Recent Acquisitions: 2018-2025

Lobby and Concourse Galleries

February 7 - June 28, 2026
Curated by Sarah Vargas

The Fresno Art Museum has dedicated itself to building a Permanent Collection of art rooted in Modern and Contemporary painting, works on paper, and sculpture. Since the first works were acquired in 1960, this Permanent Collection has been cultivated with the intent to preserve artwork for future generations and for use in exhibitions, research, and teaching.

In any given year, hundreds of works of art are offered to the Museum through donation or bequest. This exhibition highlights recently acquired artwork that encompasses a wide range of practices and mediums which expand the breadth of the Permanent Collection but reflect the collection priorities of the Museum.

 

Images (left to right): Michael Garcia, Waiting Under Pomegranates, 2006, Mixed media on wood, 39 ½” x 23 ½”, Gift of the Polly Brewer Estate, Collection of the Fresno Art Museum | Byron Randall, Gravedigger, 1968, Woodblock, 26 ½” x 20 ½”, Gift of Laura Chrisman, Collection of the Fresno Art Museum | Isobel Sanford, Rhoda, n.d., Oil on canvas, 38” x 27”, Gift of Ann Vermel, Collection of the Fresno Art Museum