Exhibition Overview This exhibition begins with a question: What if we grew up learning that migration was part of the natural order of our world? Rather than assuming animals, plants, and people belong to fixed regions, what if we understood instead that movement across borders, ecosystems, and cultures is necessary for survival and resilience? Tierras […]
Making Meaning: Place and Space at ASU Art Museum At the ASU Art Museum, we’re reimagining every corner of the museum — from the scent in the air to the spaces where people gather, transforming visitor experiences beyond the galleries and reflecting the spirit of the land on which we are sited, the historic homelands […]
Art in Focus is dedicated to intimate, project-based presentations by invited artists or drawn from the museum’s collection that encourage sustained engagement and deep attention. “Tonia Calderon: Endless” extends this commitment by positioning the gallery as a site of learning, reflection and experimentation. For this project, Los Angeles–based artist Tonia Calderon brings elements of her […]
“Carmen Lomas Garza: Picturing the Familiar” is the first major exhibition devoted to artist, activist and educator Carmen Lomas Garza (b. 1948) since 2001. Bringing fresh insight to her expansive career, the exhibition follows Garza’s work across media. It also situates her practice within a broader cultural landscape, featuring works by contemporaries who collaborated with […]
This May, ASU Art Museum presents "Carmen Lomas Garza: Picturing the Familiar," the artist’s first major retrospective, bringing together a lifetime of work centered around community resilience and everyday life. Join us for a vibrant opening-night celebration featuring local food and live music. The evening features a one-night-only tasting by Chef Fernando Hernandez of Testal, […]