Focus on the Essence : The Photography of Anne Noggle
January 21 - April 9, 2023
"Focus on the Essence" features 16 photographs drawn from the Appleton's permanent collection of photography, exploring themes that Anne Noggle returned to again and again: self-portraiture, both formal and casual, the aging process and femininity. This selection of photographs was made from more than 100 photographs generously donated to the museum by the Anne Noggle Foundation. (more…)
Read More About Focus on the EssenceThe Shape of Things : Op Art and Geometric Abstraction
January 14 - April 9, 2023
Drawn from the Appleton’s modern and contemporary permanent art collections, see a selection of Op Art and Geometric Abstraction paintings and prints, on view in the second-floor Preview Gallery. (more…)
Read More About The Shape of ThingsBig & Bold : In Modern and Contemporary Art
December 16, 2022 - May 21, 2023
Art museums are public spaces that safely house vast amounts of art, measuring from miniscule to gargantuan. By the very nature of their design and construction, museums are typically large buildings with vast galleries and ample lighting to display all shapes and sizes. (more…)
Read More About Big & BoldPaper Thin & Shadow Deep : Hiromi Mizugai Moneyhun's Hand-cut Paper Works
December 3, 2022 - June 18, 2023
Paper-cut artist Hiromi Mizugai Moneyhun moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2004 from her hometown of Kyoto, Japan. Her three-dimensional cut paper pieces are the result of a multistep process which produces art that is at once amusingly lighthearted and startlingly alive. (more…)
Read More About Paper Thin & Shadow DeepPre Post Poetic : Hand-Stitched Collages by Debora Greger
December 3, 2022 - June 18, 2023
28 works created 2019-2021 by Gainesville-based Debora Greger that juxtapose pre- and post-pandemic themes of the everyday world. (more…)
Read More About Pre Post PoeticArtistic Legacy : The Story of Arthur I. Appleton
July 5, 2021 - December 31, 2025
Ever wondered where the Appleton Museum of Art got its name, or how the museum found a home in Ocala? Stroll through the history of the Appleton Family and the museum to learn all about Marion County's cultural gem. (more…)
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