HAMILL GALLERY OF AFRICAN ART
2164 Washington St., Boston, MA 02119
Tim Hamill, Director
Dates EXHIBITION HISTORY
This is a listing of the more than 195 exhibitions we have put on as
a community service and to increase the knowledge of, and interest in ,
African Art. Many of these have links to installation views and/or catalogs
of the exhibition. Outside of the gallery, we have arranged and exhibited
more than 100 exhibitions of traditional African art at museums, university
and school galleries, public and private institutions, all at no cost to
the hosting group.
2007
Oct. 7 - Jan. 13, 2007, Yoruba,
Main Gallery
Jan. 20 - March 17, 2007, Fragments,
Main Gallery
Mar. 31 - July 8, 2007, Still
Standing, Main Gallery
July 14 - Oct. 7, 2007, On Display,
Main Gallery
Oct.13 - Jan , 2008, Masks of
the Dan, Main Gallery
Dec. - Jan. 2008, Form
Follows Ritual, Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA
2006
Oct. 15 - Jan. 15, Fetish!,
Main Gallery
Jan. 21 - April 2, Geometries,
Main Gallery
April 8 - July 2, Next!, Main
Gallery
July 8 - October 1, Hat/Box,
Main Gallery
Jan.1 - Dec. 31, African Traditional Art, Africa Presidential Archives
and Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Oct. 7 - Jan. 13, 2007, Yoruba,
Main Gallery
2005
Oct. 17 - Jan. 16, Family
Matters, Main Gallery
Jan. 22 - April 10, Paint!,
Main Gallery
April 23 - July 10, Art of the
Dogon, Main Gallery
July 16 -October 9, African
Selections 6, Main Gallery
Jan.1 - Dec. 31, African Traditional Art, Africa Presidential Archives
and Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Oct. 15 - Jan. 15, Fetish!, Main
Gallery
2004
Oct. 11 - Jan. 11, African
Warrior, Main Gallery
Jan.1 - Dec. 31, African Traditional Art, Africa Presidential Archives
and Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Jan.7 - Feb. 4, African Tribal Art, Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy,
Milton, Mass.
Jan. 17 - April 10, From the
Grasslands, Main Gallery
Feb.2 - Feb. 23, African Traditional Art, Filene's, Boston, MA
May 1 - July 11, Skin!, Main
Gallery
July 17 - October 17, African
Selections 5, Main Gallery
Oct. 17 - Jan. 16, Family
Matters, Main Gallery
2003
Nov. 30 - March 8, Baule
Sculpture, Main Gallery
March 15 - May 31, African
Currency Main Gallery
Jan.1 - Dec. 31, African Traditional Art, Africa Presidential Archives
and Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Feb.1 - Feb. 27, African Traditional Art, Filene's, Boston, MA
April 13, Bobbi and Tim get Married, Main Gallery
June 7 - October 5, African
Selections 4, Main Gallery
Sept.. 5 - Dec.1, African Traditional Art, Springstep, Center for
Traditional Dance & Music Medford, MA
Oct. 4 - Oct.5, African Traditional Art, Roxbury Open Studios, Boston,
MA
Oct. 11 - Jan. 11, African
Warrior, Main Gallery
2002
Nov. 29 - Feb. , 2002, African
Doors and Locks, Main Gallery
Mar. 1 - May 25, African Metalwork,
Main Gallery
April 1 - April 14, African Traditional Art, Gallery, Northeastern
University, Boston, MA
June 1 - Aug. 31, African
Selections 3, Main Gallery
Sept. 5 - Nov. 23, Songye
Sculpture, Main Gallery
Sept. 20 - June 30, African Traditional Art, Africa Presidential
Archives and Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Oct. 5 - Oct.6, African Traditional Art, Roxbury Open Studios, Boston,
MA
Nov. 30 - March 1, Baule Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Dec. 7 - 8, Cultural Survival Exhibit, Harvard University Law School,
Cambridge, MA
2001
Dec. 1 - Feb. 24, Tsogo Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Dec. 15 - Jan. 30, African
Traditional Art & Design, Boston Architectural Center, Boston,
MA
Jan. 10 - March 9, African Tribal Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental
Protection, Boston, MA
Feb. 7 - Mar. 30, African Traditional Art, Milton Art Museum, Milton,
MA
Mar. 1 - May 26, African
Stools, Main Gallery
April 1 - Summer, 2002, African Traditional Art, Cezanne Cafe, Cambridge,
MA
June 2 - Sep. 1, African
Selections 2, Main Gallery
Sep. 6 - Nov. 24, African
Drums, Main Gallery
Sept.. 3 - Sept. 29, African Traditional Art, Roxbury Community College,
Roxbury, MA
Oct. 7 - Oct.8, African Traditional Art, Roxbury Open Studios, Boston,
MA
Nov. 29 - Feb. , 2002, African
Doors and Locks, Main Gallery
Dec. - Jan., 2002, African Traditional Art, Paige Academy, Roxbury,
MA
Dec. 16 - Jan. 18, 2002, African Traditional Art, The Gift of Art
V, The Piano Factory Gallery, Boston, MA
2000
Dec. 3 - Jan. 29, Yoruba
Heads, Main Gallery
Feb. 4 - April 1, Bembe
Masks, Main Gallery
Feb. 1 - Feb. 18, African Traditional Art, State Street Bank, Boston,
MA
Feb. 1 - Feb. 28, Selected Yoruba Traditional Art, Creative Allies
Gallery, Boston, MA
Feb. 28 - Mar. 28, African Traditional Art, Creative Allies Gallery,
Boston, MA
Mar. 28 - Summer, 2001, African Traditional Art, Cezanne Cafe, Cambridge,
MA
April 6 - June 3, Eket Sculpture, Main
Gallery
June 8 - Sep. 3, African
Selections, Main Gallery
Sept. 8 - Nov. 25, Africa
Unearthed, Main Gallery
Dec. 1 - Feb. 24, 2001, Tsogo Sculpture,
Main Gallery
1999
Feb. 4 - Mar. 31, Art of the Nupe,
Main Gallery
Jan. 22 - Feb. 27, African
Traditional Art, Maine Coast Artists, Main Gallery, Rockport, ME
Jan. 13 - Mar. 15, African Traditional Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental
Protection, 1 Winter St., Boston, MA.
Feb. 8 - 19, Art of the Kuba, Chadwicks of Boston, Bridgewater, MA.
Feb. 5 - Mar. 31, African Tribal Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental
Protection, Boston, MA
April 3 - May 29, African Beadwork,
Main Gallery
June 3 - July 31 and Sept. 1 - 25, Royal
Arts of Africa, Main Gallery
June 7 - Aug. 20, Multi Vision, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center,
Cambridge, MA.
June 1 - 24 , Selections, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Sept. 7 - Oct. 28, Work for the Outdoors, Clark Gallery, Lincoln,
MA
Sept. 7 - 27, African Traditional Art, Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge.
MA
Oct. 2 - Nov. 27, Monumental
Masks, Main Gallery
Dec. 3 - Jan. 29, Yoruba
Heads, Main Gallery
1998
Dec. 3 - Jan. 31, Art of the
Tuareg, Main Gallery
Dec. 7 - Feb. 28, Awon Orisha, the Gods, Harriet Tubman House,
Boston, MA
Feb. 5 - Mar. 28, Beauty and
the Beast, Main Gallery
Dec. 7 - Feb. 28, Awon Orisha, the Gods, Harriet Tubman House,
Boston, MA
Jan. 15 - Mar. 15, Traditional
Art from Ghana, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
May 2, Traditional African Art, with "The Joy of Africa",
Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA
Feb. 5 - Mar. 31, African Tribal Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental
Protection, Boston, MA
April 2 - May 30, African Costumes,
Main Gallery
May 2, Traditional African Art, African Art Symposium, Northeastern
University, Boston, MA
June 4 - Aug. 1, Mossi Sculpture,
Main Gallery
June 25, Traditional African Art, African Art Symposium, Philips
Academy, Andover, MA
June 26, Dogon and Bamana Art, Mali Fundraiser, M.I.T., Cambridge,
MA
Aug. 20 - Sep. 30, Animals in African
Art, Main Gallery
Oct. 3 - Nov. 28, Art of the
Dogon, Main Gallery
Dec. 3 - Jan. 30, Kuba Textiles,
Main Gallery
1997
Jan. 2 - May 31, African
Traditional Art, Just Africa Gallery, Boston, MA
Jan. 28 - Mar. 1, African Traditional Art , Juliani Gallery, Mass.
Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA.
Jan. 31 - Feb. 14, African Traditional Art, Media Center, Pollard
Middle School, Needham, MA.
Jan. 27 - Feb. 28, Passage, Cambridge
Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA.
Feb. 4 - Mar. 29, Art of the Ashanti,
Main Gallery
Feb. 13, 20 & 27, African Traditional Art, Boston City Hall, Boston,
MA.
Feb. 7 - April 30, Awon Orisha, the Gods, African Meeting House,
Boston, MA
Feb. 24 , African Tribal Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection,
Boston, Mass.
March 5 - April 11, African Traditional Art, English High School,
Boston, MA.
April 2 - May 31, Horse and
Rider, Main Gallery
June 1 - Sep. 30, African Traditional
Art, Kingsley-Brown Gallery, Boston, MA
June 4 - July 31, African Puppets,
Main Gallery
Aug. 2 - Sep. 30, Mumuye & Wurkun
Sculpture Main Gallery
Oct. 1 - Present, African Traditional Art, Kingsley-Brown Gallery, Chatham,
MA
Oct. 3 - Nov. 29, Art of the Chokwe,
Main Gallery
Oct. 8 - Nov. 5, Listen and Learn: The African Odyssey, Harbor Gallery,
UMass/Boston
Oct. 15 - Nov. 13, African Traditional Art, Emmanuel College,
Boston, MA
Nov. 17 - Dec. 19, African Traditional Art, Roxbury Latin School, West
Roxbury, MA
Dec. 3 - Jan. 31, Art of the Tuareg,
Main Gallery
Dec. 7 - Feb. 28, Awon Orisha, the Gods, Harriet Tubman House,
Boston, MA
1996
Jan. 24 - Feb. 28 , African Tribal Art, Gallery 410, Univ. of Massachusetts,
Lowell, Mass.
Feb. 3 - Mar. 30 , Birds
in African Art, Main Gallery
Feb. 1 - Dec. 31 , African Traditional Art, Bank of Boston, Roxbury,
Mass.
Feb. 5 - Mar. 12 , African Tribal Art, Winsor School, Brookline,
Mass.
Feb. 18 - Mar. 8 , African Traditional Art, Sherman Union Gallery,
Boston Univ., Boston, Mass.
Feb. 9 - Mar. 16 , Awon Orisha, The Gods, Lotus Corporation, Cambridge,
Mass.
Apr. 3 - May 31 , African Posts,
Main Gallery
Jun. 5 - July 31 , African Textiles,
Main Gallery
Aug. 3 - Sep. 30 , Reliquary
Guardians, Main Gallery
Oct. 3 - Nov. 30 , Drums
and Shields, Main Gallery
Oct. 22 - Oct. 27 , African Tribal Art, Boston International Festival,
Bayside Expo Center, Boston, Mass.
Nov. 7 - Nov. 29 , African Traditional Art, Concord-Carlise High
School, Concord, Mass.
Dec. 4 - Jan. 31, Janiform Images,
Main Gallery
Dec. 5 - 31, African Traditional Art, Just Africa Gallery, Boston,
MA
1995
Jan. 19 - Feb. 27 , African Traditional Art, Knott Gallery, Bradford
College. Bradford, Mass.
Jan. 16 - Feb. 27 , Beauty Marks: African Art in Context, Anderson
Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Mass.
Jan. 31 - Feb. 24 , Figurative
Forces, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Mass.
Feb. 21 - 28 , African Traditional Art, I.R.S. Service Center, Andover,
Mass.
Feb. 4 - Mar. 31 , Makonde Helmet
Masks, Main Gallery
Apr. 4 - May 31 , African Metalworks,
Main Gallery
Jun. 3 - Jul. 29 , Songye &
Luba Sculpture, Main Gallery
Aug. 2 - Sep. 30 , Women
of Power, Main Gallery
Sep. 7 - Oct. 13 , African traditional Art, Landau Gallery, Belmont
Hill School, Belmont, Mass.
Oct. 5 - Nov. 30 , Doors
and Stools, Main Gallery
Dec. 2 - Jan. 31 , Sculpture of
the Pende, Main Gallery
1994
Feb. 5 - Mar. 31 , Couples
in African Art, Main Gallery
Feb. 9 - Mar. 5 , African Tribal Art, Brodigan Gallery, Groton School,
Groton, Mass.
Feb. 5 - Mar. 10 , African Sculpture, Cambridge City Hall, Cambridge,
Mass.
Feb. 1 - Dec. 31 , African Tribal Art, Bank of Boston, Roxbury, Mass.
Mar. 1 - Dec. 31 , Masks, Children's Museum, Portsmouth, N.H.
Mar. 28 - Jun. 15 , Festivals, Culture & Context, Internat'l
Institute of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Feb. 15 , African Tribal Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection,
Boston, Mass.
Apr. 6 - May 18 , African Art, Warwick Museum, Warwick, R.I.
Apr. 30 , African Sculpture, Nubian Mask Ball, Coalition of 100 Black
Women, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Apr. 2 - May 31 , Yaka Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Jun. 7 - July.30 , Lobi Figures,
Main Gallery
Aug. 6 - Sep. 30 , Baule Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Oct. 4 - Nov. 30 , African Boxes
& Vessels, Main Gallery
Oct. 21 , Resolved Art Awakening, Oxfam America & UNICEF Boston
Fundraiser, Student Union, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
Nov. 17 - Dec. 2 , African Traditional Art, Women's Institute Fundraiser,
Harriet Tubman House, Boston
Dec. 3 - Jan. 31 , Color in African
Art, Main Gallery
1993
Jan. 20 - Feb. 20 , Manifested Spirits, Knott Gallery, Bradford
College, Bradford, Mass.
Feb. 1 - 26 , African Tribal Art, Art Gallery, Bunker Hill Comm.
College, Charlestown, Mass.
Feb. 3 - 26 , African Tribal Art, Framingham State College, Framingham,
Mass.
Feb. 6 - Mar. 31 , Art of Cameroon,
Main Gallery
Feb. 15 , African Tribal Art, Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection,
Boston, Mass.
Feb. 1 - Dec. 31 , African Tribal Art, Bank of Boston, Roxbury, Mass.
Apr. 3 - May 31 , Fang Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Apr. 5 - May 30 , African Tribal Art, Designer's Showcase, Weston,
Mass.
Jun. 5 - Jul. 31 , Ekoi /
Ejagham Heads, Main Gallery
Aug. 6 - Sep. 29 , Baga Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Oct. 3 , African Traditional Art, Fundraiser for Women's Istitute,
Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Oct. 2 - Nov. 30 , Abstract Works,
Main Gallery
Nov. 23 - Dec. 17 , African Traditional Art, Sherman Union Gallery,
Boston Univ., Boston, Mass.
Nov. 9 - Jan. 18 , Awon Orisa, the Gods, Lamont Gallery, Phillips
Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
Dec. 1 - 24 , African Masks, Chase Gallery, Boston, Mass.
Dec. 4 - Jan. 31 , Bwa and Bobo
Masks, Main Gallery
1992
Jan. 12 - Feb. 28 , Ancestral Vision, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton,
Mass.
Feb. 4 - 28 , African Tribal Art, Dana Gallery, Dana Hall School,
Wellesley, Mass.
Feb. 4 - Mar. 30 , Kuba Sculpture and Textiles,
Main Gallery
Apr. 4 - May 30 , Art of the Bamana,
Main Gallery
Mar. 1 - Aug. 31 , Africa Sits, Talking Drum Gallery, Cambridge,
Mass.
Jun. 1 - Sep. 30 , Selected African Tribal Art, Summer Art Store,
The Atrium, Chestnut Hill
Jun. 6 - Jul. 31 , The Igbo, Ibibio
and Ogoni, Main Gallery
Aug. 5 - Sep. 30 , African Beadwork,
Main Gallery
Sep. 8 - Oct. 2 , Five
Tribes, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Mass.
Sep. 18 - Dec. 31 , The Animal Spirit in African Art, Talking Drum
Gallery, Cambridge, Mass.
Sep. 20 - Mar. 28 , African Tribal Art, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg,
Mass.
Oct. 3 - Nov. 30 , Mende Helmet
Masks, Main Gallery
Oct. 12 - Nov. 2 , Selected African Masks, Tiffany & Co., Copley
Place, Boston, Mass.
Nov. 16 - Dec. 12 , African Fetishes, University Art Gallery, Univ.
of Mass, No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Dec. 5 - Jan. 30 , Suku & Lega
Masks, Main Gallery
1991
Feb. 1 - 24 , African Tribal Art, Newton Arts Center, Newton,
Mass.
Feb. 2 - Mar. 30 , Dogon Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Apr.6 - May 30 , Art of the Yoruba,
Main Gallery
Jun. 1 - July. 31 , Dan Sculpture,
Main Gallery
Aug. 3 - Sep. 30 , Art of the Senufo,
Main Gallery
Oct. 5 - Nov. 26 , Fetishes,
Main Gallery
Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 , Selected
Tribal Art, Arts Circle, Lafayette Place, Boston, Mass.
Nov. 18 - Jan. 7 , Masks, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge,
Mass.
Dec. 2 - Jan. 29 , Mother and
Child, Main Gallery
1990
Nov. 1 - Jan. 31 , Opening Exhibition, Main Gallery
Nov. 29 - Dec. 19 , African Tribal Art, Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy,
Milton, Mass.