Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
The Penetrating Gaze
February 23, 2013 – June 16, 2013If looks can kill, then the images in this exhibition need to come with a warning. As windows to the soul, the eyes tell it all... More
Head to Head
March 2, 2013 – June 23, 2013The human head is the nexus of thought, emotion, and expression. Four of our five senses are located there. The importance of human head—regardless of size and shape—visually links the great variety of artworks in this exhibition, which range in date from 1907 (“Tete d’enfant” by Henri Matisse... More
2013 UNCG Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
April 27, 2013 – June 2, 2013"The 2013 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition" features work by six artists in the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Department of Art graduate program. More
the kids are all right: an exhibition about family and photography
June 1, 2013 – August 18, 2013"the kids are all right" brings the bedrock theme of family into the twenty-first century—an age when love defines the family unit more than tradition, convention, the law, or even blood. More
Arlene Shechet: That Time
June 15, 2013 – September 15, 2013This exhibition of sculptures by Arlene Shechet offers an up-to-the-minute look at her iconoclastic approach to ceramics. More
Nira Pereg: Abraham Abraham / Sarah Sarah
June 15, 2013 – September 15, 2013Nira Pereg's films, "Abraham Abraham" and "Sarah Sarah" (both 2012), follow the temporary "changing of hands" at an ancient and sacred burial site in Hebron on the West Bank that, historically, has been a place of worship for both Jews and Muslims. More
Art History: Redux
June 29, 2013 – October 20, 2013This journey through the history of art will explore the nuanced distinctions between inspiration, innovation, and imitation. More
Resolutely Matisse
July 6, 2013 – September 29, 2013Known for his use of bright colors, flat patterns, simplified forms, and graceful lines, Matisse developed a unique artistic vision that continues to draw admirers to this day. More
Complex Conversations: Willie Cole Sculptures and Wall Works
September 14, 2013 – December 15, 2013"Complex Conversations: Willie Cole" covers more than thirty years of the artist's work, from three-dimensional sculpture to drawing and printmaking. The exhibition establishes the thematic consistencies and intense interactions of his art and its focus on key consumer objects like hairdryers, high... More
2013 UNCG Art Department Faculty Biennial
September 28, 2013 – December 8, 2013The Weatherspoon is pleased to present the 2013 biennial exhibition of recent work by faculty members in the Department of Art at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. More
Annie Lapin: Falk Visiting Artist
October 12, 2013 – January 5, 2014Los Angeles-based artist Annie Lapin draws much of her inspiration from her personal memory of historical works of art. Working from her imagination, Lapin builds up her images in layers, allowing them to develop over time. More
Highlights of the Permanent Collection
November 2, 2013 – March 9, 2014This exhibition of paintings, works on paper, and sculpture from the Weatherspoon’s collection will showcase how artists over the years have grappled with the theme of allusion using myriad means and styles. More
Bugs, Beasts and Blossoms: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Dr. Lenoir C. Wright Collection
January 11, 2014 – April 13, 2014This exhibition features unique images of nature created by Japanese artists in the Edo period (1615-1868) through the twentieth century. More
Jiha Moon: Falk Visiting Artist
January 18, 2014 – April 13, 2014In her fantastical, hybrid works, Atlanta-based and Korean-born Jiha Moon combines traditional Asian landscape-painting techniques with American Modern and Pop Art influences. More
Nancy Rubins: Fifteen Years of Flying High
February 8, 2014 – May 4, 2014Nancy Rubins is one of the foremost sculptors working today, with an extensive list of solo and group exhibitions in this country and abroad, and a series of some of the most impressive sculptural commissions executed over the last decade. More
