Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
October 3, 2009 - September 5, 2010

"The quest for human rights and the search for personal fulfillment, as proposed in the 1776 American Declaration of Independence, provide the starting point for this international exhibition. Works by the last surviving descendant of the Tsars of Russia, Iroquois Indians, French Revolutionaries, illegal immigrants, Algerian War veterans, Guantanamo Bay detainees, Holocaust survivors, incarcerated prisoners, African-American civil rights activists and Iraqi doctors are among the 86 visionary artists to be featured."

Exhibition text & images are forthcoming. Keep an eye on this site. Or, in the meantime, please call 410.244.1900 for additional information.

The Marriage of Art, Science & Philosophy
October 4, 2008 - September 6, 2009

"This exhibition's 100+ visionary artists/scientists/inventors and philosophers take a fresh look at the very notion of light, color, sound, pattern, number, scale, and purpose in their personal pursuit of Wonder."

Click to download a pdf Introduction to the "Marriage of Art, Science & Philosophy."

Click to download a pdf of our exhibition artist and artwork listing.

All Faiths Beautiful
October 6, 2007 - August 31, 2008

"Be it deeply personal, a work in progress, a torment or a blessing - what we believe and especially what we don't is our most precious life-shaping, human experience. Freedom to express that personal belief is central to any notion of liberty."

Home & Beast
October 7, 2006- September 2, 2007

"Tutto il mondo é paese," proclaim the Italians--"All the world is one small hometown," and the well-being of ALL of its inhabitants is intimately entwined."

Race, Class, Gender ≠ Character
October 1, 2005- September 3, 2006

"Throughout history, visionaries have dreamed of a world where their characters are not judged, their creative potential is not limited, or their livelihoods are not proscribed by factors of race, gender, or economic circumstance."

HolyH2O: Fluid Universe
October 2, 2004- September 4, 2005

"The simple truth known to the brokenhearted, the mystic, and the physicist: what we think solid is not."

Golden Blessings of Old Age & Out of the Mouths of Babes
October 4, 2003- September 5, 2004

"In no other arena is the good news of aging more gleefully pronounced than in the many global manifestations of late-onset creativity generated by visionary artists aged 60, 70, 80, and far beyond."

High on Life
October 5, 2002- September 1, 2003

"Addiction is a spectrum in which we all participate, whether our drug of choice is caffeine, nicotine, morphine, sugar or shopping."

The Art of War and Peace
October 6, 2001- September 1, 2002

"In truth, there is only one war. It is the struggle between the power of good and the power of evil in one's own heart and soul."

Treasures of the Soul: Who is Rich?
October 7, 2000- September 2, 2001

"Here we find a tribute to the inner strength and self-made visions of those who embrace the adversity of our human condition, transform it and whisper it back to us as their gift of poetic wisdom."

We Are Not Alone - Angels and Other Aliens
October 2, 1999 - September 3, 2000

"..fantasies of alien abduction; religious beliefs; or just the hope that there are other worlds beyond their immediate understanding."

Love: Error and Eros
May 16, 1998 - May 30, 1999

"From true love to lost love, from love that is divine to love that is profane, ...one of the most powerful of human emotions."

The End is Near!
Visions of Apocalypse, Millenium, and Utopia
May 1997 - May 1998

"the element of fire - one of the mightiest powers for cleansing and transformation."

Wind in My Hair
May 1996 - May 1997

"The human wish to fly - to be liberated from our earthly bounds; to have wings and soar skyward!"

Tree of Life
November 1995- May 1996

"AVAM's Inaugural Exhibit, featuring 400 works celebrating the gifts of the earth."