Bring new and diverse communities to your museum!
SAQA Global Exhibitions provides you with dynamic artwork guaranteed to bring thousands of visitors through your door. We work with a diverse group of international artists, providing themes that cover a wide range of genres and topics. Add voices from around the world to enhance your community dialogue and engage visitors in new ways.
“SAQA exhibitions draw record numbers of enthusiastic visitors from this community as well as many from outside the state,” says Susan Burnes, Chair of Exhibitions at Grants Pass Museum of Art in Oregon.
Affordable and easy to install, our world-class exhibitions have traveled to over 300 venues on 6 continents, including art, science, and university museums. Our experience means providing top-level service to museums of all sizes, plus we handle all shipping and logistics!
Full color exhibition catalogs are available with every exhibition. Artist interaction, lectures, demonstrations, classes, and virtual experiences are also available upon request.
William Reker DIRECTOR
Fierce Planets LSU Museum of Art
Photo Charles Champagne
Uniting the creativity of artists from across the globe with the algorithms, data, and machine learning of Artificial Intelligence, this exhibition will showcase the boundless creativity that emerges when human artistry combines with the potential of technology. This groundbreaking exhibition is a collaboration between Louisiana State University, LSU Museum of Art, and Studio Art Quilt Associates.
AVAILABILITY: July 2026 through December 2029
Blue is a primary color, crucial to the creation of other hues. As a pigment, blue was historically rare and expensive, reserved for those of high status, a symbol of their purity, prosperity, and wealth, but modern chemical dyes now make blue the most commonly used color in fashion, products and packaging.
AVAILABILITY: September 2026 through December 2028
Join us in paying homage to the age-old tradition of artistic expression through wood and fibers. From the dawn of prehistoric creativity to the present day, humans have harnessed the beauty of wood and the versatility of fibers to craft extraordinary works of art.
Featuring the finest pieces by artists specializing in wood turning and fiber art in a collaborative exhibition that seeks to showcase the timeless synergy between these two mediums.
A collaboration with the American Association of Woodturners.
AVAILABILITY: May 2026 through December 2028
Explore the power and majesty of one of the most powerful forces in nature. Fire shapes our world from the far reaches of the wilderness to the heart of the largest metropolises.
AVAILABILITY: January 2026 through December 2028
ABSTRACTION: TEXTURAL ELEMENTS
Abstract art uses the pure elements and principles of design to create emotions and thoughts in the viewer. Because it is so free and unbounded from the real world, the diversity of abstract art is truly stunning. In the way a poem distills a novel into a few words, abstract art offers the essence of an idea using the vocabulary of line, shape, rhythm, texture, color, value and composition.
WORKS OF ART: 48
LINEAR FEET: 200
AVAILABILITY: March 2025 through December 2027
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Only You by Shannon Conley, USA
Colorfield Meander by Heidi Koenig, Switzerland
Open Air by Paola Machetta, Italy
Jazz by Sandra E. Lauterbach, USA
A Slice of Sun by Lena Meszaros, France
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There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist. Even when traditional materials such as thread, fabric, wood, reed, and paper are used, these artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to meld their materials into compelling and beautiful art which resonates in today’s world.
A collaboration between Studio Art Quilt Associates and the National Basketry organization
WORKS OF ART: 59
AVAILABILITY: March 2024 through December 2026
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CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Life is complicated by Lynn Francis-Lunn, USA
Shipwrecked by Nolan Wright, USA
Sheltered Effusion by Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, USA
Metamorphosis by Claire Passmore, Mauritius
San Diego Public Library #2 by Dan Olfe, USA
Clutter by Jennifer Solon, USA
AVIARY
Birds are found all around the world. They remind us of ourselves yet are also able to fly up in the heavens. Artists around the globe respond to the birds they admire in myriad ways using a wide variety of materials and techniques.
Learn about how 60 master artists were inspired by birds to create glorious art. In the hands of these artists, the humblest materials: thread, paper, and fabric go through an alchemical transformation into incredible art. Immerse yourself in art that celebrates the birds which bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives.
WORKS OF ART: 68
LINEAR FEET: 250
AVAILABILITY: September 2024 through December 2027
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Absurd Birds by Zara Zannettino, Australia
Song Bird by Kathryn Harmer Fox, South Africa
3 Ducks by Irene McWilliams, Northern Ireland
Wild Birds of My Soul are Disturbed from their Roost by Lesley Mayfield, Canada
The Lord of Birds: Hunting in Mongolia by Mary Jane Sneyd, New Zealand
Acorn Nuthatch by Sarah H. Suplina, USA
Our shared human history includes a violent and shameful component — that of deliberate attempts to eradicate specific populations due to differences of culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression and race. Often motivated by those in power, collective trauma and tragedy are part of our past and present.
WORKS OF ART: 36
LINEAR FEET: 160
AVAILABILITY: January 2025 through December 2027
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CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
There is No Prophet in His Hometown by Gisha Wogier, Israel
Los Desaparecidos (The Disappeared) by Jennifer Solon, USA
Threadbare Sunrise by Rivka Hamdani, Israel
The Grieving Matriarch by Zwia Lipkin, USA
A Shared Destiny by Patty Kennedy-Zafred, USA
CAMOUFLAGE
Nature produces an endless array of colors, shapes, and patterns that creatures use to fool the eye. These animals become visible only when they move or are in contrasting surroundings. Creatures may disguise themselves to blend in by changing color on demand or with the seasons, allowing plants to grow on them, or by evolving to look like something else.
The chameleon is known for changing its colors, but many other animals also have this ability, including bugs, fish, octopuses, foxes, and rabbits. Some creatures hide in plain sight by resembling leaves and twigs, or by using disruptive patterning to blend in when needed. Artists explore this marvel of camouflage and adaptation.
WORKS OF ART: 36
LINEAR FEET: 160
AVAILABILITY: June 2026 through December 2027
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Twilight Flight by Janet Ruth Davis, USA
Orchid Praying Mantis by Jennifer Day, USA
Into the Wild!, var. 2 by Mary-Ellen Latino, USA
Octo Camo by Fuzzy Mall, Canada
Watching and Waiting by Claire Passmore, Mauritius
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COLOR IN CONTEXT: RED
Ever since our earliest ancestors began applying iron oxide to cave walls and their bodies, the color red has played a major role in art, rituals, and spirituality. The use of red can evoke excitement, danger, anger or love in the West. The color red is associated with purity in India, and in China it traditionally symbolizes luck. Red is also a primary color, crucial to the creation of other hues.
WORKS OF ART: 40
LINEAR FEET: 155
AVAILABILITY: January 2024 through December 2026
FIERCE PLANETS
Earth, from space, looks like a shimmering gem suspended in an inky, infinite expanse. But this serene image masks the magnificent and volatile interior forces that make life possible on the surface. The placid appearances of our neighboring planets similarly belie their powers— and science fiction-worthy features.
Inspired by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Dr. Sabine Stanley’s work in planetary science, a diverse group of artists from 11 countries around the world present their views of the universe.
Academic programming and speakers provided by Johns Hopkins University’s Office of the Provost and University Press.
WORKS OF ART: 42
LINEAR FEET: 185
AVAILABILITY: September 2024 through December 2027
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Imaginary Places IV by Carolina Oneto, Brazil
Storm on Jupiter by Miranda Renard, Spain
Earth. Water. Fire. by Gisha Wogier, Israel
Hot Stuff by Claire Passmore, Mauritius
The Improbable Modeling by Genevieve Attinger, France
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MINIMALISM
Order. Simplicity. Harmony. Minimalism is line, shape, form, and color combined to simply highlight the very essence of the medium and materials used to create art. Erasing the distinctions between mediums to call attention to the artwork itself, without expectation of emotion or deep meaning. In the words of Frank Stella, “What you see is what you see.” A pure form of beauty.
WORKS OF ART: 44
LINEAR FEET: 210
AVAILABILITY: January 2024 through December 2026
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Edge of Space by Hope Wilmarth, USA
Fading by Martha Warshaw, USA
The Voice of Water by Beth and Trevor Reid, Australia
Marching Sticks by Margarita Korioth, USA
Bravo Bulcão by Cathy Miranker, USA
Quercus macrocarpa #1 by Brian David Dykhuizen, USA
PRIMAL FORCES: WIND
Wind is the movement of air; you cannot see it or hold it in your hand, but it provides a powerful source of energy essential to our planet. From a light breeze to natural hazards like hurricanes or tornadoes, wind transforms life daily. Explore the beauty of this primal force.
WORKS OF ART: 37
LINEAR FEET: 160
AVAILABILITY: January 2024 through December 2026
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT:
Eye of the Hurricane by Jean H. Howard, USA
Wind Passing by the Moon by Kyungil Kim, Republic of Korea
Breakers by Frauke Palmer, USA
Winds of Change by Victoria Gutierrez, USA
Infinity VIII–Pas de Deux by Elena Stokes, USA
Dust Storm over the Lake by Judy Hooworth, Australia
STITCHPUNK
Imagine, if you will, an existence where you pull one string and reality unravels. Traveling in a world of unique creations, alternate timelines, sentient beasts, bodies merged with technology, and more await.
WORKS OF ART: 27
AVAILABILITY: November 2024 through December 2027
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT: Minerva. StitchPunk Warrior by Kate Crossley, United Kingdom
The Mechanical Elephant by Lena Meszaros, France
Gulf PunkPump & Popcorn Machine by Lana Dragon, USA
Woman Version 3.0 by Kathy Nida, USA
Road Trip by Libby Williamson, USA
SUSTAINABILITY
How do we balance humanity’s needs and desires against preserving our planet for future generations? This question is at the heart of Sustainability, which addresses some of today’s most pressing environmental issues, such as the effect of plastic pollution on our oceans, and the immense amounts of waste generated by the fast fashion industry.
All of the artwork in some way illustrates our complex interconnectedness with nature. Some pieces expose the ugly, and often unnoticed, impact of our present way of life; others capture the essence of what makes our world so beautiful, reminding us of the irreplaceable treasures we could potentially lose forever.
WORKS OF ART: 33
LINEAR FEET: 160
AVAILABILITY: January 2023 through December 2025
Not so Harmless by Penny Howard, Australia
Plastic Ocean by Margaret Abramshe, USA
“SAQA has provided our museum with artistically and intellectually superior exhibitions. The hallmark of the shows is the engaging themes and artistic strength of each individual piece. We look forward to continuing our partnership for years to come.”
CRAIG IVANYI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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3D Expression at the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum
SHARE YOUR STORY!
Does your museum have a unique story to tell? Are you looking to highlight a cultural or social issue that is important to your community? Do you want bring in new visitors and expose them to science, history, or technology?
SAQA is always looking to partner with museums who share our vision of engaging and educating the world through art. Our artists create works that connect with broader audiences and generate meaningful dialogue. Some of our more recent collaborations have focused on the environment, science, gun violence, and refugee displacement. The creative possibilities are endless!
Working with SAQA provides another avenue for your museum to create exhibitions that really resonate with your community Plus, you can share your vision with audiences around the world.
Contact us today to begin sharing your story!
Art Evolved: Intertwined Yellowstone Art Museum
Primal Forces: Earth at the National Quilt Museum
Photo Russel Bash Photography
