OKCMOA Extends Chihuly Exhibition Until 2025: New Pieces on Display for Oklahoma City Locals

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) has extended the exhibition 'Chihuly Then and Now: The Collection at Twenty' until January 5, 2025. The exhibition showcases the work of artist Dale Chihuly over five decades. It includes pieces from OKCMOA’s studio glass collection, such as Neodymium Reeds, Ikebana Boat, and a redesigned Oklahoma Persian Ceiling installation. Visitors can learn about Chihuly’s career and techniques.

Chihuly is pleased about the extension, as it allows visitors to see his newer work, including Merletto, Rotolo, and Glass on Glass. Some of these series are being shown in Oklahoma City for the first time since the exhibition opened in summer 2022. The exhibition also includes loaned works like Cylinders and Venetians.

OKCMOA President and CEO Michael Anderson, Ph.D., spoke about Chihuly's connection with the museum and the impact of his art on visitors. He is happy about the extension and invites visitors to view the works.

However, two other studio glass exhibitions at OKCMOA, 'Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight' and 'Translucent Bodies: The Figure in Contemporary Studio Glass,' will close on Sunday, April 28. These exhibitions are on the Museum’s third floor and feature artists associated with Pilchuck Glass School, co-founded by Chihuly in the 1970s.

'Chihuly Then and Now' is organized by OKCMOA in collaboration with Dale Chihuly and Chihuly Studio. It is sponsored by Inasmuch Foundation, Jeaneen Eddie Naifeh, and Glenna and Richard Tanenbaum. For information on future exhibitions, including 'Edith Head: Hollywood’s Costume Designer,' visitors can check the museum's website.

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