Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi’s Art for Children
January 11 – February 22, 2012
Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
Fins & Feathers: Selections from the Permanent Collection of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
January 21, 2012 – April 22, 2012
Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA
For more information on this exhibition please visit
figgeart.org
An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger
October 31, 2010 - January 9, 2011
Wilhelm Busch Museum
Hannover, Germany
Selections from the Permanent Collection of The Carle
November 7, 2010 - January 30, 2011
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, NC
For more information on this exhibition please visit The North Carolina Museum of Art.
Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books
July 11, 2009 - September 13, 2009
The exhibition is co-organized with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and curated by Lolly Robinson.
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
This exhibition features over 80 works of art created specifically for children's books, drawn exclusively from the outstanding collection assembled by Les and Zora Charles. These original works of art will inspire the imagination and celebrate the creativity of making picture books for readers of all ages. Selections include examples from Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but the majority of the exhibition focuses on the genius of this genre working in the post-World War II period. Artists on view include: Chris Van Allsburg (Jumanji); Kinuko Y. Craft (Cinderella); Maurice Sendak (The Bee-Man of Orn); Leo and Diane Dillon (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears); Trina Schart Hyman (Little Red Riding Hood); Gerald McDermott (Arrow to the Sun); Barry Moser (Jump On Over); and Jerry Pinkney (John Henry).
The Art of Allen Say: A Sense of Place
September 2009 - November 2009
Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Organized in honor of Allen Say's 70th birthday, The Art of Allen Say: A Sense of Place explores both the technical mastery and thematic complexity of this prolific artist and author. Trained as a commercial photographer, Say found his place writing and illustrating children's books somewhat by chance in the 1970s. Author of more than twenty works since then, including Grandfather's Journey (1993), which won the Caldecott Medal in 1994, Say has spent much of his career exploring the rich divide between his Japanese youth and his American coming of age. It is his ability to convey sentiments of alienation and dislocation in ways that speak directly to children that make his books so remarkable. The exhibition is comprised mostly of Say's illustrations for books, but also contains examples of his commercial photography and oil painting to underscore the full measure of his creative talent, as well as his unifying aesthetic.
The World of Eric Carle
Japan Tour
Organized in conjunction with the Eric Carle Studio
Tokyo Matsuya Ginza, Tokyo: April 29, 2009 - May 12, 2008
Shimane Art Museum, Shimane: September 19, 2008 – November 3, 2008
JR Kyoto Isetan, Kyoto: November 29, 2008 - December 28, 2008
JR Nagoya Takashimaya, Nagoya: February 17, 2009 - March 2, 2009
Sogo Museum of Art, Yokohama: April 3, 2009 - May 6, 2009
Sapporo Daimaru, Sapporo: May 13, 2009 - May 25, 2009
The World of Eric Carle
April 13, 2012 - September 2, 2012
SEONGNAM ARTS CENTER, Seoul, Korea
Beyond Books: The Independent Art of Eric Carle
April 6 – July 7, 2013
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA