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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Dozie Kanu; Hugh Hayden; Kiyan Williams; Leilah Babirye; Tau Lewis — Black Atlantic

Black Atlantic brings together five artists whose works speak to the histories, migrations, and material cultures shaped by the African diaspora. Installed along Brooklyn Bridge Park’s waterfront, the exhibition reimagines public space as a site of resilience and reclamation—where sculpture, form, and narrative move fluidly between land and sea, past and present.

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Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork — Poems of Electronic Air

Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork turns sound into sculpture you can walk through, lean against, and even feel beneath your feet. Poems of Electronic Air transforms the Carpenter Center into a playground of sonic blankets, inflatable architecture, and stone-crunching floors. Supported by Girlfriend Fund, it’s an invitation to listen with your whole body.

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The Fabric Workshop and Museum Laura Rinaldi The Fabric Workshop and Museum Laura Rinaldi

Group Exhibition — Hard Cover

Hard Cover brings together six artists—Rose B. Simpson, Jane Irish, Sharon Hayes, Howardena Pindell, Judith Scott, and Wilmer Wilson IV—whose work explores protection, exposure, and the narratives we hide or reveal through material. Across fiber, film, clay, and collage, each artist opens a conversation on the physical and psychological covers we build to survive.

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B. Ingrid Olson — History Mother and Little Sister

B. Ingrid Olson bends architecture and the body until both start to shimmer. With History Mother and Little Sister, the Carpenter Center becomes a stage for mirrored limbs, carved reliefs, and architectural riffs that press photography and sculpture into playful, feminist conversation. Supported by Girlfriend Fund, these twin exhibitions are as sly as they are structural.

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