Imar Lyman Echo/Location: Exploring the Extra-Sensory

The Kreeger Museum and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center are pleased to present Echo/Location: Exploring the Extra-Sensory, a solo exhibition featuring the work of DC-based artist Imar Lyman, on view at the Kreeger Museum from April 17 through July 11, 2026. The exhibition is presented under The Collaborative, a program developed by the museum to support Washington-area artists. The title references echolocation—a biological sonic radar used by some animals to navigate their environments by emitting sound waves to avoid prey and find their way in the dark. Lyman’s debut exhibition at the museum utilizes “echoes” from the past to navigate the current moment and propel different points of view forward. Several pieces invite participation, asking the viewer to consider how the artwork is presented or to explore its form and function—things which may not always appear immediately obvious. Constantly pushing boundaries, Lyman also pays homage to overlooked aspects of printmaking traditions, resulting in an energetic loop of color, patterns, and materiality that blend time and our place within it.

Venue: The Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road, NW, Washington D.C. 20007.

When: April 17 through July 11, 2026.

About the Exhibition: Echo/Location showcases Imar Lyman’s (b. 1970) new body of abstract work, bringing together mixed media collage, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. His artistry is in conversation with artists Sam Gilliam and Frank Stella, masterworks that have anchored The Kreeger Museum’s Contemporary Gallery since the museum opened to the public in 1994.

Exhibition Features: Several pieces in the exhibition invite participation, encouraging viewers to consider how the artwork is presented or to explore its form and function, aspects that may not always be immediately obvious.

Pricing: Price not available.

Note: This exhibition is presented under The Collaborative, a program developed by The Kreeger Museum to support Washington-area artists, in partnership with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, a nonprofit contemporary art center in Hyattsville, MD that champions contemporary printmaking, papermaking, and book arts.

Accessibility: Not specified in the provided information.

Run Time: Not applicable; this is a static exhibition.

Ages: Not specified.