Interviews & Highlights – From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

August 31, 2026August 27, 2026

Museum Memories: Jerry Mackel

A man sitting at a table in a restaurant. In the background is the open side of the building, letting in light and the view of green trees. The white man has dark grey, short hair, a black long-sleeved shirt, and is looking to the viewer with a smile. In his outstretched hand is a full glass of beer with foam. The table is set with dishes and silverware.

In this installment of Museum Memories, we meet Jerry Mackel. Inspired by space made to reflect on art, he shares his values about sitting in observation. Treat yourself to observing something new at FWMoA!

August 25, 2026August 19, 2026

Art Term Tuesday: Oeuvre, A Body of Work 3/3

A vertical painting with a tan background. The entire surface is covered in rectangles, triangles, stamp markings, and paint smears. The colors of the shapes and marks include orange, red, white, blues, greens, and browns. The shapes are arranged in a non-objective pattern.

This Art Term Tuesday wraps up a mini series on A Body of Work, looking at the term oeuvre. With David Shapiro as an example, we learn about a body of work collected over a lifetime. Read along to see what Shapiro's work was like across decades.

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026

Artist Highlight: Gary Erbe

In the center of this piece, a black and white image of three men is inside a fifties style television set. In the background is a blue, yellow, and brown organic wallpaper. In the foreground are various objects that relate to television, or the 50's. This includes a TV guide, a TV dinner tray, and the shadow of a television stand. In the bottom left corner is a silhouette of a person holding a fork. Red, yellow, and blue dominate the color palette. This image looks flat, and collaged.

Trompe l'oeil painter Gary Erbe is the focus of today's Artist Highlight! Read about FWMoA's Vice President and COO, Amanda Shepard, and her appreciation of Erbe's work.

July 16, 2026July 15, 2026

Let’s Talk SHOP: Miranda Dyson

A vertical abstract painting with pink, red, yellow, and white colors. Colors vary in transparency and texture, with the yellow applied at the top in thick clumps, and the white in thin strokes.

In this installment of Let's Talk SHOP, we are introduced to the art of Miranda Dyson, FWMoA's Children Education Associate. Step into the process that brings her original paintings to life. Come into the Paradigm Gallery to see them in person!

July 1, 2026June 30, 2026

From the American Revolution to Fort Wayne: Journey of an American Painting

A vertical, ornate, gold and black frame. Six clusters of blush pink and white flowers with large green leaves beneath them. Each cluster has small flowers that meet at a pointed top. At the bottom of the image are a few deep red flowers. The background is a solid color of muted gold. In the bottom right corner is the artist's signature reading John Ross Key, 1882.

Follow the story of how a painting by American Artist, John Ross Key, found a home in our collection! This addition to FWMoA was made possible by the generosity of our friend and donor, Dorothy Shaffer.

June 16, 2026June 15, 2026

Art Term Tuesday: Series, A Body of Work 1/3

This artwork looks like a glass vase or bottle on its side. The end with an opening is more narrow than the rest of the piece. The colors are yellow, black, and teal, all covering it in thick and thin stripes.

This Art Term Tuesday points to the process of creating works of art that relate to each other. Join in looking at the first of three descriptions of a body of work, a series.

May 18, 2026May 15, 2026

Now on View: Marie Goth—Repost

A look into a gallery with two women mannequins wearing light colored formal dresses, a life-size portrait of a woman, and a wall shelf with a fan and small colorful items.

This Now on View is revisiting a favored portrait by artist, Marie Goth. This large scale painting is on display in The Fashion of Art Deco, Lifestyle in the Jazz Age.

May 14, 2026

National Awards: Scholastic Art & Writing 2026

A group of people in a gallery looking at a young white woman with long brown hair speaking. She is motioning with her hand towards art on the wall behind her. The artworks are arranged above and below each other, gallery style, with several portraits.

With the National Awards Ceremony just around the corner, we're highlighting local Scholastic Art & Writing Awards winners! From across our 31 region's counties, we had many show-stopping works displayed. Read more about our program and award winners!

April 22, 2026April 29, 2026

Museum Memories: Bob Cross

A man in the atrium of a building. A orange and yellow picture is behind him to the left, a mural of buildings behind him to the left. Above him are a few dozen palm-sized rectangles. Each piece is a brightly colored abstract image with lines throughout, with black frames.

In this installment of Museum Memories, we meet Bob Cross! Bob has been connected to FWMoA through exhibitions, and has work on display in the Paradigm Gallery. Read more about his experiences here!

April 16, 2026

Let’s Talk SHOP: Jarrid Spicer

A white man facing the viewer, smiling, with a grey baseball cap, black-rimmed glasses, and a dark green sweater. On the left side of the picture is a camera on a tripod, which the man is holding onto, as if about to take a picture.

In this installment of Let's Talk SHOP, we meet photographer Jarrid Spicer! This Paradigm artist is drawn to alternative techniques in photography such as cyanotype. Read more about his process and background here!