EXHIBITIONS

I RETURN WITH A FEELING OF US: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANTHONY BARBOZA

September 11 - November 23, 2025

Organized in partnership with the New Bedford Historical Society.

This is the first retrospective exhibition of renowned photographer Anthony Barboza (b. 1944).

A New Bedford native of Cape Verdean descent, Anthony Barboza has, throughout his influential career, demonstrated a deep compassion for and interest in telling the stories of Black American life and communities of color worldwide.

Barboza’s photographs resonate with beauty and grace. Return With a Feeling of Us brings together a wide range of his personal and commercial work—including deeply felt observations of racial injustice and economic inequities, innovative fashion photography that helped redefine African-American aesthetics and representation, and masterful, revelatory portraits of celebrities and fellow creatives for which he is best known.

THE SHAPE OF WHO WE ARE: EXPLORING IDENTITY

September 11 - December 9, 2025

The New Bedford Art Museum presents the Shape of Who We Are: Exploring Identity, a juried showcase curated by Marcelle Joseph, an independent curator and collector.

FEATURED ARTISTS

A. M. Clark

Arghavan Booyeh

Briar Marsh Pine

Bryan Wilson

Cascade Almond

Crystal Marshall

Dana Lynn Harper

Emily Wisniewski

Hyohyun (Sophie) Lee

Jeannie Rhyu

Jeff Stevenson

Jess Lauren Lipton

Jessica Regelson

Joseph Ni

Keina Elswick

 

Kristin Meyers

Larry Asaro

Lauren Comerato

Matthew Lambert

Monica Curiel

Neville Barbour

Nneka Jones

Paula Mans

Ryan Mitchell

Shabana Kauser

Veronica Jackson

Wendell Brown

Xinyan Yu

Zac Thompson