Exhibitions

Girlfriend Fund champions artists and ideas that expand how we see, feel, and connect. From museum galleries to public parks, each collaboration reflects a shared belief that art shapes culture—and that generosity fuels creativity. Explore exhibitions by institution, year, or theme, and discover the stories, materials, and voices behind each project.

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Davina Semo — A Gathering of Bells

Semo turns sound into sculpture—massive bronze bells that you can touch, strike, and hear echo back at you. They ring with memory and presence, transforming the gallery into a shared moment of vibration.

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Pat Oleszko — Fool Disclosure

Pat Oleszko has spent decades turning costume, inflatables, and outright silliness into sharp cultural critique. Fool Disclosure lets the puns loose at SculptureCenter, where humor is the delivery system for something pointed. Supported by Girlfriend Fund, it proves the fool has always been the one telling the truth.

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Janiva Ellis — Fear Corroded Ape

Janiva Ellis turns myth, ruin, and cartoon into a charged landscape where Western painting collides with cultural collapse. In Fear Corroded Ape, unfinished canvases become alive again, asking what it means for images to resist resolution. Supported by Girlfriend Fund, the show revels in the messy, uncertain space between history and possibility.

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