Exhibitions

Sep 25,2021 - Jan 2, 2022 | Evans Court Gallery, Level 2

In Ansel Adams: Compositions in Nature, more than 70 photographs spanning over five decades showcase the breathtaking vistas, beguiling details, and inimitable style that define this most beloved and influential photographer. Considering Adams as artist, environmentalist, and musician, the exhibition includes iconic images, rarely seen early photographs, and musical recordings that also take you behind the camera.

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

Sep 24, 2021, all day | Evans Court Gallery, Level 2

Be one of the first to see Ansel Adams: Compositions in Nature. Behold the drama and splendor of the American landscape as seen through the lens of photographer Ansel Adams. More than 70 photographs spanning over five decades present the breathtaking vistas, beguiling details, and inimitable style that define this most beloved and influential photographer. Considering Adams as artist, environmentalist, and musician, the exhibition includes iconic images, rarely seen early photographs, and musical recordings that take you behind the camera.
Also join VMFA Photography Educator Frank Saunders at 4:30 and 5:00 pm for a demonstration of a view camera. Member Preview attendees will have an opportunity to look through the camera (under the dark cloth, of course) to see just what the photographer sees when composing a photograph and gain an appreciation for the type of camera Ansel Adams used. 

VMFA Members only. Advance reservations recommended.

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

Thu-Fri, Oct 28-29 | Altria and New Market Galleries, Level LL

Be one of the first to see the special exhibition Man Ray: The Paris Years.
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 for VMFA Members only. Advance reservations strongly recommended.