News Media

"VIDA Voices" podcast on Avital's life and artworks, featuring host Peter Tomassi, and guests Daniel Sagalyn and Elaine Grossman, July 2021.

“Art on Her Own Terms: Holyoke Gallery Showcases Work of the Late Avital Sagalyn of Amherst,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 27, 2021.

“Avital Sagalyn, artist whose first solo show was just months ago, dies at 95,” The Boston Globe, May 31, 2020.

“In her 90s, a Massachusetts artist is finally ready for her first solo show,” The Boston Globe, Oct. 10, 2019.

“Artist Spotlight: Avital Sagalyn,” VIDA & Co. Blog, May 30, 2019.

Group Exhibitions

“(OFF)BALANCE: Art in the Age of Human Impact,” curated group exhibition including an Avital drawing from the museum’s permanent collection, “Dead Bird,” pencil on rice paper, ca. 1990s, University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, Mass.: March 27 - May 9, 2025.

PULP Gallery, Holyoke, Mass., “Mistral Wind, Mediterranean in Provence,” 2016, marker on paper, two works exhibited in back gallery, October to November 2024.

Gallery A3, Amherst, Mass., 9th Annual Juried Show, “Impermanence,” featuring Avital’s pencil rendering, “Dead Bird” (ca. 1990s), Aug. 1 - Aug. 31, 2024.

University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, Mass., “Artists, Born Elsewhere — Selections from the UMCA's Permanent Collection,” including 3 of Avital’s works, Sept. 22 - Dec. 10, 2023.

Solo Exhibitions

(Upcoming) Provincetown Art Association and Museum,” Provincetown, Mass., “Avital Sagalyn: Mid-Century Provincetown,” a guest-curated solo exhibition of more than three dozen works, June 5, 2026 - Aug. 2, 2026.

PULP Gallery, Holyoke, Mass., “Ligne In,” a solo exhibition of 33 works, May 22 - June 13, 2021.

University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, Mass., “Avital Sagalyn: A Life of Exploration,” a solo retrospective of 54 works, Oct. 4 - Dec. 8, 2019.

Want to See More of Avital’s Works Exhibited?!

Avital Sagalyn was an under-recognized artist who discovered the joy of exhibiting only in the last years of her colorful life. For decades, most of Avital’s portfolio laid unprepared — and unseen — hidden away in storage. Before passing in 2020, Avital asked her son Dan and daughter-in-law Elaine to continue efforts to share her artistic legacy publicly. Now, to exhibit Avital’s undiscovered works in museums and galleries, dozens of her decades-old paintings and drawings must undergo professional conservation, matting, framing and transportation.  

Any contribution amount, large or small, will help defray massive “artist expenses” for exhibition. Your generosity will be personally acknowledged, with our gratitude!

Tax-deductive contributions can be made to the Avital Sagalyn Exhibition Campaign via our project’s non-profit sponsor, Fractured Atlas. Click HERE to learn how you can help.