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View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Connecting the Threads: Audrey Niffenegger and Rodarte
Posted: January 8, 2019
Category: Audrey Niffenegger
From technique to theme, dive into five innovative works by artists at NMWA in this series, “Connecting the Threads.”

Audrey Niffenegger and Faith Ringgold (Part 1 of 2): Sending Messages
Posted: September 4, 2013
Category: Audrey Niffenegger
At first glance, the two exhibitions on view this summer at NMWA, Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger and American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings...
Installation view of a gallery space. A large painting showing an American flag splattered in blood and with people with a light skin tone standing behind the flag is hanging in the middle of the room.

Tragedy & Fantasy: A Rose for Isabella Blow
Posted: July 24, 2013
Category: Audrey Niffenegger
Audrey Niffenegger’s works explore the world of the unconscious mind through dreams and fantasies—within NMWA’s exhibition Awake in the Dream World.
A very tall and narrow, black-and-white print depicts a skeleton with folded arms and a rose fascinator perched on its head. The figure wears a collaged, three-dimensional, billowing skirt made of tissue and printed with roses.