Current Exhibitions

Two extraordinary exhibitions explore a century of one family's artistic vision — and the intimate stories behind the lens. On view now through November 30.

SJIMA presents a landmark fall season. In the Nichols Gallery, the work of Imogen Cunningham, Roi Partridge, and Rondal Partridge remains on view — over 100 photographs and prints spanning three generations of one remarkable family. Now expanding that story, the North Gallery premieres Behind the Lens: Films by Meg Partridge, two intimate documentaries by the exhibition's guest curator, screening on the hour throughout the day. Watch the films, then see the photographs that inspired them, all in a single visit.

Nichols Gallery

Cunningham · Partridge Family

Convergence & Divergence:
The Family Aesthetic

Three generations of one artistic family — photographer Imogen Cunningham, etcher Roi Partridge, and documentary photographer Rondal Partridge — together for the first time in over 100 works from their personal archives.

PREVIEW THE EXHIBITION

North Gallery

BEHIND THE LENS:
FILMS BY MEG PARTRIDGE

Portrait of Imogen & Outta My Light!

Watch Meg Partridge's intimate documentaries on photographer Imogen Cunningham and her son Rondal Partridge — Meg's father — screening on the hour in the North Gallery. See the films, then see the photographs that inspired them, all in a single visit.

SCREENING TIMES

News & Artist Profiles

San Juan Islands Museum of Art Presents Alison Stigora: Constellation

A site-specific installation of suspended driftwood, reclaimed glass, light, and sound transforms SJIMA's atrium into a shimmering constellation — on view October 3, 2026 through February 22, 2027.

Black-and-white self-portrait of Imogen Cunningham in contemplation beside a portrait, and Rondal Partridge with a vintage large-format camera

Convergence & Divergence Extended Through November 30 — Plus, New Films Bring the Story to Life

Convergence & Divergence: The Family Aesthetic has been extended through November 30 — and starting September 25, a new shorts block of films by guest curator Meg Partridge will screen on the hour in the North Gallery. See the photographs and watch the films that bring their story to life, all in a single visit.

Gallery entrance wall titled "Convergence & Divergence: The Family Aesthetic," with three framed works hung side by side beneath the artists' names — Roi Partridge, Imogen Cunningham, and Rondal Partridge. Sections labeled "Exploring the Medium" and "Shared Vision" are visible on the flanking walls.

A Woodshed, an Apple Box, and a Copper Plate: Meg Partridge on Curating Her Own Family

Most curators come to their subject from the outside. Meg Partridge came to hers from the inside of a darkroom. The guest curator of Convergence & Divergence: The Family Aesthetic on a woodshed, an apple box, a copper plate, and three artists she knew as family.

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Upcoming Exhibition

October 3, 2026 - February 22, 2027

STERNER ATRIUM GALLERY

Alison Stigora

Constellation

Suspended sculpture, refracted light, and an original soundscape transform SJIMA's atrium into a shimmering, site-specific installation. Over one hundred forms of driftwood and reclaimed glass invite you to look upward and see the familiar anew.

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Observe the Installation: Alison Stigora's Constellation

Watch Alison Stigora's Constellation take shape in SJIMA's atrium — free and open to the public, September 25–28.

WATCH IT HAPPEN

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