Current & upcoming shows
August 7 - September 12, 2026
Front Gallery
Center Gallery
tende·r·eprisal // futu·re·prise
An African-diasporic arts initiative led by elijah jamal asani.
A two-person show by Swapna Mukhopadhyay and Philip A. Robinson Jr.
There will be a joint reception on Thursday, August 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
elijah jamal asani, a Nigerian-American artist, convened an intergenerational group of regional Black artists to create a collection of contemporary bronze artifacts. Their work was made in response to the historic theft of the Benin Bronzes. “Dating back to the 13th century, artists from the Kingdom of Benin, which is in modern-day southern Nigeria, cast bronze into sacred altar pieces and vessels of ancestral memory,” says asani. “However, in 1897, thousands of these bronze artifacts were looted by British forces.” They have yet to be repatriated. MAC is honored to exhibit eleven of these sculptures, created by Adriene Cruz, Midnite Seed Abioto, Intisar Abioto, Hanifah Abioto, Vaughn Kimmons, Turiya Raiah, Nyasiah Calixte, Lea Dry, Hannah Dry, Nawens Dry, and elijah jamal asani.
Swapna Mukhopadhyay creates functional and sculptural porcelain works, all hand built out of porcelain. “The combination of aesthetics and functionality in handmade folk artifacts has always fascinated me,” she says. “My grandmother made traditional Bengali quilts (kanthas) and wove mats for sitting on the floor (asanas). I now realize how deeply I was influenced by watching her work.” Delicatly drawn elements cover many of her ceramic surfaces, and several recent works incorporate textiles and found objects. Mukhopadhyay describes her process as “improvising around what’s available,” informed by her longtime study of ethnomathematics.
Philip A. Robinson Jr. is a sculptor and conceptual artist whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Working primarily in wood and metal, Robinson creates large-scale figurative and patterned works that explore memory, structure, and identity. “My practice examines structure as a living system—how materials carry memory, how patterns encode history, and how built environments shape identity,” he explains. “Whether in wood or steel, I am asking how structure holds memory—and how we locate ourselves within it.” Robinson holds a BFA in Studio Art from Skidmore College and an MFA in Sculpture from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
2026 Exhibition Calendar
January 16 – February 21, 2026
Front Gallery – Marilyn Cisneros
Center Gallery – Latoya Lovely & Stephanie Anderson
Reception – Saturday, January 24, 1-3 p.m.
February 27 – April 4, 2026
Front Gallery – Michael F. McDonald
Center Gallery – Joy Kloman
Opening Reception – Thursday, March 5, 6-8 p.m.
Closing Reception – Thursday, April 2, 6-8 p.m.
April 10 – May 16, 2026
Front Gallery – Charlotte Deason Robillard
Center Gallery – Ami Maki & Sarah Heckles
Reception – Thursday, April 16, 6-8 p.m.
Artist talk – Saturday, May 9, 1 p.m.
May 22 – June 27, 2026
Front Gallery – PDX Natural Pigment and Dye group show
Center Gallery – Irina Belova & Pearlyn Tan
Reception – Thursday, May 28, 6-8 p.m.
July 3 – August 1, 2026
MAC Youth Biennial – A group exhibition by artists age 18 and under who have taken MAC classes or participated in MAC’s Community Engagement program in the past three years.
Reception – Saturday, July 18, 1-3 p.m.
August 7 – September 12, 2026
Front Gallery – elijah jamal asani
Center Gallery – Swapna Mukhopadhyay & Philip A. Robinson
Reception – Thursday, August 20, 6-8 p.m.
September 18 – October 17, 2026
A Good Universe Next Door – a group exhibition featuring works by Amber Capwell, Ebony Frison, Maryanna Holloman and Orlando Almanza. Curated by Melanie Stevens and Celeste Noche.
Reception – Saturday, September 19, 1-3 p.m.
Artist talk – Saturday, October 10, 2 p.m.
October 23 – November 28, 2026
Front Gallery – Lettie Jane Rennekamp
Center Gallery – The Reprintery (Charlotte Flory & Michelle Freedman)
Reception – Thursday, October 29, 6-8 p.m.
January 15 – February 20, 2027
Front Gallery – Malini Gupta
Center Gallery – Chelsea Ferguson & Torea Frey
Reception – Saturday, January 23, 1-3 p.m.