Exhibitions & Collections – Page 4 – From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

March 2, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Amber Cowan

A white sculpture made of several decorative pieces stacked on top of one another. Elements like grapes, leaves, flowers, and wings combine to make a vertical, all white form. This view shows the bell-like shape of the base, with the top opening like a widened bowl.

Take a look at antique glass through the work of artist Amber Cowan. Research Curator Sachi Yanari-Rizzo walks us through Cowan's journey, and her elegant, nostalgic sculptures.

February 24, 2026

Now on View: The Lowenbach Collection

An art gallery with thirteen sculptures on display, each resting on their own white pedestal. The floor is wooden, and the room is well lit, with each artwork receiving it's own spotlight.

A Life Reflected in Glass, The Collection of Ralph and Dena Lowenbach, is now on view! Read along to discover some of the up close details from Curator of Exhibits, Brit Micho.

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Historical Highlights: Combat Artists from the FWMoA Collection (2/2)

A grey-toned sketch of a man looking into the distance. This portrait shows only the head and a section of shoulders of a man, middle aged, in a suit with a vest and thin bowtie. his hair is short and thinning, his lips are in a straight line, and his eyes are slightly narrow, focusing on something far away, "behind" the viewer, to the left. The lower right corner reads: "Altekruse" in capital letters.

Our Collection Information Specialist, Sue Slick, brings us Part II of this Historical Highlight. Follow along to hear about more combat artists in the FWMoA collection!

February 11, 2026

Now on View: Andrea Spencer’s Flameworked Sealife

A cluster of seaweed, with wide green, narrow brown, pointed, and round growth points. Dark brown oval seed pods are attached to long, thin tendrils. Two off-white and brown flowers are laid within the cluster of plant life. The entire work is composed in an organic, curved shape.

The glass works now on view by Andrea Spencer reflect the beauty and delicate nature of sea plants. Curator of Exhibitions walks us through Spencer's works in, Mimesis, open through March 1st.

February 2, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Tony Jojola

A small glass vase, colored magenta at the base, orange and yellow at the top. Several organic shapes and lines cover the surface. These include a chain of blue and white triangles, yellow lines shaped like stair steps, and a band of black around the top. Green and yellow flecks cover the surface.

Colorful and intriguing patterns cover the glass surface of works made by artist Tony Jojola. Research Curator, Sachi Yanari-Rizzo, walks us through the life in inspirations of Jojola in this month's Treasures from the Vault.

January 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Museum Memories: Tod Kovara

An elderly white man with grey hair, a white mustache, and glasses. He is wearing a dark grey suit and a multicolored tie. In a formal setting, he sits behind a floral centerpiece and clear drinking glasses.

Step into Museum Memories with FWMoA supporter, Tod Kovara. This look back brings us to an event highlighting the works of glass artist, Dale Chihuly!

January 26, 2026March 17, 2026

Showcase: Kirsty Mitchell

A night scene with a woman standing at the base of a tree. The tree has nine large cut outs of white paper ships hanging from the branches like ornaments. Each ship is backlit with a white light that also illuminates the tree. The woman standing under the tree is looking upwards, lifting her arms, and bending her elbows with her hands near her head.

Dive into the showcase of works by designer and photographer, Kirsty Mitchell! A group of her other-worldly photos are on view now at FWMoA.

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

Treasures from the Vault: Binh Pho

A detail shot of the top of the vessel. The outer layer looks like bare twigs, shaped to look like smoothed out bark. The inner layer has blue glass that has been cut and chiseled into. Appearing like lace, delicate lines swirl at the top, and below, organic shapes are carved into the glass. All shapes are inspired by the outdoors, with oak leaves being the main shape.

In this Treasures from the Vault, we meet artist Binh Pho. Learn about his unique style in woodwork and glass, and the inspirations he drew from trials.

December 22, 2025December 10, 2025

Now on View: Paper Made Techniques

Brightly colored concentric circles. Different textures accompany the light blue, green, tan, and yellow bands of color. There are sections of woven paper that looks like thread. Other areas show repeated paper materials aligned next to each other in circles. There is a cross section taken out of the lower left corner of the circles. The circles are imperfect, imitating concentric circles found in the cross section of a tree.

Now on View, we see the technically detailed works of paper artists! Curator of Exhibitions, Brit Micho, shows us two works featured in a current exhibit, Paper Made II.

December 12, 2025December 11, 2025

Historical Highlights: Combat Artists from the FWMoA Collection (1/2)

A brown and cream colored image. The horizontal city scape shows the background of buildings, potentially apartment complexes, in the center and on the right. The middle ground has a coupling of bridges and ramps shown on the lefthand side. The foreground shows construction in progress, with exposed I-beams and ladders throughout. Mounds of dirt or sand are held back by beams, butted next to each other, creating a fence. The style is a line sketch with shading, but no additional colors.

Today's Historical Highlights focuses on three artists who all served in the U.S. military. Reflecting on the Ghost Army exhibit, Collection Information Specialist Sue Slick informs us of these impactful artists.