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Welcome to the Fresno Art Museum

The Fresno Art Museum is Fresno's nationally-recognized fine art museum.

Best known for exhibiting modern and contemporary art from California, art by women artists, and works of art on paper, along with exhibitions that reflect the visual arts traditions of the ethnic groups that contribute to the rich diversity of the San Joaquin Valley.

The Fresno Art Museum's permanent collection consists of over 3,800 paintings, prints, and sculptures by important local, regional, national, and international artists.

It includes a superlative collection of Art of the Ancient Americas which spans more than 2,500 years of the major artistic traditions of cultures in West Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Peruvian Andes.

Founded in 1949, the Fresno Art Museum has been located at First Street and Clinton Avenue in Radio Park since 1960.

What's On

Exhibitions Opening August 1, 2026

All Exhibitions

August 1, 2026 - January 10, 2027

HERALDING, Sixty-Five Plus Artists from the Collection of Forrest L. Merrill: A HandWork 2026 Exhibition

Image: Nicholas Bernard, Untitled, Ceramic, 10 1/2” x 5” | Photo by M. Lee Fatherree, From the Collection of Forrest L. Merrill

Presenting Exhibition Sponsor: Kimiko Schock

Additional Exhibition Sponsors to date: Daniel R, Martin Family Foundation/Teri Williams, Diane Hanson-Barnes, Rago Wright LLC/Suzanne Perrault, A Friend of the Museum, Janet Adams, Peter and Lynn Baldwin, Martin and Debbie Britz, Ellen Hirth, Joseph and Deborah Mendiola

August 1, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Nowhereland: Paintings by Marc Trujillo

Image: © Marc Trujillo, Detail from 12057 Wilshire Boulevard, 2021, Oil on Dibond panel, 27" x 41", Courtesy of the Artist and Winfield Gallery

August 1, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Dancing Through Time: Donna Sternberg, a Retrospective, 1970 to 2026 | The Fresno Art Museum's Council of 100 Distinguished Woman Artist for 2026

Image: Dancers from Donna Sternberg and Dancers as choreographed by Donna Sternberg, 2015, Photo courtesy of Scott Belding

Sponsored by the Fresno Art Museum's Council of 100

August 1, 2026 - June 27, 2027

Art of the Word: Christopher Denise and The Knight Owl

Image: Detail of image from the title page of the book the Knight Owl (Caldecott Honor Book) by Christopher Denise copyright © 2022. Reprinted by permission of Little, Brown, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Sponsored by The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools

Permanent Collection

Art of the Ancient Americas

Image: Detail from The Cacaxtla Murals - Battle Mural Replica by Maxine Olson, 1993

General Exhibition Support for Summer/Fall 2026 Exhibition: Robert Rauchenberg Foundation, Christy V. Hicks, Carole Anderson, Linda A. Bogenreif, Lu and Dick Caglia, David and MaryAnne Esajian

What's On

Upcoming Exhibitions

All Exhibitions

August 1, 2026 - January 10, 2027

HERALDING, Sixty-Five Plus Artists from the Collection of Forrest L. Merrill: A HandWork 2026 exhibition

Image: Dorothy Herger, Untitled, c.1994, Ceramic, 7 3/8" x 5 3/8" x 4 3/8", Photo by M. Lee Fatherree, From the Collection of Forrest L. Merrill

Presenting Exhibition Sponsor: Kimiko Schock

Additional Exhibition Sponsors to date: Daniel R, Martin Family Foundation/Teri Williams, Diane Hanson-Barnes, Rago Wright LLC/Suzanne Perrault, A Friend of the Museum, Janet Adams, Peter and Lynn Baldwin, Martin and Debbie Britz, Ellen Hirth, Joseph and Deborah Mendiola

August 1, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Nowhereland: Paintings by Marc Trujillo

August 1, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Dancing Through Time: Donna Sternberg, a Retrospective, 1970 to 2025 | The Fresno Art Museum's Council of 100 Distinguished Woman Artist for 2026

Image: Donna Sternberg and Dancers performance

Sponsored by the Fresno Art Museum's Council of 100

August 1, 2026 - June 27, 2027

Art of the Word: Christopher Denise and The Knight Owl

Detail of image from the Knight Owl (Caldecott Honor Book) by Christopher Denise copyright © 2022. Reprinted by permission of Little, Brown, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Sponsored by The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools

General Exhibition Support for Summer/Fall 2026 Exhibition: Robert Rauchenberg Foundation, Christy V. Hicks, Carole Anderson, Linda A. Bogenreif, Lu and Dick Caglia, David and
MaryAnne Esajian