Encompassing a variety of media, the exhibition presents more than 30 recent gifts from the Alex Katz Foundation by some of the leading artists working today. This impressive gift includes recent work by Will Ryman in sculpture, Evelyn Hofer in photography, Julian Opie in printmaking, and major paintings by Jennifer Bartlett, Elizabeth Murray, Philip Taaffe …
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Contemporary Art at the Colby College Museum of Art: Gifts from the Alex Katz Foundation
Face of the Poet: Alex Katz’s Poetry Collaborations, 1969–1978
Taking its title from Alex Katz’s Face of the Poet (1978), a group of aquatint portraits of fourteen poets—including Ann Lauterbach, Kenneth Koch, and Peter Schjeldahl—this exhibition is a focused look at Katz’s early poetry collaborations, an ongoing aspect of his work. In addition to the Face of the Poet group …
Using the Alex Katz Archive
Administrative Information
The Archive is accessible at the Museum by appointment only. No part of the archive is restricted from research use. Those interested in learning more about the contents of the Alex Katz Archive or requesting an appointment should contact [email protected] at least two weeks in advance of their planned visit. The …
Alex Katz Collection
The Paul J. Schupf Wing for the Works of Alex Katz presents rotating selections from the Colby Museum’s comprehensive holdings of paintings, painted sculptures, and works on paper by this renowned American artist. On view are numerous examples of Katz’s iconic figurative works, including the monumental painting Pas de Deux from 1983, a …
Alex Katz: Drawings
Selected from the Alex Katz Collection, this exhibition offers an overview of Alex Katz’s drawing practice, from ink sketches to carefully finished graphite drawings constituted by the effects of light and pose.
Interior Visions: Selections from the Collection by Alex Katz
Curated by Alex Katz
Interior Visions, the third installation of Rediscoveries, is curated by the artist Alex Katz. The Rediscoveries exhibition series invites members of the Colby College community to select and arrange artworks from the Museum’s collection. For Interior Visions, Katz has selected a group of modern and contemporary paintings and works on …
Alex Katz: Maine/New York
Curated by Carter Ratcliff
Curated by Carter Ratcliff, Alex Katz: Maine/New Yorkconsiders the art of Alex Katz from the paired perspectives of his longtime artistic milieus—New York City and Maine. Drawn from the holdings of the Colby College Museum of Art, the collection of the artist, and selected loans, paintings in this exhibition …
Nowhere but Here: Art from the Alex Katz Foundation
Nowhere but Here: Art from the Alex Katz Foundation, presents more than 40 modern and contemporary works given to the Colby College Museum of Art by the Alex Katz Foundation. Included in the exhibition are dynamic abstractions by Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove, and Elizabeth Murray, which appear in the context of contemporary portraiture by Tanyth …
Alex Katz: A Matter of Light
Curated by Diana Tuite
Whatever the medium in which he works, artist Alex Katz endeavors to record his experience of optical sensations. Featuring an array of prints, drawings, and paintings from the permanent collection, this installation demonstrates Katz’s study of light and shadow and, especially, their relationships to flat color. In his depiction of …
Alex Katz: Assembly II
Curated by Diana Tuite
Alluding to artist Alex Katz‘s preoccupation with the sociability of forms, be they figures or flowers, this second installment ofAssembly once again draws together a range of subjects in diverse media. This selection of paintings, works on paper, and cutouts attests to Katz‘s concern with the interrelationships among individuals …
Banner Image: Sanford Robinson Gifford, A Twilight in the Adirondacks, 1864, Oil on canvas, 10 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in., The Lunder Collection, 2013.130
Works in the museum's collection are presented with basic information consisting of artist, date and media. When available, an image of the artwork is displayed. Images are presented as a fair use educational resource and commercial use is strictly prohibited. To request an image, please contact [email protected].