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A tall, thin yellow vase with simple black details

Yellow Leaf Vase, 1994, Dante Marioni (American, b. 1964), glass, Gift of Joan Cochran Rieveschl, 1998.74, © Dante Marioni, Photography by Tony Walsh

A basket made from small round wooden forms with jagged protrusions

Haystack River Basket, 2011, Dorothy Gill Barnes (American, 1927–2020), wood (possibly spruce), Museum Purchase: Gloria W. Thomson Fund for Decorative Arts, 2023.137, © Dorothy Gill Barnes 2011

A curving, oval form made from warm wood

Slow Dance, 2020, Betty Scarpino (American, b. 1949), silver maple with dye and acrylic paint, Museum Purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn, 2021.93, © Betty Scarpino

A thin, black net draping from a single point

Nancy Koenigsberg (American, b. 1927), Shadow, 2023, annealed steel wire, Gift of the Artist, 23/24.40:2, © Nany Koenigsberg

A curving glass form made from layers of pink and orange

Pink Loop, 1983, Harvey Littleton (American, 1922–2013), hotworked glass, The Nancy and David Wolf Collection, 2009.98, © Estate of Harvey Littleton, Photography by Rob Deslongchamps

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Modern and Contemporary Craft

July 27, 2024–February 22, 2026

Gallery 222 & 223
Today’s multifaceted contemporary art scene values the use of any and all media to convey ideas that communicate and reflect upon our shared human experiences. Some artists play to their chosen material’s inherent properties and history while others ingeniously manipulate and bend those attributes to serve their creative goals.

This gallery showcases selections from the collection gifted by Cincinnatians Nancy and David Wolf and other recent acquisitions to our collection. Created over the last seven decades by artists representing seven global nationalities, these artworks highlight the use of glass, ceramic, fiber, and wood to explore themes including human emotion, storytelling, and respect for our natural world.