inches.  Loan from Mr.  Louis Moore Bacon.

Edward Hopper in Vermont

Middlebury College Museum of Art

May 23 - August 11, 2013
Middlebury College Museum of Art

Middlebury, Vermont
http://museum.middlebury.edu/exhibitions/upcoming/node/945

Olana, Home of Frederic Edwin Church

2013 Olana Partnership Frederic E. Church Award Gala

The Olana Partnership

May 23, 2013
New York Public Library
Celeste Bartos Forum
New York, New York
www.olana.org

Art After 5: Music and Art from Africa

Saint Louis Art Museum

May 24, 2013
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org

Barrington Art Festival

Amdur Productions

May 25-26, 2013
Downtown Barrington
Cook and Station Streets
Barrington, Illinois
www.BarringtonArtFestival.com

"Index Horse" weathervane, attributed to J.  Howard & Co., Bridgewater, Massachusetts, ca.1850, copper and cast zinc, 20 x 24 inches, Private Collection.

Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes

Brandywine River Museum

May 25 - July 28, 2013
Brandywine River Museum
Route 1
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/

Family Sundays: Helmets, Hats and Headdresses

Saint Louis Art Museum

May 26, 2013
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org

Image courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Gallery Talk: Architect Cass Gilbert's Saint Louis Art Museum

Saint Louis Art Museum

May 30-31, 2013
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org

Millennium Art Festival

Amdur Productions

May 31 - June 2, 2013
Lake Street at Michigan Avenue
Lake Street at Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
www.MillenniumArtFestival.com

Richard Diebenkorn, "Woman and Checkerboard", 1956.  Oil on canvas.  SBMA purchase, Pacific Coast Biennial Fund.

Mystery in Masterpieces

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women's Board

June 1, 2013
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, California
www.sbmawb.org