Connecticut museums and galleries offering exhibits
Connecticut is rich with art galleries, museums and artists in all corners of the state, with gorgeous and engaging exhibits opening every week. Venues that are open to the public, as well as outdoor exhibits, are listed.
Hartford County Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford:
““The Spell of the Studio: Balthus’ Portrait of Mrs. Cooley, 1937” is up to Feb. 26.“Justine Kurland: Girl Pictures” and “Surrealism and Modernism: Highlights from the Collection” are up to August. “Matt Paweski / MATRIX 191” is up Feb. 3 to May 7. thewadsworth.org.
Amistad Center for Art & Culture, inside the Wadsworth Atheneum at 600 Main St. in Hartford:
“Merik Goma: My Heart is Light in the Void” is up starting Feb. 9. amistadcenter.org.
Hartford Art Space Gallery, 555 Asylum St.:
“The Chemistry of Melanin: A Celebration of Black Photography” is up Feb. 16 to 18. Admission is a suggested donation of $20 to be donated to Urban League of Greater Hartford. facebook.com/ hartfordartspacegallery.
Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford:
“Specific Matter: Howard el-Yasin” is up to March 19. “Every Little Thing: Rashmi Talpade” is up to Feb. 26. Work by Kate Bae is up to April 9. realartways.org.
Main Street in Hartford:
A stroll down Main Street provides ample artworks to view. In front of the library, there is a sculpture by David Hayes and a statue of Mark Twain. Between City Hall and Wadsworth Atheneum is Alexander Calder’s massive red “Stegosaurus.” In front of the Atheneum are a newly refurbished statue of Nathan Hale. Across the street from the Atheneum is Carl Andre’s “Stone Field Sculpture.” thewadsworth.org.
New England Air Museum, 36 Perimeter Road in Windsor Locks:
An exhibit about New England women who made significant contributions to the history of aviation, an exhibit about the Windsor Locks tornado and an exhibit about the Kosciuszko Squadron are on permanent display. neam.org.
Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St. in Hartford:
“Journey: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission” is up until July 30. ”The Bicycle Game,” a history of bicycles focusing on Hartford’s Pope Manufacturing Company, is up until fall. chs.org.
New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St.:
“Edward Burtynsky: Earth Observed” is up to April 16.“North America Divided,” which pairs 19th-century landscapes and genre scenes with works by contemporary artists Neil Jenney and Valerie Hegarty, is up until March. “Being Seen: People and Places in American Art, 1960s to Today,” with work by Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Martine Gutierrez, Rashaad Newsome, Iké Udé, Carrie Mae Weems, Radcliffe Bailey and Hernan Bas, is up to March 12. “Eva LeWitt” is up until Nov. 11.“Masterworks of the Sanford B. D. Low Illustration Collection” is up to June 4.“Rashmi Talpade: Piecing Together a New Britain Story” is up to Feb. 26. nbmaa.org.
224 Ecospace, 224 Farmington Ave. in Hartford:
“Interpretations of Black Excellence,” an exhibit of photography, painting, mixed media and sculpture on the subject of Black culture and Black identity, curated by Andre Rochester, is up to March 31. the224.org.
Hill Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road in Farmington:
“Alfred Pope: An Evolution of Ingenuity” is up to May 30. hillstead.org.
Mercy Gallery at Loomis Chaffee School, 4 Batchelder Road in Windsor:
“Sammy Chong: Removed” is up Feb. 9 to April 11. loomischaffee.org/arts/mercy-gallery.
Monastery Gallery of Art at Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road in West Hartford:
“A Missing Peace,” a group show responding to that theme, is up to April 10. monasterygallery.art.
Widener Gallery in Austin Arts Center at Trinity College, 300 Summit St. in Hartford:
“cuestiones caribeñas / caribbean matters,” an exhibit of sculpture and assemblage by Pablo Delano, is up to Feb. 25. trincoll.edu/austin-arts-center.
Gallery 66, 66 West Main St. in New Britain:
“The Pursuit of Excellence” is up to April 1. Artists include Katiana Jarbath Smith, Letty Rodriguez, Dana Simmons, Alyssa Griffin, Diba Mirzaei, Eddie Hall, Bita, Des Dolan, Sara Grote, Daniell Keane, James D’Amore and
Hedi Minow-Pike. facebook.com/ Gallery66NewBritain.
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave. in Hartford:
“Arwe Journey: The Art of Iyaba Iwo Mandingo” is up Feb. 11 to March 24. charteroakcenter.org.
Joseloff Gallery at University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave. in West Hartford:
Artwork by Chiraag Bhakta and Genevieve de Leon are up from Feb. 23 to March 25. hartford.edu/academics/ schools-colleges/art/galleries/ default.aspx.
Farmington Valley Arts Center, 25 Arts Center Drive in Avon:
“The Elements” and “Hearts on their Sleeves: Artists Valentines” are up to Feb. 25. artsfvac.org.
Barnes-Franklin Gallery at Tunxis Community College, 271 Scott Swamp Road in Farmington:
“Connections,” a show of work by Gary Jacobs and Jeanne Manzelli, is up to Feb. 28. tunxis.edu/campus-resources/barnes-franklin-gallery.
CCSU Art Galleries in Maloney Hall, second floor, at Central Connecticut State University, the corner of Stanley Street and Ella Grasso Blvd. in New Britain:
“Silent Spring,” a show of work of Ashley Eliza Williams, Michele Lauriat , and Sandy Litchfield, who are influenced by the literature of ecofeminists such as Rachel Carson and Donna Haraway. The show will be up to March 2. ccsu.edu/art/galleries.
Avon Town Hall, 60 West Main St.:
Avon Arts Fall-Winter Exhibition is up until Feb. 18. avonarts.org.
Art Gallery at University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford:
“Together Again: Paintings by Maud Monnier (1878-1932) and James Britton (1878-1936)” and “Five Collections / Five Themes: Recent Acquisitions in Photography” are up to March 11. usj.edu/arts/art-museum.
Noah Webster Library, 20 S. Main St. in West Hartford:
“Connecticut Creatures,” an exhibit of animal images, is up to March 30. westhartfordlibrary.org.
Gallery on the Green, on the town green in Canton:
Member exhibit “Heartfelt Expressions” and solo show by Aaron Borkowski are up Feb. 10 to March 11. galleryonthegreen.org.
Galleries @ WORK_SPACE, 903 Main St. in Manchester:
The third annual “Blank Canvas” challenge show is up Feb. 10 to March 31. workspacemanchester.com.
Clare Gallery at St. Patrick—St. Anthony Church, 285 Church St. in Hartford:
“A Suspension of Perception: Work by Christine Breslin,” an exhibit about children detained at the border, is up to March 12. spsact.org.
Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave. in West Hartford:
“United We Stand,” work by 24 members of the Women’s Artists Collective, is up from Feb. 14 to March 22. Participating artists are Barbara J. Alex, Sue Banks, Linda Boivert DeStafanis, Frances Drew, Rita Bond, Lori Racicot Burrous, Avis Cherichetti, Carol Courtney, Nancy Dudek, Laura Eden, Martha Galuszka, Teri Glassman, Irene Hilbert, Karen Israel, Charlene Li, Janet Miller, Anne Sheffield, Martha Simpson, Linda Lilling, Holly Pelton, Ceil Rossi, Donna Shaw, Harriet Winograd and Womack. mandelljcc.org.
West Hartford Art League, 37 Buena Vista Road:
“Celebrating our Diversity,” an exhibit of work by artists of color including Michael Borders, Stanwyck Cromwell, Linda Martin, EdJohnetta Miller and Joe Sam, is up to Feb. 12.“Collage 2023” is up to Feb. 26. westhartfordart.org.
Litchfield County
James Barron Art, 17 Old Barn Road in Kent: “Mosaics” is up to March 11. Artists are Olga de Amaral,
Jules de Balincourt, Chuck Close, Ghost of a Dream, Jessica Eaton, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Sidivial Fila, Hermine Ford, Jeffrey Gibson, Vera Girivi, Tadaaki Kuwayama, Sol Lewitt, Beverly Pepper, Howardena Pindell, James Middlebrook, Jan Müller, Sophy Naess, Rakuko Naito, Brian Rochefort, Kay Rosen, Shahzia Sikander, Stephen Shore, James Siena, Stanley Whitney, Jack Whitten, Pola Wickham and Elisabetta Zangrandi. jamesbarronart.com.
Furnace Art on Paper Archive, 107 Main St. in Falls Village:
“Sally Van Doren: Tangled Language” will be up from Feb. 11 to April 15. furnace-artonpaperarchive.com.
American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St. in Winsted:
Mural dedicated to American working people, five stories high and 120 feet wide, is open for viewing Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. $12, $10 seniors, $5 students, ages 4 and younger free, $25 for a season pass. americanmuralproject.org.
Five Points Gallery, 33 Main St. in Torrington:
Exhibits running to March 11 are works by Joe Fucigna, Sam Posey, Sandra Filippucci, Copper Tritscheller and Gay Schempp. fivepointsarts.org.
The Gallery at Founders’ Hall at Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Park Place East in Winsted:
“Love Letters,” an exhibit of work by Magaly Ohika, is up to March 2. nwcc.edu/gallery.
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 7 Fulling Lane in Kent:
“Cool & Collected” is up to March 5. The show, curated by Lani Holloway, features work by Amanda Acker, the estate of Yayoi Asoma, Kirstin Lam and Mary Tooley Parker. It is dedicated in memoriam to Asoma. kbfa.com.
Carol Corey Fine Art, 6 North Main St. in Kent:
“Beating Under Cover of the Woods: Animals in Contemporary Art” is up to March 5. carolcoreyfineart.com.
New London County Gilbert V. Boro Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, 80 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:
The sculpture grounds, with works by Boro and other artists, is on private property but is open to the public. Boro asks guests not to enter any buildings. A YouTube video about the grounds, part of the Smithsonian Channel documentary series “America: Over the Edge,” can be seen at gilbertboro.com.
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:
“Dreams & Memories” is up to May 14. flogris. org.
Saint Ann’s Church, 82 Shore Road in Old Lyme:
Artwork by James B Murphy is on view until March 31. saintannsoldlyme.org.
Norwich Arts Center, 60 Broadway:
A juried show,“Love, Red, Hearts,” is up to Feb. 24. norwicharts.org/exhibits.
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:
“Monochrome” is up to Feb. 19. lymeacademy.edu.
LaGrua Center, 32 Water St. in Stonington:
““Winterlude: The Artists of Gallery One” is up to Feb. 26. Artists are Rosemary Cotnoir, Michael Fanelli, Victor Filepp, Karen Israel, Ann Knickerbocker, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg and Jill Vaughn. lagruacenter.org.
Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St.:
“2023 Annual Members and Elected Artists Exhibition” is up to March 5. mysticmuseumofart.org.
Alexey von Schlippe Gallery on the campus of UConn Avery Point, 1084 Shennecossett Road in Groton:
“Master of Fine Arts Exhibition” is up to March 5. avsgallery. sfa.uconn.edu.
Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme
St. in Old Lyme:
“First Impressions: 31st Annual Associate Artist Show” is up to March 2. lymeartassociation.org.
Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St. in New London:
“Non-Stop Pop,” work by Don Ledversis, Brian Johnston and Bart Jeczmienny, is up Feb. 18 to March 11. hygienic.org.
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. in New London:
“Chromatopia: Stories of Color in Art” is up to March 5. Alexandra Stoddard: A Colorful Life” is up to Feb. 26.“Where Children Sleep: Photographs by James Mollison” is up Feb. 11 to April 30.“The Masters Series by Julia Pavone” is up Feb. 25 to April 23. lymanallyn.org.
Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave.:
“Fish & Forrest: Through the Lens of a Commercial Fisherman,” a photography exhibit, is up to the end of summer. mysticseaport.org.
New Haven County Artspace, 50 Orange St. in New Haven:
“For Your Consideration: Flatfile” is up to April 21. “[Voicings]”is up from Feb. 11 to April 15. Participating artists are Mira Dayal, Dominique Duroseau, JJJJJerome Ellis, Nikita Gale, Christine Sun
Kim, Amiko Li, Gordon Hall, Joseph Keckler, Matt Keegan and Sahra Motalebi. artspacenh.org.
Gallery 53, 53 Colony St. in Meriden:
“Ebony and Ivory, with a Pop of Color,” an exhibit of mostly black and white works, is up to Feb. 23. gallery53.org.
Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St. in New Haven:
“Made Visible: Freedom Dreams,” a show of work by Connecticut artists of color, s up to March 18. creativeartsworkshop.org.
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, 51 Trumbull St. in New Haven:
Exhibits up to Feb. 19: “AKWAABA II” (artwork by Ridha Ali, Susan Clinard, Clymenza Hawkins, David Holzman and Shaunda Holloway), “Figures and Faces: Recent Works by the Brush & Palette Club” (artwork by Carol Boynton, Frank Bruckmann, Eoin Burke, Diane Chandler, Elena Gerard, Heidi Harrington, Ruth Johnson, Candace Klein and Todd Lyon), “January Yoon Cho: The Walk Project,” ”Quartered: Recent Works by Educational Center for the Arts students” and “Kit Hung: Forever
17” will be up from Jan. 22 to Feb. 19. elycenter.org.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave. in New Haven:
“Light,” a juried group show, is up Feb. 9 to March
12. Artists are Ioana Barac, Brandin Barón, Mark Battista, Lisa Benson, Paul Berger, Kraig Binkowski, Marsha Borden, Frank Bruckmann, Jill Butcher, Bill Butcher, Louise Cadoux, Allen Camp, Joseph Cavalieri, Kelly Clark, Ann Cofta, Jeanette Compton, Penrhyn Cook, Rod Cook, Michael Corthell, Ron Crowcroft, Jay Daugherty, Erich Davis, Rosemary Devlin, Carol Dunn, Thomas Edwards, Joan Emmet, Joe Fekieta, Chris Ferguson, Florin Firimita, Marc Fisher, Jonathan Gaetke, Sean Gallagher, Matthew Garrett, Robert Giannotti, Nancy Gladwell, David Gootnick, Rene Gortat, Dan Gries, Andrea Haas, Eddie Hall, Heidi Harrington, Kate Henderson, Kong Ho, Ellen Hoverkamp, Kathy Katella-Cofrancesco, William Kluba, Sheldon Krevit, Janet Leombruni, Howard Margules, Sven Martson, Zoe Matthiessen, Michael McCarter, Sean McCusker, Lauren McDermott, Pj Mills, Roy Money, Masha Morgunova, Paul M. Murray, Julie O’Connor, Hilary Opperman, David Ottenstein, Hank Paper, Eric Renard, Mia Rollins , Eunice Roy, Charles Schiller, Sheri Schwarz, Mark K.St. Mary, Karin Stanley , Kathy Stark, Shawn Sullivan, Tom Swimm, Basia Tov, R.F. Wilton and Marjorie Wolfe. kehlerliddellgallery.com.
Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. in New Haven:
”Richard Long: Quantock Wood Circle” is up to Feb. 12.“Bill Brandt | Henry Moore” is up to Feb. 26.“The View From
Here 2023.,” a show of work by 22 student-photographers from greater New Haven, is up to April 2. Artists in that show are Abiba Biao, Southern Connecticut State University; Mia Coppola, Joseph A. Foran High School; Ethan Lopez, Amity High School; Emaan Naqvi, Cheshire High School; Siul Rivera, Wilbur Cross High School; Jayden Rzasa, Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School; Reem Saood, Wilbur Cross High School; Zoe Stowe, Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School; Maria Tenorio, Wilbur Cross High School; Ashlynn Topper, Hamden High School; and Virginia Karina Vasquez Antonio, Gateway Community College. britishart.yale.edu.
Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. in New Haven:
“Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500—1800,” an exhibit that examines connections among art, science, and European colonialism, is up Feb. 17 to June 25. “Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale,” a show of 17th-century artworks, is up Feb. 17
to July 23. artgallery.yale.edu.
Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St.:
An exhibit of work by GAC faculty is up to Feb. 26. guilfordartcenter.org.
Guilford Art League at Nathanael B. Greene Community Center, 32 Church St.:
Winter show will be up to mid-April. guilfordartleague.org.
Palestine Museum US, 1764 Litchfield Turnpike, Suite 200, in Woodbridge:
The museum of works by Palestinian artists is open by appointment only at palestinemuseum.us.
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave.:
“Instants: Linda Lindroth’s Polaroid Portraits” runs to June 10. “Point of Departure: New Haven, 1822” is up to May 6. “Factory” is up to Feb. 28. newhavenmuseum.org.
City Gallery, 994 State St. in New Haven:
“Life after Life,” a show of textile work by Rita Daley Hannafin and Gwen Hendrix, is up to Feb. 26. city-gallery.org.
Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St. in Waterbury:
“Staff Favorites” and “MIXMASTER Juried Members’ Exhibition” are up to Feb. 19. The historical exhibit “Waterbury’s Soap Box Derby” is up to Jan. 30, 2024. mattmuseum.org.
Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road in Madison:
“Valentine Gems” is up to March 4. Artists include Kathy Anderson, Carol Arnold, Del-Bourree Bach, Patt Baldino, Paul Batch, Paul Beebe, Peter Bergeron, Kelly Birkenruth, Dan Brown, Grace DeVito, David Dunlop, Vincent Giarrano, Sue Gilkey, Tom Hughes, Sarah Stifler Lucas, James Magner, Anne McGrory, Leonard Mizerek, Larry Preston, Deborah Quinn-Munson, Dennis Sheehan, Jeanne Rosier Smith, Kyle Stuckey, Katie Swatland and Laura Westlake. susanpowellfineart.com.
Fairfield County Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. in Ridgefield:
“Aldrich Projects: Kathleen Ryan: Head and Heart” is up to May 14. “Prima Materia: The Periodic Table in Contemporary Art” is up to Aug. 27. aldrichart.org.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Mathews Park, 299 West Ave. in Norwalk:
“Linda Herritt: Patterned Prose” is up to Feb. 19. contemprints.org.
The CAMP Gallery, 190 Main St. in Westport:
“The Not So Silent Witness,” artwork by Rita Valley and Lydia Viscardi, is up to Feb. 28. thecampgallery.com.
Loft Artists Association, 575 Pacific St. in Stamford:
“Rhythm and Blues” is up to Feb. 12. loftartists.org.
Housatonic Museum of Art, on the campus of Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd. in Bridgeport:
“The Practice of Democracy: A View from Connecticut,” an exhibit that “will explore the impact of the built environment and past planning decisions on the lives of Connecticut’s residents through the lens of democracy, equity and justice,” is up to Feb. 24. museum.housatonic.edu.
MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike:
“Paul Camacho: El
Ritmo Y La Unidad” is up to Feb. 26. mocawestport.org.
Saugatuck Train Station, 1 Railroad Place in Westport:
A lenticular portrait of Olympic silver medalist and Westport resident Julia Marino, created by Miggs Burroughs, is on exhibit until summer 2023.
Westport Book Shop, 23 Jesup Road: Art by Kat Evans is up to Feb. 28. westportbooksaleventures.org
Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road in New Canaan:
“New Members 2023 is up to Feb. 25. silvermineart.org.
Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road:
“The Road to Busytown: Richard Scarry’s Life in Fairfield County” is up to April 30. fairfieldhistory.org.
The Art and Design Gallery at Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave. in Fairfield:
“Hidden Chapters: Threads of Narration,” an exhibit of work by Kevin van Aelst, Jon Allen, Maria de Los Angeles, Carrie Ann Baade, Chris Barnard, Ryan Bonilla, Tim Brawner, Dennis Carroll, Edward Castiglione, Matthew Collings, Steve Digiovanni, Jacob T. Docksey, Jenny Dubnau, Hollis Dunlap, Oliver Herring, Graham Honaker, John Jacobsmeyer, Andy Jenkins, Jon Keefer, Margaret Roleke, Anna Russell, Petr Shvetsov, Jeff Slomba, Anthony Smith Jr., Kyle Staver and Kevin Wilkins, will be up from Feb. 2 to March 10. sacredheart.edu/ academics/colleges—schools/ school-of-communication-media— the-arts/departments/art—design.