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Exhibitions

For more than 50 years, Sheldon Museum of Art has provided a venue for students, faculty and staff, alumni, and visitors to engage with art and one another. As an academic art museum, Sheldon schedules its exhibitions to coincide with the academic calendar.

Framing a Legacy: Gifts from Ann and James Rawley

August 13, 2021 through December 23, 2021

This exhibition is a celebration of gifts to the museum from longtime supporters Ann and James Rawley. It not only highlights their affinity for collecting paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, but also Ann’s meticulous framing practice.
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Sheldon Treasures

August 13, 2021 through December 23, 2021

The fall 2021 iteration of Sheldon Treasures showcases works from the museum’s collection that feature the figure.
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The Nature of Waste: Material Pathways, Discarded Worlds

August 13, 2021 through December 23, 2021

Surveying artworks that use as inspiration our castoffs, leftovers, junk, detritus, scarcity, and ruins, this exhibition contributes to contemporary conversations on the Anthropocene, the geological age in which humans currently live.
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Point of Departure: Abstraction 1958–Present

August 13, 2021 through December 23, 2021

Point of Departure draws primarily from the museum’s extensive holdings of large, two-dimensional abstraction. Each of the works gives proof of the continued importance and resonance of artworks created devoid of recognizable subject matter.
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Outdoor Sculpture

More than thirty sculptures from Sheldon’s permanent collection are displayed year-round across the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s City and East Campuses. Use this map to create your own self-guided tour.
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