Exhibitions & Collections – From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

August 26, 2026

Now on View: From Gestures to Geometry

A vertical, abstract image with blue, green, peach, and black organic lines and shapes. Similar to an arial view of a landscape, or the outline of rivers on a map, the blue lines and curves create a grid-like structure. The watercolor and India ink flow and give an organic look with "rivers" or "ponds" throughout the image.

Looking at abstract art from across all media, this Now on View post explores From Gestures to Geometry, on view through September 6. Curatorial Intern, Larry Festa, introduces us to early members of the American Abstract Artist organization. Read on to learn about these influential artists and their work!

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.

August 11, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing Favorites: Sadie Boothman & Émile Louis Picault

A bronze figure of a man. He is wearing a helmet with a bird's wing on either side. He is a nude figure with a piece of fabric wrapping around one shoulder and one thigh. He is holding a scroll with the image of a ship engraved. He is sitting on a boulder, with a pot sitting near his feet.

From our bronze collection comes today's Playing Favorites highlight! Read about the FWMoA intern's favorite piece, a bronze figure by Émile Louis Picault.

August 3, 2026July 31, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Preston Singletary

A sculpture with a blue glass base and branch-like pieces coming from the top. The base has a black outline of an animal with four limbs and a thick tail. The branches look bronze, and are connected by white thread-like material. Two spheres, grey and red, are lowered from the sticks by the string as well.

Using glass as an avenue for storytelling, Preston Singletary creates dynamic sculptures. In this Treasures from the Vault, learn about Singletary's background, and dedication to representing his culture through art.

July 27, 2026July 22, 2026

Off the Cuff: My Perspective on the Future of the Glass Medium—Repost

A white man with short, grey hair, wearing a blue and white striped buttoned-down shirt, and a pink and blue tie. He is smiling, looking at the viewer, and resting his arm on a white pedestal. On the pedestal is an angular, dark blue glass sculpture.

Hear from FWMoA President & CEO, Charles Shepard, as he shares his thoughts on the subject of glass in the art world. Looking at the value of historic documentation and its impact on the future, this Off the Cuff shines a spotlight on studio glass.

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

Now on View: Archetypes

A wide angle view of an art museum gallery. In the foreground is a white, half-wall with five images hung on it. In the background are large, colorful portraits of women hung on walls. The room has light brown, hardwood floors.

A series of works Now on View come from the screenprint artist, Chuck Sperry. He has over 90 hand-printed portraits in the exhibit, Chuck Sperry: Archetypes. These colorful works will be on display at FWMoA through August 9th.

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 11, 2026July 9, 2026

Saturday Studio: Abstract String Pull Painting

A horizontal abstract artwork with yellow and orange shapes in the background. In the foreground is a blue, petal-like shape with black outlines. Other organic shapes are layered in purple and green.

The inspiration for today's Saturday Studio comes from the artistic style Steven Sorman. Make your own layered, abstract work of art alongside School Programs Associate, Kelsey Herber. To see Sorman's work in person, visit the FWMoA through September 6.

July 6, 2026July 7, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Charles Ethan Porter

An image of flowers in a clear vase. The flowers are trumpet shaped, in colors of cream, white, pink, and dusty blue. The stems are vine-like, thin, and dark green. The background is dark, with brown covering most of the walls behind and table below the flowers. To the left of the vase, one white flower has fallen and is laying on the table.

Today's Treasures from the Vault introduces us to painter, Charles Ethan Porter. Read about his journey from New England to France, and enjoy his work, Petunias, from FWMoA's collection.

July 2, 2026June 1, 2026

Playing Favorites: Katrina Pandya and IRDS Studio

A woman with short, dark, straight hair. She is smiling toward the viewer, wearing a pink shirt, black and white blazer, and round earrings.

In this installment of Playing Favorites, we're highlighting a glass piece from our permanent collection! Read the perspective of Director of Development, Katrina Pandya, uncovering favorite elements of this work by IRDS Studios.