Word art that reads: At the heart of it all.

Dive deeper into the history of the art on view, explore the behind-the-scenes workings of the Museum, and get down to the heart of it all with this monthly blog from the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Explore topics like:


Some Books I Think of When I Look at Art 

Veronica Montes, UMFA Art Ambassador One of my favorite pastimes is wandering in art museums. I delight in seeing various thoughts, ideas, […]
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Anna Campbell Bliss

By Emma Ryder, UMFA Director of Marketing and Communications What is that happy pattern of concentric squares beckoning visitors across […]
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Moving from the Periphery

By Sabita Bastakoti, University of Utah student and curatorial intern and Whitney Tassie, senior curator This spring UMFA staff installed a special […]
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From Harlem to Utah: Stories of Blackness | Matthew Sketch

Hear Matthew Sketch’s audio recording on Conspicuous Fraud Series #1 (Eminence) by Kehinde Wiley. Hi, my name is Matthew Sketch and […]
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From Harlem to Utah: Stories of Blackness | James Jackson, III

Hear James Jackson, III’s audio recording on how I got over (2011) by Henry Taylor. Hi, my name is James Jackson, III, […]
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From Harlem to Utah: Stories of Blackness | Ruth Gooden

Hear Ruth Gooden’s audio recording on Portrait of a Young Musician (1970) by Beauford Delaney. Hi, my name is Ruth Gooden […]
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From Harlem to Utah: Stories of Blackness | Alexandra Barbier

Hear Alexandra Barbier’s audio recording on Repugnant Rapunzel (Let Down Your Hair) by Chakaia Booker. Hello, my name is Alexandra Barbier and I’m […]
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From Harlem to Utah: Stories of Blackness | Leslie D. Pippen

Hear Leslie D. Pippen’s audio recording on Moussakoo by Tom Lloyd. I’m Leslie D. Pippen, an experimental concepts artist originally […]
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From Harlem to Utah: Stories of Blackness | Meligha Garfield

Hear Meligha Garfield’s audio recording on Kevin the Kiteman by Jordan Casteel. Hi, I’m Meligha Garfield and I’m the director […]
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Diaspora Blues in the Arts of the Pacific

Samoan Barkcloth (Siapo), 20th century, Barkcloth and pigment, Gift of the Peacock Revocable Trust, UMFA2005.1.32. Monique Ho Ching—advocate, future curator, […]
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