All Exhibitions

Untitled (detail), Kay Whitcomb, (1921-2015), 1969, Gustavsberg, Sweden, enamel on steel. 2018-023-002

Crafting Opportunity

May 11 - Jul 28, 2019 At San Diego Central Library Art Gallery
Zenaida Rafael Julián, Restaurant Scene (detail), 2006. Ocumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, painted clay. Mingei International Museum Purchase, 2009-48-002

Restaurant Scene (Installation)

Nov 10, 2018 - Jun 16, 2019 At Escondido Municipal Gallery
String Quilt - Zig Zag One Block (detail), 1930s–1940s, U.S.A., cotton. Collection of Mingei International Museum, Gift of Pat L. Nickols. 2012-35-195

American Quilts

Aug 17 - Nov 4, 2018 At Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT)
William L. Hawkins (1895 – 1990), Ferris Wheel #2, 1985, enamel on masonite. Private Collection. Courtesy Ricco/Maresca Gallery New York. Photo by Paul Mutino.

William L. Hawkins

Jun 9 - Aug 26, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Visitors in the exhibition, Student Craft 2018, looking at "Journey into Blue" by Kirra Hogan, Grade 10, La Costa Canyon High School, Teacher: Silvia Wiedmann.

Student Craft 2018

May 19 - Aug 19, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Meira Una, Summer, 2017, black stoneware, porcelain, ceramic colors. Collection of the artist. Photo by Shai Halevi.

Israel

Apr 21 - Sep 3, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
DIE STADT / THE CITY, H. Kurzke, 2012, Germany, miniature flutter book is printed in ParmaPetit Font with pigment ink. Collection of University of San Diego.

Voluminous Art

Mar 10 - Sep 3, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Blanket, 1865-1880, Dine (Navajo), Germantown wool, aniline dyes. Collection of Mingei International Museum. Gift of Margaret A. Cargill / The Akaloa Resource Foundation and Mingei International Connoisseurs. 2004-50-001

Weaving a Path

Dec 9, 2017 - May 20, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Detail of a traditional design element, the wheel or pinwheel symbolizes the eternal cycle of life on a Cover (Kantha), 20th Century, West Bengal, India, recycled cotton sari, cotton. Collection of Mingei International Museum. Gift of Stephen Huyler.

Kantha

Oct 28, 2017 - Mar 25, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Household God Statue, Mexico, Aztec culture, 1440-1520 AD, basalt. Collection of Mingei International Museum. Bequest of the Robert Bruce Inverarity Estate.

Art of the Americas

Sep 16, 2017 - Feb 18, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Necklace with Imitation Jaguar Teeth, 200 BCE - 1600 CE, Colombia, Sinu culture, conch on modern restringing. Collection of Mingei International, The Bead Museum Collection, Gift of Gabrielle Liese.

Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian Beads

Sep 2, 2017 - Sep 3, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Shadow Puppet - Tree of Life called Kayon or Gunungan (Ramayana and Mahabharata) (detail), unidentified maker, late 20th century, Java, Indonesia, painted parchment, hide, bone. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of Edward Inskeep. 1991-06-012

Indonesian Shadow Puppets

Jul 19, 2017 - Mar 18, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Arline Fisch, The Hanging Garden of California, 2010-2012, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., coated copper wire. Collection of the Artist.

Arline Fisch

Jun 18, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018 At Mingei International Museum
Adorned Horse Illustration by Ranganath Krishnamani featured in the exhibition, Trappings, by Mingei International Museum.

Trappings

May 26 - Nov 12, 2017 At Mingei International Museum
Shitta kanban for blade shop (front view), late 19th century, Japan, wood, paper, pigment, metal fittings. Mingei International Museum Purchase, 2009-48-001

Kanban

Apr 15 - Oct 8, 2017 At Mingei International Museum
Purple Hat Dance (detail), Sandy Swirnoff, (*), 2014, San Diego, California, nylon thread, ceramic bead, enameled beads, onyx beads. Collection of the Artist. Photo by Katie Gardner

Sandy Swirnoff

Jan 14 - Jun 4, 2017 At Mingei International Museum
Folk Art Tinsmith's Banner Weathervane (detail), unidentified maker, 1876, northern Europe, weathered painted tin, iron and wood. Collection Mingei International Museum. Museum purchase. 2015-01-006

American and European Folk Art

Nov 19, 2016 - Jun 18, 2017 At Mingei International Museum
Worktable with drawers (detail), unidentified maker, 20th century, Japan, wood, colored lacquer, metal, Private collection

Layers of Brilliance

Oct 29, 2016 - Apr 30, 2017 At Mingei International Museum