Past Exhibitions
Tracy on the Raft at 7:30 p.m.

Alex Katz

Tracy on the Raft at 7:30 p.m., 1982

oil on canvas, 120 in. x 32. in.

Gift of the artist

Alex Katz: Maine/New York

Ongoing from July 14, 2012

BOULOS GALLERY,MARLBOROUGH GALLERY,PARKER POE CHARITABLE TRUST GALLERY

Curated by Carter Ratcliff

Curated by acclaimed Carter Ratcliff, Alex Katz: Maine/New York considers the art of Alex Katz from the paired perspectives of his longtime artistic milieusNew York City and Maine. Drawn from the holdings of the Colby College Museum of Art, the collection of the artist, and selected loans, paintings in this exhibition illuminate the urban and rural subjects that have guided the artist's work for more than six decades.


Standing Figure (Proud Oriental Figure), c. 1947

Louise Nevelson

Standing Figure (Proud Oriental Figure), c. 1947

Crushed stone

Gift of the Artist

Rediscoveries 1: New Perspectives on the Permanent Collection

November 8, 2011 - January 22, 2012

LOWER JETTÉ GALLERIES

Curated by David Simon

Founded on the belief that a museum is a platform for new ideas from diverse perspectives, Rediscoveries, an ongoing exhibition series, presents rotating selections from the permanent collection chosen by members of the Colby College community. Representing a wide range of disciplines, interests, and areas of expertise, guest curators include Colby faculty, students, staff, and friends of the Museum.

Rediscoveries 1 has been curated by David Simon, Professor of Art.