National Museum of Modern Art, Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan
April 16–August 25, 2024
Playback revisits Abstract Art Exhibition: Japan and U.S.A. held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) in 1955. In conjunction with the exhibition, MOMAT has reprinted the 1955 catalogue along with a contemporary insert containing historical information and documentary materials.
Image: George L. K. Morris, Nocturnal Convergence, 1950
Journal No. 6
Past/Present: American Abstract Artist Members Honor Their Predecessors
American Abstract Artists’ sixth journal looks back on our history, as 32 members recall in word and image a former or past member, no longer living, who has inspired or encouraged us, or simply whose work we admire.
See the Journal No. 6 page for more information and for viewing and purchasing options.
On Balance:
New Work by American Abstract Artists
Curated by Mary Birmingham
The exhibition took place at Art Cake in Brooklyn, NY, April 15 – May 14, 2023.
For more information about the exhibition, to view installation images, and to purchase or view the catalogue, see the exhibition page.
ON BALANCE
New work by American Abstract Artists
Curated by Mary Birmingham
April 15–May 14
Art Cake
214 40th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Gallery Hours: Fri/Sat/Sun Noon–6p
Featured Artists:
Alice Adams, Liz Ainslie, Steven Alexander, Emily Berger, Jeffrey Bishop, Susan Bonfils, Marvin Brown, Jacob Cartwright, James Clark, Gabriele Evertz, Laurie Fendrich, Joanne Freeman, Cris Gianakos, Gary Golkin, Gail Gregg, James Gross, Lynne Harlow, Carl E. Hazlewood, Mara Held, Pinkney Herbert, Daniel G. Hill, Gilbert Hsiao, Rhia Hurt, Julian Jackson, James Juszczyk, Cecily Kahn, Marthe Keller, Iona Kleinhaut, Victor Kord, Jane Logemann, Stephen Maine, Nancy Manter, Joanne Mattera, Creighton Michael, Manfred Mohr, Judith Murray, Lisa Nanni, Jim Osman, Rob de Oude, John Phillips, Corey Postiglione, Lucio Pozzi, Raquel Rabinovich, Ce Roser, Irene Rousseau, Cordy Ryman, Lorenza Sannai, Karen Schifano, Mary Schiliro, Claire Seidl, Edward Shalala, Susan Smith, Melissa Staiger, Li Trincere, Kim Uchiyama, Don Voisine, Stephen Westfall, Jeanne Wilkinson, Mark Williams, Thornton Willis, Patricia Zarate, Nola Zirin
More info on the exhibition page
Blurring Boundaries: The Women Of AAA, 1936–present
Curated by Rebecca DiGiovanna
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut
May 7 – September 3, 2023
The exhibition is touring via International Art & Artists (IA&A) See venues here.
For more information, see the Exhibition page.
Blurring Boundaries: The Women Of AAA, 1936–present
Curated by Rebecca DiGiovanna
LSU Museum of Art,Baton Rouge, LA
July 14, 2022 – October 23, 2022
The exhibition is touring via International Art & Artists (IA&A) See venues here.
For more information, see the Exhibition page.
American Abstract Artists: Digital Prints, 2012–2019
Herron School of Art + Architecture
Indianapolis, Ind.
January–March 2022
This exhibition includes the 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio and the 2019 suite of Digital Monoprints.
A pdf of the catalogue of the 75th Anniversary Print Portfolio can be viewed here.
To flip through the pages of the catalogue at issuu.com click here.
A pdf of the catalogue of the American Abstract Artists: Digital Monoprints 2019 can be viewed here.
To flip through the pages of the catalogue at issuu.com click here.
Blurring Boundaries: The Women Of AAA, 1936–present
Curated by Rebecca DiGiovanna
The Baker Museum, Naples, Florida, March 25, 2021 – July 25, 2021
The exhibition is touring via International Art & Artists (IA&A) See venues here.
Stripes—the whole idea
Curated by Edith Newhall
Featuring works by:
Gabriele Evertz, James Juszczyk, Joanne Mattera, Don Porcaro, Mary Schiliro, Melissa Staiger, & Kim Uchiyama
Stripes is the second in a series of online exhibitions presented by American Abstract Artists. The show examines the history and endless possibilities of the stripe in abstract art.
Edith Newhall is a writer, independent curator, and art critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
View the online exhibition here.
Groundings—dialogues between contemporary and historic members of American Abstract Artists
Curated by Jason Andrew
Featuring works by:
Alice Adams, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Iona Kleinhaut, Katinka Mann, Nancy Manter, Betty Parsons, Judith Rothschild, Edith Schloss, Esphyr Slobodkina, & Karen Schifano
Groundings examines the continuing legacy of American Abstract Artists by juxtaposing the works of historic and contemporary members of the organization. This online exhibition is the first of its kind for the group. Groundings is the initial installment in a series of three online shows, each developed by a different guest curator.
Jason Andrew is an independent curator and writer based in Brooklyn.
View the online exhibition here.
