This mouthwatering exhibition of 60 paintings explores the art and culture of food, investigating the many meanings and interpretations of dining in America, from celebrating the pleasures of eating to making a statement on the country’s social values.

In Our Own Words features a portfolio of vibrantly colored printed portraits by Daniel Heyman and Lucy Ganje, who collaborated in portraying present-day members of North Dakota Indian nations.

Texas Folk Art features the spirited work of some of Texas’ most original painters who use a lack of convention and lively storytelling in order to create animated narratives about working, playing, and worshipping in Texas.

This exhibition features more than a dozen prints by Sam Francis, who combines loose strokes and splatters in order to create vibrant lithographs evocative of traditional symbols and biological specimens that pop with color and pulse with energy.

Abstract Texas presents the work of a few of Texas’ trailblazing artists of the mid-20th century who drew inspiration from their surroundings and used abstract styles to portray characteristics of expressive truth—regardless of the conservative tastes of the time.

Focal Points highlights new holdings of the Carter’s photography collection, displaying works from contemporary artists and classical artists alike. All of these exciting acquisitions explore the way that artists have embraced and questioned the concept of America as a land of opportunity.

This exhibition highlights the overlooked works on paper that helped catapult two great American artists to household names. Their ability to distill the essence of a scene using only black and white was fundamental to their success.

This exhibition features a rare series of etchings and paintings from the imagination of Texas artist Valton Tyler, whose unique forms, brilliant colors, and uses of organic, mechanistic, and surreal shapes provide a glimpse into unparalleled worlds.

This exhibition presents the first major survey of the art of Dave Heath, one of the most original and respected photographers of the mid-20th century, juxtaposing loss and hope through works that strive for human connection.

Featuring approximately 80 seldom-seen paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, drawings, and films, this exhibition juxtaposes the work from artists of the Americas, providing a fresh and innovative look at this dynamic and cosmopolitan period of modernism.

Commissioned for the reopening of the Carter, Puente Nuevo is an immersive experience of large-scale artwork made from the materials used to construct piñatas.

Organized in celebration of a recent acquisition, American Still Life highlights the ability of 19th and 20th-century American artists to celebrate the ordinary through their paintings, whether trompe l’oeil masters or modernist photographers.

Discarded explores Americans’ penchant for discarding what we no longer want using the evocative photographs of renowned photographer Anthony Hernandez. Focusing on the buildings, people, and land in Southern California, these meticulous photographs lure us into this challenging subject.

This exhibition of paintings and sculptures selected from the Carter’s extensive collection offers visitors an opportunity to gain insight into the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, two of the greatest practitioners of the art of the American West.

Featuring 23 prints, this exhibition offers an unusual opportunity to compare the visions of photographers Edward Weston and his son Brett to see how each balanced recording the world’s direct appearance with a sense of abstraction.

This special exhibition showcases the work of three of America’s most beloved photographers–Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Walker Evans–and offers new insight into the flourishing genre of documentary photography during the 1930s.

This intimate exhibition of part of the renowned collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute celebrates the monumental painting Fumée d’Ambre Gris and provides insight into the remarkably talented work of John Singer Sargent.