Traveling Exhibitions

The Artist's Gesture: Selections from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection

The Artist's Gesture: Selections from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection This exhibition celebrates American printmaking with prints from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection at the CU Art Museum. Printmaking became increasingly popular among American artists, with the advent of collaborative efforts between artists and specialized printmakers in the...

The Great American Road Trip: Selections from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection

Even before the publication of Jack Kerouac’s and John Steinbeck’s iconic travel novels, the Great American Road Trip was a romanticized idea of traversing America’s vast territory. This exhibition includes prints from some of the most prominent artists of the 20 th century. These images show America’s diverse landscapes, from...

Literary Expressions: Selections from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection

Literary Expressions celebrates the written word as a source of artistic inspiration. The exhibition includes a range of artworks including illustrated books, portfolios of abstract interpretations of poetry and prints that intermingle text with visual devices to emphasize a point. Through the collaboration of these storytelling devices, visitors will gain...

Making their Mark: Selections from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection

This exhibition unites prints made by women in the 20 th and 21 st centuries. As prints became an increasingly popular avenue for experimentation, female artists were drawn to printmaking. Many of the exhibition’s featured artists are better known for their paintings, sculptures or drawings. In their prints, they mined...