Current Exhibitions at the KIA

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: May 17, 5-7 p.m.

This annual juried exhibition is open to artists 18 years or younger in grades 9-12 residing in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph or Van Buren counties.

Reflections tells a highly personal story of community and place through selected works from the collection of costume designer and arts patron, Myrna Colley-Lee. Featuring 50 paintings, works on paper, collages and fabric works, Reflections presents the lives, traditions, and environments of African Americans in the 20th century.

Ansel Adams' skill at creating photographs with a remarkable range and subtly of tones is legendary. Yet for all his technical mastery, Adams recognized that what made a compelling photograph was far more elusive. This exhibition of Adams' photographs from the KIA collection and local collectors suggests how his intuitive and emotional response to the landscape resulted in powerful and enduring photographs.

With the opening of the Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art in 2010, the KIA is becoming known for its exhibitions of historical and contemporary work from Asian cultures. Included are works on paper, ceramics, and sculpture from both China and Japan.

This exhibition marks the premiere of a special installation of the KIA's collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Collected over the past four years, the KIA has acquired glass vases, a glass and bronze lamp, a painting, a drawing, two jeweled brooches, and numerous examples of mosaics and ceramics.