Exhibition Tickets

Oct 30, 2021–Feb 21, 2022 | Altria and New Market Galleries, Level LL

Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Michael Taylor, VMFA’s Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Art and Education, Man Ray: The Paris Years is timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Man Ray’s arrival in the French capital. The exhibition includes more than 100 portraits of such cultural luminaries as Kay Boyle, André Breton, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Ernest Hemingway, Miriam Hopkins, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, Méret Oppenheim, Pablo Picasso, Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse), Elsa Schiaparelli, Erik Satie, and Gertrude Stein. Man Ray’s portraits went beyond merely recording outward appearances and instead captured the essence of his sitters as creative individuals and documented the collective nature and character of Les Années folles (the crazy years) of Paris between the two world wars.

$16 Adults
$12 Seniors 65+
$10 Youth (7–17) & Students with ID
VMFA Members & children 6 & under FREE

Wednesdays, Nov 3, 2021–Feb 16, 2022 | 5–9pm | Altria and New Market Galleries, Level LL

Join us for a series of special evenings when VMFA members and their guests can enjoy special access to Man Ray: The Paris Years. Single-cardholder members may reserve one free guest ticket each week and dual-cardholder members may reserve two.

Travel back to 1920s–30s Paris to meet some of the most influential cultural luminaries of the time, as captured by American expatriate artist Man Ray. More than 100 remarkable portrait photographs include such noted sitters as Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Pablo Picasso, as well as Ruby Richards and other African Americans whose lives and portraits broke color barriers. The exhibition is informed by groundbreaking research on Man Ray’s work and his compelling subjects.

FREE, VMFA Members only.

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Thu, Feb 17, 5–9 pm & Fri, Feb 18, 10 am–9 pm | Evans Court Gallery, Level 2

Explore the captivating and sublime paintings and sculpture of Nepalese-born Tibetan American contemporary artist Tsherin Sherpa. VMFA presents the global artist's first museum exhibition as a focused retrospective, tracing his groundbreaking career. In this thought-provoking, participatory art experience, the works on view form a narrative arc of both autobiography and social commentary, addressing loss, struggle, and re-empowerment. Collected and shown worldwide, Sherpa's artwork has garnered international acclaim and was featured in VMFA's 2019 exhibition Awaken. Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits is curated by John Henry Rice, VMFA's E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of South Asian and Islamic art.

VMFA members only. Advanced reservations recommended.

Feb 19–Oct 16, 2022 | Evans Court Gallery, Level 2

Explore the captivating and sublime paintings and sculpture of Nepalese-born Tibetan American contemporary artist Tsherin Sherpa. VMFA presents the global artist’s first solo museum exhibition as a focused retrospective. In this thought-provoking, participatory art experience, the works on view form a narrative arc of both autobiography and social commentary, addressing loss, struggle, and re-empowerment. Collected and shown worldwide, including VMFA’s 2019 exhibition Awaken, Sherpa’s groundbreaking artwork continues to garner international acclaim.

$10 Adults
$8 Seniors 65+, Youth (7–17) & Students with ID
VMFA Members & children 6 & under FREE