Danielle Mckinney: Shelter — Norton Museum of Art

Location: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida

Date: 28 March – 4 October 2026

Project: Survey exhibition of Danielle Mckinney’s work from the last five years

Why it Matters: Presented as part of the Norton’s Recognition of Art by Women series, highlighting living women artists

After the Dance, 2022 - Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of Dr. Ning Lin and Tianyue Jiang, 2023-119-1 © Danielle Mckinney. Courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. Photo Credit: Pierre Le Hors

The Norton Museum of Art presents Danielle Mckinney: Shelter, a survey exhibition bringing together around 40 paintings and five watercolors from the past five years. It marks the artist’s most comprehensive museum presentation to date.

Shelter, 2023 - Oil on linen, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Courtesy of the Artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery © Danielle Mckinney. Courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. Photo Credit: Pierre Le Hors

Mckinney’s paintings focus on solitary female figures in interior settings, often shown in moments of rest and reflection. Her work references portrait traditions and art history, with figures emerging from dark backgrounds that bring out light, color, and atmosphere.

The exhibition is part of the museum’s Recognition of Art by Women program, launched in 2011 to support major solo exhibitions by living women artists and to address gender imbalance in museum programming.

Yesterday, 2025 - Oil on linen, 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm) Courtesy of the Artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery © Danielle Mckinney. Courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen, and Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa. Photo Credit: Pierre Le Hors

Running alongside, Recognition of Art by Women: In Retrospect brings together works by artists previously featured in the series, marking its tenth iteration.

After its presentation at the Norton Museum of Art, Danielle Mckinney: Shelter will travel to the New Orleans Museum of Art later in 2026.

More info: norton.org