Utah Museum of Fine Arts Unveils Reimagined Galleries Celebrating the Cultures of Mexico, Central, and South America

Community Celebration “Our Past is Present” to Take Place October 18  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2025 CONTACT:Utah Museum of Fine Arts  emma.ryder@umfa.utah.edu Read the blog: Curating with Community / Curaduría Comunitaria Español […]
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Relative Truths

On View September 26, 2025–January 4, 2026 Read the interview with guest curator, Peter Hay here. A new exhibition, Relative Truths at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) on […]
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salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

On View through June 14, 2026 at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) on the University of Utah campus, will feature Adama Delphine […]
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The Utah Museum of Fine Arts Presents “Gateway to Himalayan Art,” a traveling exhibition from the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is thrilled to present Gateway to Himalayan Art, a traveling exhibition organized by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art that introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and traditions of Himalayan art and cultures.
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Blue Grass, Green Skies: American Impressionism and Realism Opens August 24 at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

“Blue Grass, Green Skies will transform our large special exhibition gallery into a jewel box of American Modernist painting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.” Says Alisa McCusker, UMFA senior curator and curator of European and American art.
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Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo (Re)Introduces Three Japanese American Artists into Art History Cannon

Hayakawa, Hibi, and Okubo were critically acclaimed artists with long and productive careers. "Pictures of Belonging" follows the artists' prewar, wartime, and postwar art practices, sharing an expanded view of the "American experience."
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UMFA Receives Art Bridges Foundation Funding Through  Nationwide ‘Access for All’ Initiative  

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah has been awarded funding from Art Bridges Foundation, the national arts nonprofit founded by philanthropist Alice Walton. The funding is part of “Access for All,” an Art Bridges initiative providing $40 million to 64  museums nationwide.
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New Exhibition Shares a Living Legacy with UMFA Visitors this August

Comprised of over 150 photographs and narratives, Tatau displays the work of Samoan tattoo masters (tufuga tā tatau), with a special focus on the influential Sulu‘ape family.
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UMFA Receives Bank of America Conservation Grant

The grant will fund conservation treatment on drawings discovered within the framework of Chiura Obata’s (1885–1975) "Two Running Horses" (1932) during conservation efforts also funded by Bank of America in 2022.
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Nancy Rivera Joins UMFA Staff in Key Director Role

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) at the University of Utah is pleased to announce Nancy Rivera as the UMFA’s new director of planning and program. Nancy is a talented artist, curator and arts administrator who will lead cross-departmental work to creatively utilize the collections, exhibitions, and programs of the UMFA to engage and expand participation across new and existing audiences.
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