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Exhibitions

Throughout the year, Brooklyn Public Library displays artwork from local and international photographers; book illustrations; and in addition, exhibitions related to cultural themes, books and ideas.

Brooklyn Public Library accepts artists' proposals throughout the year.

2013

Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Contest Winners Exhibition at Brooklyn Public Library
The 27th Annual Ezra Jack Keats / NYC Department of Education Bookmaking Competition Exhibition
May 6, 2013 - May 26, 2013
BPL Exhibition: Cutting Edge: Contemporary Paper Art
Cutting Edge: Contemporary Paper Art by Doug Beube, Danielle Durchslag, Irwin Susskind, and Thomas Witte
March 7, 2013 - June 1, 2013
BPL Exhibition: Dreamtime VI by So Yoon Lym
Dreamtime VI by So Yoon Lym
March 7, 2013 - June 1, 2013
BPL Exhibition: The Manga Life of Misako Rocks!: From Japan to America
The Manga Life of Misako Rocks!: From Japan to America by Misako Rocks!
March 7, 2013 - May 3, 2013

2012

BPL Exhibition, REPRESENT
Jamel Shabazz - REPRESENT: Photographs from 1980-2012
December 13, 2012 - February 28, 2013
BPL Exhibition, Men of Honor and Women of Distinction
Jamel Shabazz: Men of Honor and Women of Distinction
December 13, 2012 - February 28, 2013
Jamel Shabazz
Jamel Shabazz: Pieces of a Man
December 13, 2012 - February 28, 2013
BPL Exhibition, Passage: The Memory Palace
Passage: The Memory Palace by Hugh Crawford
December 13, 2012 - February 28, 2013
BPL, Brooklyn Collection
Fashionable Brooklyn: From the Files of the Brooklyn Collection
October 1, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, B is for Brooklyn, Selina Alko
"B" is for Brooklyn: A Fashionable Borough by Selina Alko
September 6, 2012 - February 28, 2013
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Anja Kroencke)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Anja Kroencke
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Antonio Lopez)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Antonio Lopez (1943-1987)
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Autumn Whitehurst)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Autumn Whitehurst
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Carlos Aponte)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Carlos Aponte
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Don Oehl)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Don Oehl
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Elaine Pedlar)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Elaine Pedlar
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Izak Zenou)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Izak Zenou
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Jennifer Lilya)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Jennifer Lilya
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Marcos Chin)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Marcos Chin
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Richard Haines)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Richard Haines
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Samantha Hahn)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Samantha Hahn
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
BPL Exhibition, Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look (Sara Singh)
Fashion Illustration: A Contemporary Look by Sara Singh
September 6, 2012 - December 1, 2012
Cavalcade by Justin Waldstein
Cavalcade by Justin Waldstein
June 7, 2012 - August 24, 2012
M/BBV 2004 based on Mayakovsky's poem "Brooklyn Bridge 1925" by Alastair Noble
M/BBV 2004 Based on Mayakovsky's Poem "Brooklyn Bridge 1925" by Alastair Noble
June 7, 2012 - August 24, 2012
Nature Up Close
Nature Up Close by Millie Falcaro, Gail Flanery and Christine Newman
June 7, 2012 - August 24, 2012
Drawn From My Father's Adventures
Drawn From My Father's Adventures by Sophie Blackall
May 2, 2012 - August 24, 2012
Sophie Blackall, Stories-Pictures-Books
Sophie Blackall: Stories-Pictures-Books
May 2, 2012 - August 24, 2012
Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Contest Winners Exhibition at Brooklyn Public Library
The 26th Annual Ezra Jack Keats / NYC Department of Education Bookmaking Competition Exhibition
May 2, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Botanical Inspirations by the Quilters' Guild of Brooklyn
Botanical Inspirations by the Quilters' Guild of Brooklyn
February 23, 2012 - April 28, 2012
Crossing Continents: A Journey through Asia and Africa in Quilts by Susan Sato & Myrah Brown Green
Crossing Continents: A Journey through Asia and Africa in Quilts by Susan Sato & Myrah Brown Green
February 23, 2012 - April 28, 2012
Hans My Hedgehog and Other Illustrated Tales by John Nickle
Hans My Hedgehog and Other Illustrated Tales by John Nickle
February 23, 2012 - April 28, 2012
Released with Conviction by the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)
Released with Conviction by the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)
February 23, 2012 - April 28, 2012

2011

Brooklyn Views by Giuseppe Luciani
Brooklyn Views by Giuseppe Luciani
December 8, 2011 - February 18, 2012
Building Stories by Isabel Hill
Building Stories by Isabel Hill
December 8, 2011 - February 18, 2012
Reading Images by Leslie Sutcliffe
Reading Images by Leslie Sutcliffe
December 8, 2011 - February 18, 2012
The Other Bushwick by Bob Rothstein
The Other Bushwick by Bob Rothstein
December 8, 2011 - February 18, 2012
(Un)Still Life
(Un)Still Life
September 27, 2011 - February 18, 2012
Street Scenes / Visual Narrative
Street Scenes / Visual Narrative
September 27, 2011 - December 3, 2011
The Art of Charles Tang
The Art of Charles Tang
September 27, 2011 - December 3, 2011