Exhibitions

Artwork
Montclair Art Museum has been collecting, preserving, and showing Native American and American artwork since 1914. MAM stewards more than 14,000 works, including painting, works on paper, ceramics, basketry, sculpture, beadwork, and more.
Current Exhibitions
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Cantilevered #28 (Teetering), 2016 Oil on Mylar, metal, wood 17 1⁄4 x 15 1⁄2 in Collection of Michael Kenny and Ingrid Doyle
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Nanette Carter: A Question of Balance

Comprehensive retrospective of Montclair artist Nanette Carter's innovative work

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Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) Mythological Meeting, 1979 Oil on canvas 43 x 58 in. Framed Gift of Dorothy Lichtenstein to honor the Staff of the Montclair Art Museum 2007.5
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A to Sze: Collecting at MAM (2000-2025)

Collection-based exhibition showcasing acquisitions from the last 25 years

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Cara Romero (Chemehuevi and German-Irish, b. 1977). Water Memory, 2015. Archival pigment print on Canson Platine Fiber Rag Ed. 5/10, Sheet: 34 x 34 in. Museum purchase 2019.1.1.

Platinum to Postcards: Collecting Photography at MAM (2000–2025)

Collection-based exhibition showcasing photography acquisitions from the last 25 years

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Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge / Native Art

A new collaborative long-term exhibition

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Person in patterned outfit with various items like snacks, sports memorabilia, and photographs around them.
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Tyler Chan: Montclair Snap Memories

Solo Exhibition of Montclair-Native photographer Tyler Chan

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Nanette Carter, "Shifting Perspectives #6" (2024)
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Nanette Carter: Shifting Perspectives

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Caren King Choi (b. 1984), Mt. Rushmore (Nieces & Nephew), 2020, China marker, graphite, stickers on paper 36 x 46 in. Museum purchase; Acquisition Fund, 2022.13.
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Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection

Exploration of evolving concepts of family and community within MAM's collection

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Upcoming Exhibitions
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George Inness (1825–1894. Delaware Water Gap, 1857. Oil on canvas, 46 x 65 1/2 in. Gift of Mrs. F.G. Herman Fayen in memory of Mr. Fayen, 1930.2.

George Inness: Visionary Landscapes–NEW WORKS AND NATIVE VIEWS

a significant installation of MAM's George Inness collection

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