Exhibitions: Block Museum - Northwestern University
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Winter 2025 Exhibitions

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January 25-July 13, 2025

Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland

Zhegagoynak, the place now known as Chicagoland, is a vital center for Indigenous art, past and present. Through the perspectives of four collaborating artists with connections to Zhegagoynak Woven Being explores confluences that have shaped and are continue to shape Indigenous creative practices in the region and beyond.
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January 25 - July 13, 2025Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland

Future Exhibitions

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May 9-June 22, 2025

A New State of Matter: 2025 Art Theory & Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

2025 Master of Fine Arts degree candidates — present their thesis projects and conclude their residencies in the Department of Art, Theory, and Practice at Northwestern University. 
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May 9 - June 22, 2025A New State of Matter: 2025 Art Theory & Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition
September 17-December 14, 2025

Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper

The Block Museum of Art presents an exhibition showcasing newly acquired works from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation through the Frankenthaler Prints Initiative. Highlighting Frankenthaler’s experimental printmaking techniques, the exhibition pairs Frankenthaler's work with lithographs, watercolors, and drawings from artists in dialogue with her artistic methods.
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September 17 - December 14, 2025Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions from past years