A Family Affair: Selections from the Progressive Art Collection

This exhibition features an outstanding selection of works from the Progressive Corporation's contemporary art collection, encompassing media from painting and sculpture to digital photography and video, all embracing the theme of family.

The diversity of objects eloquently reflects the countless associations with the idea of family and what it means to each of us. While some works address the trauma of dysfunctional relationships, illness, or regret, such as TR Ericsson’s Everyday is Like Sunday, others offer ruminations on childhood memories, as in Emilia Faro’s works. 

Artists Margot Quan Knight, Mitch Epstein, and Stuart O’Sullivan deal with the passage of time and its profound impact on our relationships with our parents, our memories, and ourselves.  Alix Smith’s elegant States of Union photographs refer to the conventional representations of families by artists such as Norman Rockwell while addressing the present controversy surrounding same-sex couples. 

“The viewer will undoubtedly relate on a personal level to some works and be challenged by others, but ultimately come to a place of deeper understanding after approaching unfamiliar concepts with an open mind.” said FAC Assistant Curator Joy Armstrong.