New Acquisition Highlights
We are actively acquiring contemporary art to enhance our exhibitions and grow the collection into our future. Explore highlighted new acquisitions to the CAT’s collection below.
Emma Wood (Swedish American, born 1995) Sju Blommor / Seven Flowers, 2023, Mold-blown, ground, and fused glass; preserved flowers, 7 × 14 × 10 inches, Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2024.001.1 © Emma Wood
Kelly Sinnapah Mary (Gaudeloupean, born 1981) She taught me to listen to the wind, 2023, Oil on canvas, 46 1/2 × 46 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2025.041.1 © Kelly Sinnapah Mary
Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota, born 1979) Many Blessings, 2025. Ventian smalti and gold glass mosaic. 36 x 36 x 2 inches. Unique from a series of four fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Germany. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2026.008.1 © Dyani White Hawk. Photo courtesy the artist, Bockley Gallery, and Alexander Gray Associates.
Steven J. Yazzie (Navajo Nation, born 1970) Erupter, 2024. Oil on canvas. 48 x 60 x 1.5 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2025.429.1. © Steven J. Yazzie
Judith Schaechter (American, born 1961) Raft of the Medusa, 2021. Float glass, vitreous paint, lead came, and LED light box. 33 1/8 × 42 3/16 × 2 5/8 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1163.1; Gift of Robert Mersky. © Judith Schaechter
Thando Ntobela (Mpondo Xhosa, born 1979) Puzzles Circles and Patterns , 2019. Glass beads on canvas, 39 ¾ x 31 5/8 x 1 1/4 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2025.414.1. © Thando Ntobela