Current Exhibitions

The Exhibits Program at Tohono Chul presents visual stories linking the nature, culture, and arts of the Southwest. Focusing on the work of regional artists, we display vibrant works of art in a diverse array of thematic group exhibits. The charming adobe Exhibit House, built as a private home in 1937, is an ideal environment for visitors to view Southwestern artworks. 50% of all exhibit sales help fund programs at Tohono Chul.

Questions? Please contact the Exhibits Department, exhibits@tohonochul.org

Exhibitions currently on display:


The Exotic Sublime | On Plants

Open through Nov. 3rd, 2024
Main Gallery

THE EXOTIC SUBLIME | On Plants presents a contemporary florilegium of plant life in the Sonoran Desert. Plants of all shapes and sizes, from basin to range, survive across five seasons— they seed, climb, roll, spread, poke, bloom, root, stem, branch, wither, bud, flower, and fruit. Mysterious, medicinal, and magical life cycles thriving or threatened adaptably ever-changing. We witness – in macrocosm or microcosm – the effects of time in slow dissolution or methodical accretion; cautionary and symbiotic tales combine what this place used to be with what this place will become. The voice in between, the creative and artistic resolve, is a visionary current toward the odd and wondrous grandeur of The Exotic Sublime.

The Exotic Sublime | On Plants exhibiting artists: Carolee Asia, Lance Bell, Rebecca Bish, Barbara Jo Borch, Pamela Bosch, Alexander Brauer, Kate Breakey, Alisha Conner, Adrian Cornejo, Ann Dahlgren, Spencer Edgerton, Ann Faith, Patti Gardiner, Charles Hedgcock, William Lesch, Phil Lichtenhan, Rae Mahaffey, Joan McGann, Anne Muñoz, Catherine Nash, Ron Nelson, Sharon Nemirov, Ryan Parra, Annie Pennington, Robert Renfrow, Barbara Rogers, Jen Urso, Paul Waid, David Windsor, Janet Windsor, and Karen J. Wright

Image: clockwise from upper left (details): Barbara Jo Borch, Anne Muñoz, Alisha Conner, and Adrian Cornejo


Moira Marti Geoffrion | Pods, Seeds, and Plant Parts from the Sonoran Region

Open through Nov. 3rd, 2024
Welcome Gallery

Moira Marti Geoffrion was born in Olney, MD, but soon after moved to South Eastern Ohio. Growing up on a large farm in the area, she first developed a profound interest in the natural environment which has served as a reoccurring inspiration throughout her artistic career. Working in an interdisciplinary spectrum of the art making process, she has been able to incorporate elements of sculpture, painting, fibers, and performance into her pieces. All of her artworks, whether they are sculptural or 2-dimensional, are deeply conscious of the natural environment and incorporate the artist’s own personal insights relating to the correlation between human physicality and the environment surrounding them. Geoffrion interweaves ideas relating to her own family history into her work, but always leaves the subject matter of the pieces open enough to allow for a myriad of interpretations. Many of the works use surrealistic subject matter to allude to a sense of natural movement and the way in which a relationship between the human body and the cycles of mother earth are formed.


Roy J. Kurtz Collection of American Indian Art

Education Center

Tohono Chul’s Permanent Collection is growing with the acquisition of Roy J. Kurtz Collection of American Indian Art. The Roy J. Kurtz Collection is vast and will provide endless possibilities for Tohono Chul’s Education and Exhibits programs for years to come. This exhibition will provide the first look at this large collection of baskets and American Indian artwork.

Art in the Gardens

Gardens

Sculpture from Tohono Chul’s Permanent Collection including Mark Rossi, Fred Borcherdt, Kioko Mwitiki, David Weinert, Greg Corman, Ned Egan, along with work for sale by Tucson artists Joy Fox, Phil Lichtenhan, Tidhar Ozeri and more can be discovered throughout the gardens.


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