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Forest Dreaming / Sculptures and Paintings
by Ana Flores

June 12 – October 24, 2021Having lived for decades at the edge of a forest, the boundaries between the studio and the land have dissolved for artist Ana Flores. “My intellectual and aesthetic bedrock which was once narrowly focused on art history has shifted, earth stories have become the compelling force for my creative work.” […]

Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art

May 29 – August 22, 2021 The traveling exhibition Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art presents 62 selected works from a body of art amassed over 35 years by an ordinary working-class couple. Often choosing artworks over material items and other creature comforts, Kerry, a retired mailman, […]

Xanda McCagg Recent Work: Icon

February 13 – April 18, 2021 Extended through May 16, 2021 Xanda McCagg’s abstract paintings are investigations of the human condition, on both a global and an intimate level. Observing frameworks of behavior in relation to larger happenings—poverty, war, systems of control and understanding, religion and mythology—she explores shifting relationships, both subtle and vast. Through […]

Encountering Resonance: Aaron Taylor Kuffner’s Gamelatron

February 27 – May 23, 2021 Aaron Taylor Kuffner’s Gamelatron is a sculpture like no other! A Gamelatron is a sound-producing kinetic sculpture presented as site-specific installations and stand-alone artworks. They are made from bronze and iron instruments derivative of Indonesia’s thousand-year-old sonic tradition Gamelan, retrofitted with mechanical mallets on sculptural mounts. The pieces are […]

Brian Keith Stephens: Almost True Tales

February 6 – May 9, 2021 Brian Keith Stephens, Promise to Never Make Me Eat Sardines, oil on cotton. In Almost True Tales, artist Brian Keith Stephens explores his fascination with animals as mythic symbols across time and culture. In vibrant, figurative paintings, Stephens draws on iconography, fables and folk tales from around the world […]

The Prismatic Palette: Frank Vincent DuMond and His Students

June 19 – October 3, 2021 The Prismatic Palette examines the art and teaching legacy of Frank Vincent DuMond (1865–1951). A key figure in American art and art education, DuMond was a skilled painter and draftsman with great technical facility and a keen eye for color. He studied in Paris at the Academie Julian from […]

Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School Virtual Student Exhibition

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is proud to once again present its annual exhibition by the students of the Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School in New London. This year, due to COVID-19 precautions, we are featuring the students’ work virtually on our website, which allows them to share the link with family members near and […]

Things Come Apart

November 14, 2020 – February 7, 2021 Take a closer look at the objects that surround you each day—there is so much more than meets the eye! Through extraordinary photographs, disassembled objects, and fascinating videos, Things Come Apart reveals the inner workings of common, everyday possessions. This exhibition presents more than 40 images of dozens of objects […]

Melissa Barbieri: Memories, Dreams and Archetypes

November 21, 2020 – January 24, 2021Melissa Barbieri, Indigo,2019, 44- 1/2″ x 73-1/2″, watercolor, India ink and sea salt on cold pressed paper. This exhibition showcases the work of Connecticut artist Melissa Barbieri, highlighting a recent series of her large-scale works on paper. These calligraphic and diagrammatic works are transcribed visions that combine text, symbols, […]

Stains Remain: Works by Michael Harvey

August 29 – November 1, 2020 This exhibition showcases recent paintings that contain personal elements – from conceptual and literary interests to contemplative values and the whimsical and humorous. “It is, after all, who I am. The stains remain,” said Harvey, referencing the show’s title, which is also the title of the book published to […]

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