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Exhibitions

Winter 2025 Exhibitions

Lake at sunrise

Lake at sunrise

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.

January 25 - July 13, 2025Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland

January 25-April 13, 2025

It takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig

Jordan Ann Craig (b. 1992 San Jose, CA) is a Northern Cheyenne artist living and working in Pojoaque Valley, New Mexico.

January 25 - April 13, 2025It takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig

Future Exhibitions

May 9-June 22, 2025

2025 Art Theory and 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.

May 9 - June 22, 20252025 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

September 24-April 12, 2026

Helen Frankenthaler

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.

September 24 - April 12, 2026Helen Frankenthaler

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions from past years