Forsberg Riverside Gallery
Enjoy Ongoing and Changing Exhibitions
The Raymond T. Forsberg Riverside Galleries are located near the Grand Foyer/Café and feature ongoing changing exhibitions, in addition to exhibitions that are planned to interpret and expand upon the permanent collection and focus on Midwest Art, American Crafts, and Haitian and Caribbean Art.
Now Displaying
Collecting Light:
Gifts from the
Gessen Family
On view April 28-August 16, 2026
Between 2009 and 2025, the WCA received several major gifts of Haitian paintings, metals, sculpture, and drapo from collectors Edward and Ann Gessen. Thanks in part to the Gessens, our institution is now the leading repository of Haitian art in the country. This exhibition is a cross-section of that collection, providing an enticing glimpse into the collectors’ astonishing perception and sensitivity to Vodouyizan artistic expression.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Scott Robert Hudson:
New Work
On view September 1-November 8, 2026
For four decades, Scott Hudson has been immersed in artistic practice, engaging in the socio-ecology of phenomenon and place. The content of this expressionistic drawing exhibition ranges from the cave paintings in France and the Mars Rover Opportunity, to a solstice moon experience in the ancient Bristlecone Pines in California’s White Mountains. Hudson earned a B.A. in Studio Art from California State University, Chico and spent five seasons fighting wildland fires for the U.S. Forest Service. His work is collected in the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, and his archive has been collected into the Institute for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.
Gallery Talk & Opening Reception
Thursday, September 17 | 5:30-7:30pm
cloudeaters
by Catherine Reinhart
On view November 24, 2026-May 30, 2027
A solo exhibition of sculpture, fiber art, and works on paper by artist Catherine Reinhart. The exhibition includes themes of invisible labor, grief, and care. Colorful artworks created from found, thrifted, and worn textiles explore empires of imagination while mapping spaces of domestic and manual labor. Reinhart transforms unfinished quilts into banners of belonging and work gloves into relics of labor using the techniques of mending, beading, and hand embroidery. Using cloth as clock, the artist traverses an embodied archeology of her home place and construction sites, creating an archive of dwelling.