Past Exhibitions

Forty-three years after his debut exhibition at the Everson, Darryl Hughto returns for a career-spanning show to kick off the Everson’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Presented in conjunction with From Diamonds to Sailboats, this exhibition features a selection of Darryl Hughto’s portrait paintings.

On view through August 26 A new exhibition series at the Everson, FOCUS presents selected works from the Museum’s collection in order to spark dialogue about how objects relate to one another across time, medium, and subject matter.

In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Everson building, Visions of America showcases the depth of the Everson’s collection of American art.

Embracing the Underground explores the rich and diverse culture of modern day tattooing.

The Student Art Open 2018 features work made by Central New York high school students curated by the Everson Teen Arts Council through an open call for entries.

For over twenty years, Sheila Pepe has constructed large-scale, ephemeral installations and sculpture made out of domestic and industrial fibrous materials. This exhibition, the first mid-career survey of Pepe’s work, examines how the artist often plays with feminist and craft traditions to counter patriarchal notions of recognized or accepted forms of art making. Hot Mess Formalism is organized by the Phoenix Art Museum and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog. Sheila Pepe: Hot Mess Formalism is made possible through a grant from The Coby Foundation, Ltd.

Coordinated by ARISE, a non-profit agency based in Syracuse, UNIQUE celebrates the artistic talents of Central New Yorkers living with disabilities.

Based in Los Angeles, Edie Fake explores themes of gender, sexuality, and identity through illustration, painting, and comic book design. This exhibition presents a selection of Fake’s meticulously rendered gouache and ink architectural drawings, which focus on facade and ornamentation as a way to understand our bodies, selves, and the importance of the spaces we inhabit.

This exhibition, the first museum retrospective of American artist Jeff Donaldson (1932-2004), explores four decades of the artist’s career, spanning from his activist roots in Chicago as a founding member of the AfriCOBRA movement to his influence on future generations of artists as a professor at Howard University. Donaldson’s work is an amalgamation of energetic colors, intricate patterns, and African iconography that celebrates the history of African art and the roots of black culture.