Figge Art Museum

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“The figge art museum actively serves the public by promoting appreciation and creation of visual art through education and by collecting, conserving, and exhibiting art. As a vital, responsive institution, the museum brings art and people together. We enrich our community with the experience of art through education, collections, exhibitions and preservation and we endeavor to transform our community through the power of art.”

“The figge's 2022-2023 exhibition highlights included: "john leslie breck: american impressionist." this exhibition explores the work, life, and career of the nineteenth-century american artist john leslie breck (1860- 1899), one of the first american artists to adopt impressionism and to nurture its acceptance in the united states. "urban exposure: the american city seen" drawn entirely from the figges collection, urban exposure showcases a compelling array of twentieth and twenty-first century artwork exploring the human condition within the urban american scene. "message from our planet: digital art from the thoma collection" curated by the carl and marilynn thoma foundation, brings together 20 unique software, video, and light technology artworks created by a diverse group of international artists working at the forefront of digital and electronic art. The exhibition proposes that media technologiesfrom vintage devices to cutting-edge digital algorithmsoffer distinct ways for artists to communicate with future generations. "peace, power, and prestige: metal arts in africa" explores the roles of metal objects in sustaining and enhancing life in african communities, while demonstrating the aesthetic and expressive power of metal arts. "erwin eisch, mauricio lasansky, and zoya cherkassay: artists remember" featuring the work of accomplished printmakers erwin eisch, mauricio lasansky, and zoya cherkassay, artists remember explores the unique imagery artists use to confront the deplorable history of nazi era oppression and genocide. "sporting fashion: outdoor girls 1800 to 1960" organized by the american federation of arts and the fashion institute of design & merchandising museum (fidm), celebrates the evolution of womens sporting fashion, highlighting the way in which women navigated the demands of function and propriety through fashion, with 64 fully accessorized head-to-toe garments presented from the height of each sports popularity. "veiled: the art of heidi draley mcfall" heidi draley mcfall creates large-scale portrait drawings that encourage us to explore our shared humanity. This exhibition features work created over the past four years portraying the artists family, friends, and past acquaintances. "the life and art of charles m. Schulz" explores schulzs personal history and his role as the inspiration and artistic talent behind peanuts and its unique cast of characters. The exhibition follows schulz from his minnesota roots to his life in california and tracks the development of the characters that make up the unique world of peanuts. "ansel adams, the sierra club, and the making of a landscape icon" a suite of images by the renowned photographer ansel adams. A san francisco native, adams (1902- 1984) was arguably the most famous and influential american landscape photographer of the twentieth century. "iowa night skies" features a dozen stunning pigment prints by iowa city based photographer johnny brian. By exposing film over long periods, brian captures the bustling sky from his backyard.”