Past Exhibitions

In the Era of the Gods: The Ancestral Footprint of Enrique Tabara

On view October 31 2024

The Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the OAS, the Embassy of Ecuador in the United States, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Art Museum of the Americas and the Enrique Tabara Foundation present the exhibition In the Age of the Gods: The Ancestral Footprint of Enrique Tábara.

Seven Deadly Sins and Environmental Degradation

August 1, 2024

List of artists: Elizabeth Chiles Yisak Choi Esha Chiocchio Frazier King Jann Rosen-Queralt Joel Simpson Jamey Stillings

Rodolfo Oviedo Vega: From Origins to Horizons

October 10-November 24, 2024

It is a visual experience created by the artist Rodolfo Oviedo Vega, encapsulating the rich cultural and symbolic heritage of the Americas.

Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present

August 6-October 20, 2024

Curated by Alejandro de la Fuente Director, Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Harvard University. This exhibition is presented with the support of of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center of Harvard University, the United States Department of State, the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, and Cernuda Arte. It was also presented in collaboration with the OAS Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity (SARE), in alignment with the Decade for People of African Descent in the Americas (2016-2025).

On the Other Coasts 1936-39: Spanish Exiles in the Americas: Where Did the Song Go?

June 19-September 15, 2024

This exhibition is a collaborative project of the Permanent Observer Mission of Spain to the OAS and the OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, showcasing the cultural output generated in the Americas as a result of the exchanges produced by Spanish exile during the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent Francoist dictatorship.

Across the Great Atlantic: Art of the Italian Diaspora in the Americas of the 20th Century

February 22, 2024

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Cultural Center, the Permanent Observer Mission of Italy to the OAS, and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington announce Across the Great Atlantic: Art of the Italian Diaspora in the Americas of the 20th Century. This exhibition features outstanding works by artists of Italian descent in the Americas, from the AMA and IDB permanent collections, and is part of a series organized by the AMA that examines the impact of migratory patterns to the Americas on art of the region.

Our Ancestors

April 25, 2024

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas presents Nuestros Ancestros, an exhibition of six contemporary photographers of different geographical origins whose work nevertheless touches on parallel experiences of family relationships across generations, migratory histories, growth and aging, loss and grief, parenting and caregiving.

Maria Luisa Pacheco: Geographies of Abstraction---Madrid, La Paz, New York

October 20, 2023 - January 21, 2024

The exhibition is organized by AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and is co-curated by Olga U. Herrera and Adriana Ospina. This exhibition is made possible thanks to the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the OAS, the Permanent Observer Mission of Spain to the OAS, the Inter-American Commission of Women, Vinos 1750, and the Friends of the Art Museum of the Americas. Additional support provided by the Surf Point Foundation.

Raw Poetry: Ernesto Bazan and Cuba

September 29, 2023-January 21, 2024

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, with the support of the Permanent Mission of the United States to the OAS, present Raw Poetry: Ernesto Bazan and Cuba.

Picasso: A Dialog with the Americas

June 6, 2023-January 21, 2024

This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the Permanent Observer Mission of Spain to the OAS. Year of Picasso 1973-2023

Fede Ruiz Santesteban: Carmela: As History of Migration, Settlement, and Gardeners

Presented at the OAS AMA F Street Gallery.

Ink Conversations: Recent Work of Master Fernando Carballo, In the Pandemic

October 16-27, 2023

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the OAS present Ink Conversations: Recent Work of Master Fernando Carballo, In the Pandemic.

About a Woman

July 27-October 8, 2023

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the FLA-Fundacion Luz Austral, with the support of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) present Sobre una mujer (About a Woman), an exhibition of contemporary photography of the Americas. This exhibition coincides with the 95th anniversary of the CIM. Curated by Elda Harrington and Sylvia Mangialardi, this exhibition was presented online through the museum's social media platforms in March of 2023, and will now come to life along the museum's physical walls.

As We Are: Trans, Two-Spirit, Non-Binary, and Gender-Diverse Artists of the Americas

July 27-October 8, 2023

The OAS Program for the Universalization of Civil Identity in the Americas, Department of Effective Public Management (PUICA/DGPE), and the OAS Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) of the OAS Secretariat for Hemispheric Affairs (SHA), present As We Are, an exhibition of work by contemporary trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse artists of the Americas. This juried exhibition showcases just a small sampling of the wide range of aesthetic, content, and lived experiences of trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse artists of OAS member and observer countries.

Petrona Viera: Endless creation

June 15-September 17, 2023

The exhibition "Petrona Viera: creación sin fin" (Petrona Viera: Endless creation), at the Art Museum of the Americas (AMA), represents for Uruguay and for us, at the National Museum of Visual Arts (Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales-MNAV) in Montevideo, a true joy as well as a challenging task. The selection of the twenty-six paintings, from more than a thousand that are part of the MNAV collection, aims to represent the thematic and technical trajectory of the artist's tireless, singular and unrelenting creation.

How to Look at Latin American Art: Works from the OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas Collection

May 5, 2023

Curated by State University of New York at Geneseo Students Autumn Bieber, Leah Knapton Rapp, Ashlee Kuzemchak, Heather Matela, Emily McMahon, Ruby Morris, Lora Odeh, Ella Pearcy, and Ralph Velasquez. Organized by Lynette M.F. Bosch, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Art History. This project has been made possible thanks to the support of the Society for the Advancement of the Art Museum of the Americas.

Magdalena Correa: Suiti

March 30-June 4, 2023

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, the Permanent Mission of Chile to the OAS and the Embassy of Chile in the United States present Suiti, an exhibition of photography and video work by Chilean multimedia artist Magdalena Correa. Curated by Emilio Navarro, Suiti is made up of a set of photographic and video shots that the artist took in 2017 during her stay in Latvia and her coexistence with the town that lends its name to the project. A mode of Catholic culture, intangible heritage of Humanity, which lives in isolation within a territory with a Lutheran majority. This project has been funded by: National Fund for Cultural Development and the Arts, International Circulation Line, Call 2023 of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage; and DIRAC, Division of Culture, Arts, Heritage and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Chile.

Dominique Paul: Silent Fall

April 20-July 20, 2023

Silent Fall is made possible thanks to the Permanent Mission of Canada to the OAS, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Conseil des arts de Longueuil, Université du Québec a Chicoutimi, the Roman Foundation, and the Friends of the Art Museum of the Americas.

Parallel Crossroads of the Americas: Joseane Daher and Vicente Gonzalez Mimica

May 19, 2023

The OAS F Street Gallery of the OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas presents Parallel Crossroads of the Americas, an exhibition of photography comprised of images by Joseane Daher (Brazil) and Vicente Gonzalez Mimica (Chile). The people of the Americas share a common history that is manifested in localized terms as a conglomerate of different cultures. It is an ever-changing dynamic history of Native Americans, settlers, and migrants.

Colombia: A Work of Art Our Legacies in the AMA Collection

July 21, 2022-April 2, 2023

This exhibition commemorates the visual arts of Colombia and the vital role they have played in the development of modern and contemporary art of the region. As an OAS member state, Colombia has engaged in a vibrant culturally diplomatic relationship with the Organization and its Visual Arts Unit and subsequent Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, today the AMA.

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Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: The Imperative for Strengthening Justice and Resilience in Afro-Descendant Communities in the Americas

November 1, 2022

The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Art Museum of the Americas (AMA), and the Office of the OAS General Secretariat in Saint Lucia join forces with the Headphunk organization and artists of the Caribbean to relaunch the activities held to commemorate the Fourth Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas in 2022.

Read More about Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge in the Americas

Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge in the Americas

August 8-12, 2022

In celebration of the 2022 Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples, the Office of the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States, in collaboration with the OAS Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) and Member States, is pleased to present a Virtual Art Exhibition which highlights the role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge as well as the rich history, customs, and culture of Indigenous peoples. In keeping with the Plan of Action of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2022-2026), this virtual exhibition is intended to promote knowledge, understanding, and respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and recognize the value of their contributions in different fields.

Afro-Caribbean Motifs of the Art Museum of the Americas Collection

July 9, 2022-March 15, 2023

This exhibition presents artworks of Afro-Caribbean artists core to the collection of the OAS Art Museum of the Americas, augmented by representations of African influence on the arts and culture of the hemisphere. From the mid-1940s through the early 1980s, the OAS art program was directed by Cuban-born art critic José Gómez Sicre, and numerous works accessioned into the art collection during that time period were acquired directly from the artists when they held exhibitions at the OAS Main Building Gallery, and since its founding in 1976, the present-day Art Museum of the Americas.

Julio Valdez: Mapping the Layers

March 31- July 12, 2022

This exhibition presents the work of Dominican artist Julio Valdez, framing his printmaking practice as the primary axis of a multilayered production process. In 1994, Valdez arrived in New York City to study at the legendary Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, an applied experience that changed the direction of his artistic career. Today he practices printmaking in tandem with drawing, painting, and mixed-media techniques. This layering process augments the richness of the resulting work.

Margot S. Neuhaus: Of Darkness and Light

May 19, 2022

The artistic trajectory of Margot Neuhaus began in Chicago, during her studies of psychiatric social work and her work as a psychotherapist. Within a few years, she was living in Washington D.C. with her husband and two children, deeply engaged in art making. Over the following decades, she created works in a variety of media and took part in exhibitions both in the US and internationally. This exhibition is online-only.

Geandy Pavón: Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights

March 9-June 22, 2022

The Art Museum of the Americas is pleased to present Geandy Pavón: Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights, a timely and imaginative photographic exploration of life under quarantine, opening at the Art Museum of the Americas on March 10th. Initially presented as an online exhibition during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, this long-awaited exhibition will now be open for visitors in person at the museum.

Stories of Courage in the Americas: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism

March 21-25, 2022

Narrative for Virtual Art Exhibition V Inter-American Week for People of African Descent in the Americas March 21-25, 2022 Stories of Courage in the Americas: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism

Merida Guatemala Viva

September 10, 2021

Online exhibition presented by Marta Regina Fernandez.

Women in All Their Diversity

December 9, 2021-March 13, 2022

The AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the OAS proudly present WOMEN IN ALL THEIR DIVERSITY. Curated by Marco Polo Juárez Cruz, this exhibition celebrates the artistic production of eighteen Mexican artists who, by presenting varied reflections on women’s identities, have contributed to the construction of the national art scene in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Wendy Nanan

November 16, 2021-February 20, 2022

The AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the OAS proudly present WENDY NANAN, a retrospective solo exhibition by the pioneering Trinidadian artist. Curated by Trinidadian-Canadian scholar Andil Gosine, WENDY NANAN will be the largest exhibition of the artist’s life’s work, and will include key projects from her repertoire over the last four decades.

Bicentennial of Central America: History That Unites Us

September 22, 2021

This exhibition is online-only. Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Central America, and the 40th anniversary of the Independence of Belize. This Exhibition highlights the shared history, cultural diversity and the natural beauty of the Central American region through a selection of outstanding artists from each country.

No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean

June 10-October 3, 2021

No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & the Caribbean was developed and organized for tour by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC in collaboration with AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States, Washington, DC. No Ocean Between Us has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. The exhibition was graciously supported by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

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Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples: Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract in the Americas

August 9-13, 2021

This exhibition is online-only. In celebration of the 2021 Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples, the Office of the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States, in collaboration with the OAS Art Museum of the Americas and Member States, is pleased to present a Virtual Art Exhibition which showcases the rich history, traditions, and culture of Indigenous peoples, and highlights their fortitude.

DIVERSEartLA

July 29-August 1, 2021

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas proudly participates in DIVERSEartLA, curated by Marisa Caichiolo, and presented with CEDA Washington.

Modern Peru: From the Perspective of the AMA Permanent Collection

July 15, 2021

This exhibition is online-only. The Permanent Mission of Peru to the Organization of American States (OAS) and the AMA | Museum of Art of the Americas of the OAS present the exhibition "Modern Peru: From the Perspective of the AMA Permanent Collection,” as part of bicentennial celebrations of the independence of Peru, and in the spirit of celebrating the artistic and cultural diversity of the country.

Read More about Dialog: Mystery of the City of Aphrodite, Paphos and Into the Lands of Horacio Quiroga: Rimer Cardillo & Jani Konstantinovski Puntos

Dialog: Mystery of the City of Aphrodite, Paphos and Into the Lands of Horacio Quiroga: Rimer Cardillo & Jani Konstantinovski Puntos

July 8, 2021

This exhibition is online-only. The Cyprian city of Paphos on the island of Cyprus, where several temples of the ancient cult of Aphrodite are located, and the Jesuit Mission of San Agustín in the Argentine Province of Misiones are two physically distant places that are nevertheless conceptually and mythically connected by the artistic works of Jani Konstantinovski Puntos and Rimer Cardillo. Both artists invite the viewer to stroll through the respective cityscapes with a historical perspective and become fully conscious of the fact that people of past civilizations and cultures once walked through these same spaces. Awareness of the past, while inhabiting the present, generates a dual consciousness of time and space, here and there: in the same instant, time converges from all directions, enhancing and encroaching on our own sense of belonging.

Sustaining Home: The Art of Alberto Rey

May 21, 2021

This exhibition is online-only. A collaborative exhibition between The Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States, Washington, DC, Alberto Rey and Students at The State University of New York, Geneseo. Organizer: Lynette M.F. Bosch, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor, Chair, Department of Art History/Museum Studies, SUNY, Geneseo. Student Curators: Azulmar Escalera, Mareasa Giudici, Sarah Guadagna, Christine Grace, Wren Guzman, Kyra Krasowski, Laura Lee, Rachel Mihlstin, Jessica Pisano, Mercedes Simpson, Genevieve Tripoli, Adam Winun and Theo Wright.

Southern Dialogs

March 4, 2021

Curated by Elda Harrington and Silvia Mangialardi, Diálogos Australes / Southern Dialogs features the work of eleven artists of Chile and Argentina who photograph what is their own: landscapes and their influence, artisanal work and trades in extinction, precarious living conditions, isolation, customs and their transmission, among other significant topics. They now open this dialog to the world at large, which allows us to notice similarities and differences in their concerns, to take a glimpse into the relationship they maintain with art and the affinity they manifest between their reality and verisimilitude of photography, to share and compare experiences. Perhaps the approach and exchange of new ideas will facilitate a rapprochement between peoples.

Together: 30 Years of Canada at the OAS

January 8, 2021

This exhibition is online-only. The AMA, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the OAS, and the Embassy of Canada in the United States have been working on the exhibition, Together: 30 years of Canada at the OAS, which was planned to open at the Embassy of Canada in May, but has been postponed until next year. Taking advantage of this exhibition, AMA and the Permanent Mission, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, launch the exhibition as an #AMAatHome program.

Womxn of the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas

December 16, 2020

Through the 1928 founding of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) as the “first inter-governmental agency established to ensure recognition of women's human rights” the Organization of the American States (OAS) has worked towards gender equality and inclusion. Likewise, the OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas has strived to amplify the work and voices of women and non-binary artists, since the early years of its initial incarnation as the OAS Visual Arts Program in the late 1940s. Achieving gender balance continues to be a slow process, but as a museum we are committed to this goal. Today we invite you to follow this #AMAatHome #AMAenCasa exhibition of works of a handful of women artists of our collection who haven't been shown as often as we would like. This exhibition shows a variety of media, including photography, painting, printmaking and sculpture, and features artists of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela.

The Papermakers Works on Paper from AMA’s Collection

November 5, 2020

Curated by Marco Polo Juarez Cruz, PhD Student, Art History and Archeology, University of Maryland, College Park

DIALOG: Landscape and Abstraction | Freya Grand and AMA’s Permanent Collection

In person: January 23-March 13, 2020 / Online: December 5, 2020

Curated by Adriana Ospina and guest curator Hilary Pierce Hatfield.

Building Dialogs

October 8, 2020

This exhibition is online-only. Building Dialogs Alejandra Delgado Uría, Thomas Kellner, Brad Temkin, and Gesche Würfel Begins October 8, 2020 on #AMAatHome / #AMAenCasa We invite you to experience #BuildingDialogs, an interwoven photo artists’ co-curated exhibition, curated by Fabian Goncalves Borrega, on our four social media walls: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. #AMAatHome #AMAenCasa is AMA’s initiative featuring exhibitions specifically curated for its social media platforms.

Liquid City | 41 Estações

May 10, 2020

This exhibition is online-only. Liquid City | 41 Estações Frank Rodick | Luciano Siqueria We invite you to visit the #AMAatHome #AMAenCasa exhibition #Liquid City41, now on our four social media walls: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. AMA’s new initiative features exhibitions specifically curated for its social media platforms.

Everything is Palpitating: Rodolfo Abularach in the Art Museum of the Americas (1959-2019)

October 24, 2019-January 12, 2020

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the OAS present Everything is Palpitating: Rodolfo Abularach in the Art Museum of the Americas (1959-2019), a survey of the work of the Guatemalan master curated by Valia Garzón and Guillermo Monsanto, culling from works in the AMA’s collection as well as private and public collections of various regions. This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the OAS, the Embassy of Guatemala in Washington, DC, the Friends of the Art Museum of the Americas, Marta Regina Fernandez, Valia Garzón Art Services, Rafa Cruz Photography, DC House Cleaner, and Wynwood Shipping.

Visual Memory: Home + Place: Scherezade García and iliana emilia García

September 26, 2019 – March 8, 2020

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the OAS present Visual Memory: Home + Place, an exhibition by multimedia artists Scherezade García and iliana emilia García. Curated by Olga Ulloa Herrera and Adriana Ospina, this mid-career survey explores how each artist reflects upon constructed notions of human geography and history in a creative multidisciplinary approach. Generating a provocative and incisive rethinking about the possibilities of visual memory, they engage with timeless universal concerns and amplified questions on global migration, settlement, and the spaces we occupy.

Heads: Rafael Soriano

June 20-September 30, 2019

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas presents Rafael Soriano: Cabezas (Heads), a traveling exhibition of work by the Cuban-born painter, organized by The William Paterson University Galleries, organized and curated by Alejandro Anreus (Professor of Art History and Latin American/Latinx Studies, William Paterson University) and Kristen Evangelista (Director of the William Paterson University Galleries). This exhibition is made possible in part by funds from the FAMA | Friends of the Art Museum of the Americas, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Roots of Peace: Carlos Páez Vilaró Works and Writings

May 30 – September 8, 2019

The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the OAS in collaboration with Museo Taller de Casapueblo present Roots of Peace: Carlos Páez Vilaró Works and Writings, a retrospective exhibition of Uruguayan painter, potter, sculptor, muralist, writer, composer and builder Carlos Páez Vilaró (Montevideo, 1 November 1923 – Punta Ballena, 24 February 2014). The exhibition includes paintings, books, archival materials, and insights into the history of the Roots of Peace mural, painted in 1960, and restored in 1975, 2001-2002, and 2019 The colorful mural—at 530 feet one of the longest murals in the world—will open for public tours for the first time since it was painted in 1960, on the occasion of this exhibition.

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A Gaze through the CINTAS Fellowship Program: a Selection of Works from the CINTAS Foundation and the Art Museum of the Americas Collections March 14-June 9, 2019

March 14-June 9, 2019

The Organization of American States (OAS) AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the CINTAS Foundation proudly present A Gaze through the CINTAS Fellowship Program: a Selection of Works from the CINTAS Foundation and the Art Museum of the Americas Collections. This exhibition illustrates the fruitful efforts of the CINTAS Foundation in promoting the arts of Cubans and descendants of Cubans beyond the island, for more than 55 years, juxtaposing works from the Foundation with those of the Art Museum of the Americas collection, through works of artists of the Cuban vanguard such as Hugo Consuegra and Mario Carreño, as well as artists who emerged from the later 20th century such as Andrés Serrano and Ana Mendieta. This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the FAMA | Friends of the Art Museum of the Americas and the Cintas Foundation Inc.

PINK Ranchos and Other Ephemeral Zip Codes: Carolina Mayorga

February 14, 2019

“There is no transnational truth to color perception... It is society that 'makes' color, defines it and gives its meaning." -Michel Pastoureau The Organization of American States (OAS) AMA | Art Museum of the Americas proudly presents PINK Ranchos and Other Ephemeral Zip Codes, an exhibition of new work by Colombian-American artist Carolina Mayorga, in dialog with AMA’s permanent collection. Through this series of interconnected works, Mayorga invites the audience to enter a PINK-mented reality and experience her bi-cultural interpretations of those living inside ranchos, cambuches, shelters and other ephemeral zip codes. This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the FAMA | Friends of the Art Museum of the Americas. This project is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.