The 42nd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
May 18, 2012 - June 10, 2012
Be among the first to encounter the work of seven exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the Forty-Second Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition.

Barry McGee
August 24, 2012 - December 9, 2012
Taking over the entire lower level of the museum as well as several outdoor spaces, this midcareer survey of San Francisco–based artist Barry McGee chronicles two decades of work, from drawings to large-scale installations. McGee will be in residence at BAM/PFA starting in mid-June as he prepares for this retrospective. Catch him in action!

Human Rights Arts Week
October 31, 2012 - November 11, 2012
Internationally acclaimed artist Fernando Botero (b. 1932) is widely known for lively compositions of volumetric, sensual figures. Yet his works also convey a deep commitment to human rights. Among his earliest influences were the Mexican muralists Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Siqueiros, who, as Botero notes, “made the reality of the country the subject of their art.” In the fall, as part of the new BAM/PFA program Human Rights Arts Week, we will feature several works from Botero’s provocative Abu Ghraib series.

Silence
January 30, 2013 - April 21, 2013
Whether experienced as a positive source of inspiration, an enigmatic force, or an unsettling limbo zone, silence has become scarce in today’s media-saturated world. Inspired by John Cage’s groundbreaking musical composition 4’33”, and the one-hundredth anniversary of the composer’s birth, Silence considers the absence of sound as both subject and medium in contemporary art and film. Co-organized with the Menil Collection, Houston.