Exhibitions - Current :: Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Nashville, TN

Chihuly at Cheekwood features thousands of stunning, hand-blown glass sculptures on display throughout the botanical garden at Cheekwood, in various ponds and within the Museum of Art and Frist Learning Center.

Some of the highlights of the exhibition include:
* Saffron Tower—a 30-foot yellow neon sculpture will be installed in the Herb Garden in Cheekwood’s east gardens.
* Sun—a 15-foot radiant yellow orb will be installed on the Museum of Art’s front lawn.
* Mille Fiori – a gigantic garden of glass composed of bold forms in vibrant colors will be installed in Cheekwood’s reflection pool.
* Chandeliers – two spectacular installations will be housed in the museum

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The American Impressionists in the Garden

March 13 - September 6

This exhibition explores the theme of the garden in American art and society of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The exhibition features approximately forty paintings depicting European and American gardens by American Impressionist artists along with four bronze sculptures created by American artists for the garden.

The exhibition is broadly divided into three topical groups: “European Gardens” represents garden images created by Americans abroad, especially in Giverny, France, which captivated so many artists. Mary MacMonnies, for example, rented an old monastery in Giverny, developed the gardens, and produced several paintings of them. Works by Childe Hassam and Ernest Lawson, on the other hand, depict more urban gardens in and around Paris, providing a contrast to the images of Giverny. “Gardens in America” explores the many known gardens painted by American Impressionists, including the art colonies of Old Lyme, Connecticut and Cornish, New Hampshire, and various gardens, from Charleston, South Carolina, to California. “Garden Sculpture,” a third section, was an essential element of garden design, and a few select examples of garden statuary will document this important three-dimensional feature within the garden environment. More ...

The Matilda Geddings Gray Collection of Fabergé

March 20 2007 - ongoing

Cheekwood's Museum of Art has been selected to house the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection, among the world’s most significant compilation of Fabergé pieces.

Pieces from the Collection have been exhibited worldwide. The Collection includes 57 rare pieces highlighted by three Russian Imperial Easter eggs, and a number of important functional items, fantasy items and floral works. More ...

William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit

January 16 2007 - ongoing

William Edmondson (1874-1951), the son of freed slaves, was born in rural Davidson County and moved to Nashville by 1890. Working first at the railroad and then as a janitor at the Nashville Woman's Hospital, he lived at 1434 Fourteenth Avenue South surrounded by family and a vibrant community. More ...

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Temporary Contemporary Gallery

Virginia Overton

March 13 - June 13
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Video Installation Gallery
SOAPS, FLUKES & FOLLIES
March 13 - September 12
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Courtyard Gallery

Abstract Visions: 20th Century American Art

February 9 - May 2
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