A digital invitation with a large logo at the center that reads "Land Art Week October 1–3." With logos for the UMFA and Powder Art Foundation.

Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Powder Art Foundation Launch Inaugural Land Art Week, October 1-3, 2026

Three-day celebration invites audiences to explore Utah’s extraordinary Land art legacy, contemporary artistic innovation, and iconic landscapes SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is proud to announce […]
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For the Future Assembles the Best of the UMFA’s Diverse Collection

Exhibition on view August 29, 2026 – January 3, 2027 Media Contact:Emma Ryder​Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Director of Marketing the Communications​emma.ryder@umfa.utah.edu​801-581-7328 For Immediate Release The Utah Museum of Fine […]
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A textured illustration of a resting coyote with three pups, overlaid by abstract blue and brown shapes resembling mountains and human legs, creating a layered, dreamlike effect.

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts to Present Solo Exhibition by Internationally Acclaimed Artist Marie Watt

Beginning February 21, 2026, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) on the University of Utah campus will host a major exhibition of work by interdisciplinary artist Marie Watt. Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation includes over 60 artworks highlighting Watt’s career since 1996.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts Receives Highest National Recognition

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. The UMFA has been accredited since 1972, the first university museum west of the Mississippi to be accredited by AAM. Accredited museums must undergo a reaccreditation review at least every 10 years to maintain their status.
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A woman in traditional clothing explains indigenous foods and objects displayed on a table, while several people observe. The table holds various wooden bowls, pottery, cacao beans, and colorful crafts.

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

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) on the University of Utah campus is proud to announce the opening of its newly reimagined galleries dedicated to the arts and cultures of Mexico, Central, and South America. The unveiling marks the culmination of a transformative three-year collaboration between the UMFA and community partner Artes de México en Utah, along with a dedicated group of local community members.
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Relative Truths

On View September 26, 2025–January 4, 2026 Read the interview with guest curator, Peter Hay from the UMFA blog. A new exhibition, Relative Truths at the Utah Museum of Fine […]
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A black-and-white portrait of a person in traditional attire appears twice, mirrored vertically, on a quilted background with colorful patterned fabric strips. The central portrait is overlaid by a translucent blue rectangle.

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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Colorful Buddhist thangka painting showing Buddha seated on a lotus with a halo, surrounded by monks, disciples, animals, and detailed architectural elements in a lush, cloud-filled landscape.

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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Impressionist painting of a rocky seaside cliff with blue ocean waves crashing below, and a tree with sparse foliage in the foreground. The scene is bright and textured with visible brushstrokes.

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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Three painted portraits of women are displayed side by side, each in a distinct artistic style. The backgrounds and clothing vary, and each womans expression and pose are unique, highlighting different approaches to portrait art.

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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