The Art Gallery at Stanford in Washington

The Art Gallery features exhibits that range from 3 to 6 months in length and showcase artists of all mediums. It is open to the public daily.

Visit the Gallery

The Sant Building
2655 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008

Hours:

Monday - Friday : 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Phone:

(202) 803-8100

Current Exhibits

A detailed two-plate etching depicting a clockmaker at work amid intricate gears, figurines, and mechanisms inside a medieval clock.

Horological Fascination, etching and aquatint on copper, 1974

The Evolving Image: The Complete Prints of Mark Leithauser

Curated by Eric Denker

September 25, 2025 - February 15, 2026

The Evolving Image: The Complete Prints of Mark Leithauser celebrates the remarkable printmaking career of one of America’s foremost exhibition designers. Best known for shaping landmark shows at the National Gallery of Art, Leithauser was also among Washington’s most acclaimed etchers of the 1970s and early 1980s. His 23 prints, created between 1971 and 1983, trace an evolution from fantastical early works inspired by Arthur Rackham to intricate mechanical interiors, evocative landscapes, and richly detailed still lifes. Each piece reflects meticulous craftsmanship, involving numerous sketches, trial proofs, and multiple states. This exhibition presents his complete printed oeuvre alongside preparatory drawings, offering a rare look into the artistic process and enduring vision of an artist whose work continues to captivate decades later.

Past Exhibits

Etching of boats across the Po River by Livio Ceschin

Livio Ceschin, Along the Po River (Lungo il Po), etching and drypoint, 2006, collection of the artist

The Poetry of Light: Prints and Drawings by Livio Ceschin

Curated by Eric Denker

March 29, 2025 - August 17, 2025

Livio Ceschin is one of the leading printmakers working in Europe today. He is a brilliant draftsman who employs his technical expertise to investigate the subtleties of primordial nature. His prints reveal the delicate changes of light and atmosphere that affect our perception of the ever-mutable natural environment. Ceschin is particularly interested in the passage of time, not only with respect to living flora but also as it is revealed by the evidence of human incursions into nature.

A Brush with Printmaking: Monotypes by Jack Boul Curated by Eric Denker

A Brush with Printmaking: Monotypes by Jack Boul

Curated by Eric Denker

January 25, 2024 - August 5, 2024

For 74 years, Jack Boul has been one of the premiere artists in the Washington DC area, employing his exceptional talents in both painting, etching, and monotype to convey a deeply poetic sensibility. Nowhere is Boul’s achievement more evident than in his quietly evocative monotypes. Landscape fascinates him, yet he is as attracted to the poetry of a gritty cityscape as he is to the countryside. He depicts such prosaic urban sights as water towers and train yards with the same acuity as when rendering the charm of a Parisian café or a Venetian canal.

Morning on the Giudecca by Geoffrey Humphries. Collection of the artist. Photographs by Walter Larrimore

Watercolours of Venice by Geoffrey Humphries

Curated by Eric Denker

January 25, 2024 - August 5, 2024

Geoffrey Humphries has been the pre-eminent watercolorist working in Venice for the last fifty years. His acute sensitivity to light and its ability to transform color is at the core of his achievement. His watercolors are rapidly executed, on the spot, always maintaining the spontaneity of their execution and the immediacy of their artistic perception. In a very real sense, the city itself is his studio. He has the unique opportunity of returning to the same place, month after month, bearing witness to the constantly differing effects of light and atmosphere. The exhibition at Stanford in Washington Art Gallery includes 44 watercolors including many of the well-known sights that have made the city famous, such as the Basilica of San Marco, the Piazza, the Rialto Bridge, and the Grand Canal. However, Humphries is just as interested in views that are characteristic of the daily experience of the expatriate’s life in Venice.