Past Exhibitions Founded in 1948, CAMH is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the United States.
The following exhibition archive has been compiled from a variety of sources, including exhibition announcements, catalogues, newspaper articles, reviews, and interviews.
CAMH’s physical archives are held by the Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives in the Fondren Library at Rice University.
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Troy Montes Michie: Rock of Eye
Past Exhibition
Montes Michie subverts dominant narratives and investigates the ways in which bodies of marginalized communities are frequently erased, fetishized, idealized, and criminalized. With Rock of Eye, Montes-Michie’s stitches suture histories and geographies; they establish thresholds for crossing. His needle hits rock.
Mariah Garnett: Dreamed This Gateway
Past Exhibition
Who speaks and who is silenced? What histories or facets of a culture do we privilege and why? How do we acknowledge our history while also rewriting, repairing, and moving beyond our past trauma? Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker Mariah Garnett (b. 1980) asks these questions and others in the first U.S. solo museum presentation of her work, Mariah Garnett: Dreamed This Gateway.
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse
Past Exhibitions
The Dirty South explores Southern hip hop roots, spotlighting African American traditions’ century-long impact on art and music. Spanning media, it narrates Black experiences and highlights Texas artists.