Past Exhibitions

Lithographs by Grant Wood
June 24- July 31, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a new exhibit featuring 8 original signed lithographs by Grant Wood (1891-1942) from an anonymous private collection. In 1930, Grant Wood became the most well known artist in America when...

Jazz Expressions III
June 14-19, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a new spotlight exhibit that expresses an experience with jazz. Twelve works by Sheri Smith (Chicago) and Barbara Gentner Stephenson (Granger) will be displayed at the Midwest Museum of American...

The Reading Room: A Spotlight Exhibit
April 22 - June 12, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present an informational installation celebrating more than 40 Years of MMAA History. This three-and-a-half-year project was undertaken by MMAA Librarian, Susie Lehman. Forty-plus years of...

Recycle, Repurpose, Re-imagine: The Poetry of the Found Object
April 15 through July 10, 2022 The ideas of process and transformation; using materials found in the real world; making poetic associations; and, interpretive and personal journeys of discovery will be some of the major themes. In total, the exhibit will include over...

Youth Art Month 2022
March 13 through April 10, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present Youth Art Month 2022. This year marks the 42nd year that an exhibit featuring student artwork has been shown at the Midwest Museum of American Art. Selected by art educators from...

Tuck Langland: Beginnings
February 25-April 10, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring work from the Tuck Langland Study Collection. This spotlight exhibit re-contextualizes early works from the MMAA archives of Langland’s sculpture. It...

Lea Goldman: Storyteller
February 25-April 10, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring the paintings of Lea Goldman. Lea Goldman is a full-time painter and printmaker. Her work is narrative in nature with close attention to abstract elements....

Nature: Forms & Forces, The Photographs of Algimantas Kezys
January 14-March 6, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring the photography of Algimantas Kezys. This exhibit highlights selected gelatin silver prints by the Lithuanian photographer, Algimantas Kezys. Some of these...

Recent Acquisitions: Selections from the Permanent Collection
January 7-February 20, 2021 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to announce the exhibit Recent Acquisitions From the Permanent Collection. This exhibit looks back over the past ten years to highlight some of the museum's most important holdings acquired from...

Mary Amador: Embracing Family
January 7-February 20, 2022 The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a Spotlight Exhibit featuring the artwork of Mary Amador. The exhibit consists of 12 mixed media works that relate to the artist's biographical experiences as told through portraits...