Krannert Art Museum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We are open today from 9 am to 5 pm.

Krannert Art Museum (KAM) serves the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the communities of East Central Illinois. All are welcome to enjoy KAM's rich collection of fine art from across the globe, vibrant exhibitions, and engaging programs.

Exhibitions

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Detail of blue-and-white globular dragon vase (Tianqiuping), Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daiguang (1820–1850) period. Porcelain with enamel. Gift of the Class of 1908. 1966-14-1
  1. Aug 30, 2018 to Aug 31, 2019
Blue and White Ceramics: An Enduring Global Obsession
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Allen Stringfellow, Street Smarts II, ca. 1990s. Collage and watercolor on paper. Gift of John and Dorothy Gardner. 2014-8-1
  1. Aug 30, 2018 to Mar 23, 2019
Between the Buildings: Art From Chicago
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European and American Painting: Selections from the KAM Collection, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2019.
  1. Jan 2, 2019 to May 12, 2019
Renaissance to Modern Remix: Highlights from the European and American Art Collection
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Abhisandhita Nayika: Radha and Krishna estranged by a quarrel, 19th century. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari school, Kangra. Opaque color and gold leaf on paper. Gift of George P. Bickford 1970-10-5
  1. Feb 28, 2019 to May 12, 2019
From Hand to Hand: Painting and the Animation of History in Northern India
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Hedda Sterne, N.Y. 1 [Road #4], 1956. Acrylic spray paint on canvas. 86 x 50 inches. Gift of the artist. 2006-3-1
  1. Feb 28, 2019 to May 12, 2019
Emphatic: American Painting from the Collection
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Richard Meisinger (b. 1945), Edge Effects: Fence with Rooftop and Rectangular Chimney, 1993. Photographic print. Gift of the artist 2018-3-10
  1. Mar 13, 2019 to Apr 19, 2019
Response Wall
Edge Effects by Richard Meisinger

Events

Tango at Krannert Art Museum
Performance Mar 23, 12:30–3:30 pm
Tango at KAM
Attachment, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2015. Photo by Julia Nucci Kelly
Mar 26, 5:30 pm
Spring 2019 Exhibition Preview for Faculty
Page from a Birha poem of separation and longing, showing Radha with her attendants in a grove. India, Rajasthan, possibly Bundi or Kotah School, 17th century. Opaque water color on paper. Gift of George P. Bickford. 1970-10-3
Talk Mar 28, 4:30 pm
Darshan and Design in "From Hand to Hand": A Gallery Conversation with Yutong Shi and Samit Sinha
Eva Respini (Source: evarespini.com)
Talk Mar 28, 5:30 pm
Curator talk by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
John Jennings, Speak Café Project, 2011. Courtesy of the artist.
Performance Mar 28, 7–9 pm
SPEAK Café
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Mar 29, 11:30 am
Yoga at the Museum

Stories

Autumn Knight: In Rehearsal, 2019. Published by Krannert Art Museum/Project Row Houses. Distributed by ARTBOOK | DAP. Text by Ryan N. Dennis, Jennifer Doyle, Cynthia Oliver, Amy L. Powell, Sandra Ruiz. Book design by Practise.
Autumn Knight: In Rehearsal
Amber Crawford and Fabian Jimenez engage with KAM's Response Wall, featuring John Clem Clarke's lithograph <em>Louis XIV</em>, 1969.
Getting Involved: New Programs for Students
Tom Otterness, Cat with Woman (detail), 1994. Bronze. Museum purchase through Art in Public Places, National Endowment for the Arts, John Needles Chester Fund, College of Fine and Applied Arts, and the Art Acquisition Fund 1994-4-2
Protecting Outdoor Art: Tom Otterness Sculpture Conservation at KAM
IFPDA Curatorial Intern Jamillah Gabriel, 2018. Photo by Julia Nucci Kelly
IFPDA Intern: Get to know Jamillah Gabriel
John Singleton Copley, Nathan Hyde, Squire of Hyde, 1777. Oil on canvas. Gift of Merle J. and Emily N. Trees 1945-1-1
Lesson Plan: Making Portraits Walk and Talk
Krannert Art Museum donor and art collector Len Lewicki at home in Seattle, 2018.
Law School Alumni Support KAM: Len Lewicki and Iver M. Nelson, Jr.

Collection Highlights

Carolee Schneemann (United States, 1939–2019), Water Light/Water Needle V, 1966–2014. Hand colored giclée print on Hahnemüle paper. Museum purchase in honor of Kathleen Harleman. 2017-17-1
Carolee Schneemann (United States, 1939–2019), Water Light/Water Needle V, 1966–2014
Hedda Sterne, Machine Five, 1950. Oil, canvas. Festival of Arts Purchase Fund 1950-7-1
Hedda Sterne, Machine Five, 1950
Vishnu Stele, 12th century. Stone relief. Museum purchase through the Ellnora D. Krannert fund. 1969-10-1
Indian, Rajputana, Vishnu Stele, 12th Century
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Favrile Candle Lamp (detail), 1982-16-6_7. Iridescent glass, hand-wrought bronze. Gift of Willis N. and Louis Bruce 1982-16-6, 1982-16-7
Louis Comfort Tiffany, Favrile Candle Lamps, ca. 1906–18
Gabriele Münter, The Blue Gable, 1911. Oil, canvas. Gift of Albert L. Arenberg 1956-13-1
Gabriele Münter, The Blue Gable, 1911
Mark Rothko, No. 13, 1949. Oil, canvas. Gift of Walter Bareiss 1955-16-1
Mark Rothko, No. 13, 1949
Blue-and-white globular dragon vase (Tianqiuping), Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daiguang (1820–1850) period. From the Krannert Art Museum collection
China, Blue and White Globular Dragon Vase (Tianquiping), Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daoguang (1820–1850) period
Rotimi Fani-Kayodé (Nigerian-British, 1955–1989), Dan Mask, 1989. Silver gelatin print, hand-printed, edition 3/10. Art Acquisitions Fund 2012-7-1
Rotimi Fani-Kayodé, Dan Mask, 1989
Detail of mantle with hummingbird design, ca. 100 BCE. Peru, Nasca. Cotton, alpaca wool. Gift of Fred Olsen and the Art Acquisition Fund 1967-29-56
Peru, Nasca, Peruvian Burial Mantle, ca. 100 BCE
Ilya Iosifovich Kobakov. Woman as Fountain: Courtyard Sculpture Project, 1998. Etching. Sheldon Good Family Charitable Foundation 2000-9-1
Ilya Iosifovich Kabakov, Woman as Fountain: Courtyard Sculpture Project, 1998