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Joan Snyder

JOAN SNYDER

Hyundai Card First Look: Joan Snyder Museum of Modern Art 23 April–8 November 2026 New York
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For more than 50 years, Joan Snyder has been making abstract paintings with experimental materials, imbuing them with symbolic references. Drawing inspiration from her life and surroundings, she has established an expansive glossary of motifs and collaged materials, which include fabric, plastic fruit, flowers, and herbs. Through painting, the artist often endeavors to convey the fundamental emotions that connect humans to one another.

In My August, Snyder looked to nature as a guide; she created the work while immersed in a bucolic environment in upstate New York. Rosebuds, flower stems, and straw are layered with oil and acrylic paint of varying thicknesses. Delicate dripping trails of paint intersect with thickly applied brush strokes that punctuate the canvas with shades of pink, turquoise, blue, and green. At the lower left is an abstracted white shape of a pond, bordered by straw—a “sacred space” for the artist.

Organized by Mia Matthias, Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, with Lydia Mullin, Manager of Collection Galleries, Curatorial Affairs, and Elizabeth Wickham, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture.

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Installation Views

Exhibition view: Joan Snyder, Hyundai Card First Look: Joan Snyder, Museum of Modern Art (11/8/2026–8 November 2026). Courtesy Museum of Modern Art.
Exhibition view: Joan Snyder, Hyundai Card First Look: Joan Snyder, Museum of Modern Art (11/8/2026–8 November 2026). Courtesy Museum of Modern Art.
Exhibition view: Joan Snyder, Hyundai Card First Look: Joan Snyder, Museum of Modern Art (11/8/2026–8 November 2026). Courtesy Museum of Modern Art.
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Joan Snyder Biography

Joan Snyder has spent the last six decades reinventing American abstraction, reclaiming a historically male-dominated mode of painting.

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About the Gallery

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an iconic institution located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, celebrated for its pioneering collection and innovative architecture. Renowned for housing one of the world’s most significant collections of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is a must-visit destination for art enthusiasts.

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Museum of Modern Art
11 W 53rd Street, New York City, New York, United States
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Opening hours
Saturday-Thursday: 10:30am - 5:30pm

Friday: 10:30am - 8pm

(Summer Thursday: 10:30am - 8pm)
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