Art Institute of Chicago hosts González show from 15 November

Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago museum) opens Beatriz González: In Series and Full Color on 15 November 2026 in Chicago, USA. The exhibition runs through 1 March 2027 and brings more than 80 works into the museum’s programme.

Beatriz González exhibition opens at Art Institute of Chicago

The exhibition is the first retrospective devoted to González’s prints and drawings. It includes drawings, prints, sketches, sketchbooks, objects and archival materials from a practice that covered more than six decades.

The museum says the presentation examines González’s use of appropriation and repetition. Her works reinterpreted images from newspapers, magazines, decorative prints and postcards, including pictures of popular culture figures, religious imagery and established works of art. The exhibition also addresses Colombia’s recent history and the way mass-media images circulate.

The show is curated by Mark Pascale, Janet and Craig Duchossois Curator of Prints and Drawings, and Felipe Villada Ruiz, senior research associate in Prints and Drawings. The museum announced the exhibition on 22 October 2026 in its official exhibition announcement.

More than six decades of drawing in Chicago

González worked across several media, but drawing became a direct way to reflect on personal experience and events around her. From the mid-1980s, her work increasingly questioned presidents and military leaders while recording victims of political violence and climate disasters.

This link between the exhibition and the museum’s collection is practical for visitors: the presentation is not limited to finished prints. Sketchbooks, objects and archival material show how images were selected, altered and repeated before reaching their final form.

The title refers to a Spanish expression associated with the move from comic strips to animated series during the arrival of colour television. It also reflects the exhibition’s focus on González’s use of vivid colour and repeated visual forms. The wider institution was founded in 1879 and has shared its collections with Chicago and international visitors since then.

The exhibition’s opening sits within a broader autumn programme at the museum. A report by WBEZ’s Chicago exhibition guide also lists the González presentation among shows opening during the 2026 museum season.

Visiting Art Institute of Chicago: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Beatriz González: In Series and Full Color opens on 15 November 2026 at the Art Institute of Chicago and remains on view through 1 March 2027.
• The exhibition is presented inside the museum as a prints and drawings retrospective, with more than 80 works and related archival material.
• The main entrance is at 111 South Michigan Avenue, while the Modern Wing entrance is at 159 East Monroe Street, both in Chicago.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Art Institute of Chicago

When does Beatriz González: In Series and Full Color open?

The exhibition opens on 15 November 2026 and continues through 1 March 2027.

What is included in the Beatriz González exhibition?

More than 80 works include drawings, prints, sketches, sketchbooks, objects and archival materials from more than six decades of work.

Where is Art Institute of Chicago and how do you get there?

The museum is in Chicago, with entrances at 111 South Michigan Avenue and 159 East Monroe Street.