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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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Shapeshifters
Past Exhibition

March 2, 2019 - June 16, 2019 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston’s (CAMH) Teen Council is pleased to present Shapeshifters, a group exhibition featuring work by over forty Houston-area teen artists

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GRLZ + VEILS
Past Exhibition

January 19, 2019 - March 31, 2019 Brown Foundation Gallery

DSG Cheryl Donegan 011  Exhibition Cheryl Donegan: GRLZ + VEILS January 19-March 31, 2019 Brown Foundation Gallery Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live About Over the last decade, Cheryl Donegan has made paintings that are as…

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Nicolas Moufarrege: Recognize My Sign
Past Exhibition

November 10, 2018 - February 17, 2019 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

CAMH presents Nicolas Moufarrege: Recognize My Sign, a comprehensive exhibition showcasing his embroidered paintings, blending diverse influences.

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Stage Environment: You Didn’t Have to Be There
Past Exhibition

September 18, 2018 - October 21, 2018 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

Stage Environment celebrates CAMH’s 70th anniversary, revisiting its history of live arts. The exhibition showcases performance documentation and ephemera, emphasizing the institution’s unique hybrid identity and commitment to cutting edge art.

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Walls Turned Sideways: Artists Confront the Justice System
Past Exhibition

August 25, 2018 - January 6, 2019 Brown Foundation Gallery

Walls Turned Sideways confronts the justice system through diverse contemporary art, challenging mass incarceration and the prison-industrial complex, questioning the artist’s role in social and political landscapes.

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Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show
Past Exhibition

May 12, 2018 - August 26, 2018 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

Cary Leibowitz’s interdisciplinary practice explores identity, modernism, the art market, and queer politics with humor and critique. The solo exhibition is curated by Anastasia James and presented by CAMH.

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Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio
Past Exhibition

April 28, 2018 - August 5, 2018 Brown Foundation Gallery

CAMH’s Right Here, Right Now: San Antonio, curated by Dean Daderko and Patricia Restrepo, highlights 19 diverse artists and collectives, fostering cross-generational dialogues in various mediums.

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Dissent and Desire
Past Exhibition

January 19, 2018 - April 29, 2018 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

As part of FotoFest 2018 Biennial, CAMH unveils Dissent and Desire, a poignant exhibition by Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh capturing contemporary LGBTQ+ life in Delhi, India.

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Christopher Knowles: In a Word
Past Exhibition

December 16, 2017 - March 25, 2018 Brown Foundation Gallery

CAMH presents Christopher Knowles: In a Word, his most comprehensive exhibition to date, spanning diverse mediums and featuring collaborations with esteemed theater director Robert Wilson.

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Telepathic Improvisation
Past Exhibition

September 16, 2017 - January 7, 2018 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

CAMH presents Telepathic Improvisation, the first U.S. solo exhibition by Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, featuring a major moving image work and new sculptures.

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Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped
Past Exhibition

August 18, 2017 - November 26, 2017 Brown Foundation Gallery

Annabeth Rosen’s first major survey, Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped, spans 20 years of her ceramic work, exploring craft’s place in contemporary art, endurance, labor, feminism, and nature.

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A Better Yesterday
Past Exhibition

May 20, 2017 - September 3, 2017 Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

A Better Yesterday presents three personal histories and stories that are remade as ambiguously fictional situations.

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