Past Exhibitions

Woman lying in bed looking at magazine.
Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81
January 26 – May 22, 2026 In 1976, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark and sociologist Karen Folger Jacobs spent thirty-six
Black and white photograph of a group of children in bathing suits in and around a car
Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure during the Jim Crow Era
September 2 –December 19, 2025 Picturing Mobility explores what it meant to seek leisure and travel as a Black American
Splotches in various shades of brown, white, yellow, green and black.
Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women
February 10 – May 31, 2025 Archive 192 is an independent archive dedicated to preserving and celebrating abstractionist works by
Sepia toned black and white photograph of a sign shaped like glasses
Revisions: Celebrating Fifty Years of the UMBC Photography Collections
September 3 – December 15, 2024 Revisions: Celebrating Fifty Years of the UMBC Photography Collections features highlights and lesser-known gems from
Body of an alligator viewed through green water
Anastasia Samoylova FloodZone
January 29–May 24, 2024 In 2016, Anastasia Samoylova (American, b. Soviet Union, b. 1984) moved to Miami, Florida. As she
Lost Boys: Amos Badertscher’s Baltimore
August 30–December 15, 2023 Lost Boys: Amos Badertscher’s Baltimore is the first career retrospective of artist Amos Badertscher (American, 1936–2023)
Three musicians playing instruments on a stage
Ola Belle Reed: I’ve Endured
March 27—June 30, 2023 With a voice born in the mountains and shaped by the hard times she lived and
Man falling through sky
Aaron Siskind: Formations
October 31, 2022--March 12, 2023 Aaron Siskind (American, 1903–1991) was one of the most influential figures in the development of
Sonya Clark: Hair/Craft
October 31, 2022–March 12, 2023 Sonya Clark (b. 1967) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores issues of identity, race,