The Collection & Exhibitions

About the Collection

The Greenville County Museum of Art invites visitors to sample the best in American art through its impressive permanent collection, as well as through traveling exhibitions. Located at 420 College Street on Heritage Green in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, the GCMA is perhaps best known for its Andrew Wyeth collection. Including an example from every major period of Wyeth’s career, the GCMA’s collection is the largest of any public institution in the world. The GCMA’s respected Southern Collection surveys American art from colonial times to the present, ranging from 1726 pastel portraits and Civil War vistas to American Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, American Scene, and contemporary works. The GCMA boasts a particularly strong collection of works by South Carolina artist Jasper Johns.

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The Collection

Ranging from Federal portraits to contemporary conceptual works, the Museum’s impressive Southern Collection invites viewers to explore the breadth of American art through the Southern experience from the colonial to the present. A sampling of works in the Collection are pictured here. The GCMA Collection is large, so not all artworks are always on view.

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Exhibitions

Andrew Wyeth: Chillin' June 11, 2025 — Continuing view 2025 Art for Greenville June 11, 2025 — Continuing view Brian Rutenberg June 11, 2025 — Continuing view Up for Discussion March 19, 2025 — Continuing view

Past Exhibitions - 2025

Bob Ray: Suit Yourself March 19, 2025 — May 25, 2025 view Andrew Wyeth: Loans from Private Collections March 19, 2025 — April 19, 2025 view Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled December 04, 2024 — February 16, 2025 view Say It Loud: Collection Highlights of African-American Art December 18, 2024 — March 02, 2025 view Watermedia in the Age of Wyeth October 02, 2024 — February 16, 2025 view Art and Artists of South Carolina: Three Mighty Gamecocks August 21, 2024 — May 25, 2025 view

2024

Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled December 04, 2024 — February 16, 2025 view Say It Loud: Collection Highlights of African-American Art December 18, 2024 — March 02, 2025 view Watermedia in the Age of Wyeth October 02, 2024 — February 16, 2025 view Art and Artists of South Carolina: Three Mighty Gamecocks August 21, 2024 — May 25, 2025 view Ashley Norwood Cooper July 17, 2024 — September 08, 2024 view Kevin McNamee-Tweed: Saying the Sun April 24, 2024 — June 16, 2024 view Collection Highlights: Andrew Wyeth March 27, 2024 — September 15, 2024 view This Is Not: Aldwyth in Retrospect May 01, 2024 — July 28, 2024 view Collection Highlights: Art + History March 10, 2024 — September 22, 2024 view Art and Artists of South Carolina: For Real March 06, 2024 — August 18, 2024 view Horace Day in the Lowcountry March 27, 2024 — September 08, 2024 view Jasper Johns Prints: Juggling Fragments November 15, 2023 — March 10, 2024 view From Cassatt to O'Keeffe October 12, 2023 — February 18, 2024 view All in the Family (Connections) September 09, 2023 — March 24, 2024 view Andrew Wyeth: Running with the Land April 05, 2023 — March 03, 2024 view

2023

Jasper Johns Prints: Juggling Fragments November 15, 2023 — March 10, 2024 view From Cassatt to O'Keeffe October 12, 2023 — February 18, 2024 view All in the Family (Connections) September 09, 2023 — March 24, 2024 view Andrew Wyeth: Running with the Land April 05, 2023 — March 03, 2024 view Diversity in (at least) 3 Dimensions February 11, 2023 — December 03, 2023 view Recent Gifts May 07, 2023 — September 03, 2023 view Collection Highlights November 12, 2022 — August 27, 2023 view Expressions of Power: Face Vessels of Edgefield District October 14, 2022 — January 22, 2023 view

2022

Collection Highlights November 12, 2022 — August 27, 2023 view Expressions of Power: Face Vessels of Edgefield District October 14, 2022 — January 22, 2023 view Andrew Wyeth: Two States September 16, 2022 — November 13, 2022 view But Wait -- There's More! March 19, 2022 — December 03, 2022 view Love Letters in the Sand June 05, 2022 — September 18, 2022 view Jasper Johns + Andrew Wyeth: Repeat Until Empty February 23, 2022 — September 11, 2022 view Thomas Sills: Man of Color December 18, 2021 — May 22, 2022 view Soul Deep: African-American Masterworks November 27, 2021 — September 25, 2022 view

2021

Thomas Sills: Man of Color December 18, 2021 — May 22, 2022 view Soul Deep: African-American Masterworks November 27, 2021 — September 25, 2022 view

2020

The Real Thing February 05, 2020 — March 27, 2020 view Andrew Stevovich February 05, 2020 — March 17, 2020 view Impressionism and the South 2019 November 27, 2019 — March 08, 2020 view HOW? WHO? WHY? November 13, 2019 — March 08, 2020 view Andrew Wyeth: Eight Decades November 13, 2019 — March 08, 2020 view Art and Artists of South Carolina: David Drake, Jasper Johns, William H. Johnson, and Grainger McKoy June 13, 2018 — March 08, 2020 view

2019

Impressionism and the South 2019 November 27, 2019 — March 08, 2020 view HOW? WHO? WHY? November 13, 2019 — March 08, 2020 view Andrew Wyeth: Eight Decades November 13, 2019 — March 08, 2020 view Phyllis Mills Wyeth: A Celebration October 02, 2019 — December 29, 2019 view Linda Fantuzzo: Penumbra September 04, 2019 — November 03, 2019 view Persons of Interest February 28, 2019 — September 15, 2019 view Masterclass: Watermedia from the Greenville Collection June 19, 2019 — September 08, 2019 view How About Pleasantburg? May 01, 2019 — August 18, 2019 view Arnold Mesches: How Does Your Garden Grow? March 27, 2019 — June 09, 2019 view Roland Poska March 27, 2019 — May 26, 2019 view Mike Solomon: Sentient February 09, 2019 — April 07, 2019 view Jasper Johns: More Than Meets the Eye November 21, 2018 — June 09, 2019 view Andrew Wyeth: Model Citizens December 01, 2018 — September 15, 2019 view Sampling the Old Masters: Highlights from the Bob Jones Museum June 13, 2018 — February 10, 2019 view Andrew Wyeth Watercolors: Selections from the Greenville Collection June 23, 2018 — January 13, 2019 view

2018

Jasper Johns: More Than Meets the Eye November 21, 2018 — June 09, 2019 view Andrew Wyeth: Model Citizens December 01, 2018 — September 15, 2019 view Matthew Rolston | Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits July 18, 2018 — September 14, 2018 view Stories from Home March 14, 2018 — September 15, 2018 view Art and Artists of South Carolina: David Drake, Jasper Johns, William H. Johnson, and Grainger McKoy June 13, 2018 — March 08, 2020 view Sampling the Old Masters: Highlights from the Bob Jones Museum June 13, 2018 — February 10, 2019 view Jamie Wyeth March 07, 2018 — September 15, 2018 view Anna Heyward Taylor: GCMA Collection May 26, 2018 — October 17, 2018 view Carl Blair: GCMA Collection March 10, 2018 — May 20, 2018 view William H. Johnson: Full Circle February 10, 2018 — June 10, 2018 view Jasper Johns: What's the Meaning of This? January 03, 2018 — February 18, 2018 view David Drake: The Greenville Collection November 18, 2017 — June 24, 2018 view Expressionism and the South November 08, 2017 — September 23, 2018 view Andrew Wyeth Watercolors: Selections from the Greenville Collection June 23, 2018 — January 13, 2019 view Impressionism and the South November 08, 2017 — September 23, 2018 view Sidney Dickinson: A Connecticut Yankee in King Cotton's Court November 08, 2017 — September 23, 2018 view Craig Crawford October 28, 2017 — January 21, 2018 view

2017

David Drake: The Greenville Collection November 18, 2017 — June 24, 2018 view Expressionism and the South November 08, 2017 — September 23, 2018 view Impressionism and the South November 08, 2017 — September 23, 2018 view Sidney Dickinson: A Connecticut Yankee in King Cotton's Court November 08, 2017 — September 23, 2018 view Craig Crawford October 28, 2017 — January 21, 2018 view Stephen Scott Young: Veterans October 13, 2017 — December 31, 2017 view Victoria Wyeth: My Andy July 12, 2017 — October 22, 2017 view Susan Vecsey March 15, 2017 — June 11, 2017 view Masterworks of Color: African-American Art from the Greenville Collection February 15, 2017 — July 09, 2017 view In a Mirror, Darkly February 15, 2017 — September 10, 2017 view Carew Rice February 15, 2017 — September 10, 2017 view Wyeth Dynasty November 16, 2016 — September 10, 2017 view Grainger McKoy July 16, 2016 — December 31, 2017 view The Poetry of Place March 19, 2016 — March 05, 2017 view

2016

Wyeth Dynasty November 16, 2016 — September 10, 2017 view Grainger McKoy July 16, 2016 — December 31, 2017 view Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed August 25, 2016 — December 31, 2016 view The Poetry of Place March 19, 2016 — March 05, 2017 view Horace Day in South Carolina April 20, 2016 — July 10, 2016 view Andrew Wyeth's Places March 19, 2016 — September 18, 2016 view Jasper Johns March 30, 2016 — September 18, 2016 view Right Before Your Very Eyes: Art + History January 13, 2016 — August 21, 2016 view Local Talent: Doug McAbee April 06, 2016 — July 03, 2016 view Amer Kobaslija April 06, 2016 — June 05, 2016 view Many-Worlds Theory: Andy and Helga: This Whole World November 18, 2015 — February 28, 2016 view Many-Worlds Theory: Wonderful World of Color November 18, 2015 — February 28, 2016 view Many-Worlds Theory: Ooh, Baby, It's a Wild World November 18, 2015 — February 28, 2016 view Carolina Zeitgeist November 18, 2015 — March 20, 2016 view Andrew Moore November 18, 2015 — January 17, 2016 view William Halsey: Full Fathom Flotsam December 09, 2015 — February 14, 2016 view

2015

Many-Worlds Theory: Andy and Helga: This Whole World November 18, 2015 — February 28, 2016 view Many-Worlds Theory: Wonderful World of Color November 18, 2015 — February 28, 2016 view Many-Worlds Theory: Ooh, Baby, It's a Wild World November 18, 2015 — February 28, 2016 view Carolina Zeitgeist November 18, 2015 — March 20, 2016 view Andrew Moore November 18, 2015 — January 17, 2016 view William Halsey: Full Fathom Flotsam December 09, 2015 — February 14, 2016 view Local Talent: Diane Kilgore Condon August 12, 2015 — September 20, 2015 view Ron Rozzelle: Environmental Activist July 11, 2015 — September 06, 2015 view Palmettopalooza March 25, 2015 — September 06, 2015 view The Fantastic World of Dan Yaccarino! April 11, 2015 — July 05, 2015 view Sidney Dickinson and the Alabama Suite November 12, 2014 — September 20, 2015 view South Carolina Icons December 20, 2014 — November 15, 2015 view Jamie Wyeth: Our Own Rabelais April 01, 2015 — June 21, 2015 view Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings from the Johnson Collection March 25, 2015 — May 31, 2015 view Local Talent: Owen Riley February 14, 2015 — March 29, 2015 view Margaret Peery November 19, 2014 — February 01, 2015 view Local Talent: Alice Ballard November 15, 2014 — January 04, 2015 view Grainger McKoy: Recovery Stroke October 08, 2014 — March 29, 2015 view William H. Johnson: Gifts of the Wayne and Carolyn Jones Charitable Foundation January 22, 2014 — February 01, 2015 view

2014

Sidney Dickinson and the Alabama Suite November 12, 2014 — September 20, 2015 view South Carolina Icons December 20, 2014 — November 15, 2015 view Margaret Peery November 19, 2014 — February 01, 2015 view Local Talent: Alice Ballard November 15, 2014 — January 04, 2015 view Grainger McKoy: Recovery Stroke October 08, 2014 — March 29, 2015 view Local Talent: Judy Verhoeven August 13, 2014 — September 21, 2014 view Michael Mathers: Photography April 16, 2014 — June 15, 2014 view Sigmund Abeles: Pastels April 26, 2014 — June 15, 2014 view Arlie Kuntz, Marsden Hartley and American Modernism August 06, 2014 — September 21, 2014 view Legacy of Impressionism: Languages of Light March 12, 2014 — September 21, 2014 view Ben Nixon: Native State July 09, 2014 — September 07, 2014 view Content of Our Character: From States Rights to Civil Rights February 12, 2014 — September 21, 2014 view Interiors: Karen Ann Myers January 15, 2014 — March 23, 2014 view South Carolina Art: Eight Decades of New November 06, 2013 — March 16, 2014 view Tall Tales + Huge Hearts: Raúl Colón October 04, 2014 — December 28, 2014 view David Drake: Potter and Poet of Edgefield District November 25, 2012 — January 19, 2014 view The Joe Bonham Project: Drawing the Stories of America's Wounded Veterans August 27, 2014 — November 16, 2014 view Leo Twiggs: Last Flags September 13, 2014 — November 16, 2014 view William H. Johnson: Gifts of the Wayne and Carolyn Jones Charitable Foundation January 22, 2014 — February 01, 2015 view Local Talent: Katie Walker June 25, 2014 — August 03, 2014 view

2013

South Carolina Art: Eight Decades of New November 06, 2013 — March 16, 2014 view Will Henry Stevens: The Flowering of Southern Abstraction October 18, 2013 — December 29, 2013 view Southbound March 20, 2013 — October 06, 2013 view Wyeth vs. May 25, 2013 — September 22, 2013 view

2012

David Drake: Potter and Poet of Edgefield District November 25, 2012 — January 19, 2014 view