Treasures from the Vault – 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 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 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 9, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Toots Zynsky

A close up on the rim and interior of the glass bowl. The threads are running alongside each other and overlapping in some places. Blue, red, and purple create a horizontal and curved striped pattern inside the bowl. Black and blue alternate on the section of the rim that is visible.

The stunning works of Toots Zynsky are seen up close in this installment of Treasures from the Vault! Research Curator Sachi Yanari-Rizzo walks us through the background and technique used by this inspired glass artist.

November 3, 2025October 24, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Megaliths

This glass vessel is composed with natural and neutral colors. Greens, browns, white, and muted yellow mimics the colors found surrounding the Stonehenge in nature. Flecks of red and pink are also seen throughout the piece. The general shape is that of a functional vase, with an accented rim.

Artists throughout the FWMoA collection were given great inspiration while visiting Megaliths. See the outcome across different media in today's Treasure's from the Vault!

October 6, 2025October 2, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Ricardo Xavier Serment

This multimedia woodcut has a colorful and graphic style, similar to a comic strip. Three figures in the foreground are walking, with nine small, red, devil figures hovering behind and around them. Two of the taller figures are masked, looking out for the smallest child, who appears unaware of the demonic figures. In the background is a city scape, and behind the three figures is a masked, winged, hero figure, holding back the swarm of small demons.

Today we are looking at the works of Ricardo Xavier Serment. His comic-like style draws you into his narratives of good vs. evil. Learn more about his background and his striking multimedia prints in this month's Treasures from the Vault.

September 1, 2025August 20, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Neal Ambrose-Smith

A colorful image with a rodent-like creature in the center, next to the symbol of the bear totem. The "rodent" is clothed with green pants, a blue dress shirt, and red and white striped tie. Its arms are raised like it's dancing. Next to it, a small creature also appears to be dancing in black dress shoes. The small creature's head is a print of the bear totem. The background is blocks of oranges and pinks. The upper half shows a cartoon image of batman's head, and a black infinity symbol. The bottom half has the text, "Get some!" and images of birds of prey.

This month's Treasures from the Vault brings us works by Neal Ambrose-Smith! Ambrose-Smith draws from his personal life, sharing artwork through the lens of an Indigenous American. Read on to learn more about his inspiration and collaborative works!

August 5, 2025August 11, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Curlee Raven Holton

Silhouette of a man's bust, covered in grey words. The background is also grey-toned, with windows, tree branches, a lamp post, and abstract shapes filling the background.

In this month's Treasures from the Vault we find a print by artist Curlee Raven Holton. In this piece, Holton visualizes the thoughts and feelings of someone experiencing memory loss.

July 7, 2025August 11, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Terry Winters

A greyscale image, made of two images within rectangles. A greyscale circle with interior connected lines in the upper left, and an xray image of a shoulder in the bottom right.

In this month's Treasures from the Vault, we see works from Terry Winters. Through lithography and drawings, he portrays images of biology and abstraction.

June 9, 2025August 11, 2025

Treasures from the Vault: Joseph Pennell

A black and off-white image focused on a skyscraper under construction. The top half of the building has scaffolding, cranes and pulleys around the windows. The marks made are minimal and in some places, like around the trees or clouds, are smudged.

Check out this month's #treasuresfromthevault! Joseph Pennell's prints show urban compositions, capturing the spirit of progress and momentum around the turn of the century.