| Title | Date | Catalogue | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Special Genius: Contemporary American Graphics from Museum Collection. | 1976 Sep 1-Oct 3 | Yes | |
| Image in America in Caricature and Cartoon. | 1976 Oct 14-Nov 21 | Yes | Yes |
| John Trowbridge Nightengale Collection of Silver from the Museum's Collection. | 1976 Nov 4-28 | Yes | |
| Art for Your Collection XIII. | 1976 Dec 9-19 | Yes | |
| Nancy Day Sales Collection, Museum Collection. | 1977 Jan 4-Feb 6 | ||
| An Apology for Pointed Arches: Aspects of the Gothic Revival. | 1977 Jan 18-Feb 13 | ||
| Transformation in the Court Style: Gothic Art in Europe, 1270-1330. | 1977 Feb 3-27 | ||
| RISD Faculty Exhibition. | 1977 Feb 24-Mar 13 | Yes | |
| Realities of Friedrich St. Florian: Holograms, Drawings, Projects. | 1977 Mar 10-Apr 3 | ||
| Selection VII: 19th to Early 20th Century American Paintings from the Museum's Collection. | 1977 Mar 31-May 8 | Yes | Yes |
| American Drawings from the Museum's Collection. | 1977 Mar 31-May 8 | ||
| RISD Graduate Student Exhibition. | 1977 May 23-Jun 2 | Yes | |
| Faces and Portrait Photography. | 1977 Sep 1-Oct 2 | Yes | |
| Harry Callahan Retrospective. | 1977 Oct 13-Nov 13 | ||
| Art for Your Collection XIV. | 1977 Dec 1-11 | Yes | |
| Cleve Gray: Paintings, 1966-1977. | 1978 Jan 5-Feb 5 | Yes | |
| Napoleon: His Taste and Times. | 1978 Feb 23-Mar 26 | Yes | |
| Spaces. | 1978 Apr 6-May 7 | Yes | |
| "Auction by Design." Silent & Live Auction by Museum Associates. | 1978 May 3-6 | ||
| RISD Graduate Student Exhibition. | 1978 May 18-28 | ||
| Leisure Time and ULAE Prints: Objects from the Museum's Collections. | 1978 Sep 1-Oct 22 | ||
| Art for Your Collection XV. | 1978 Nov 9-19 | ||
| Pendleton Collection in Miniature. | 1978 Dec 7-1979 Jan 1 | ||
| Daum: One Hundred Years of Glass and Crystal. | 1978 Dec 7-1979 Jan 14 | Yes | |
| Eskimo Art. | 1978 Dec 7-1979 Jan 21 | ||
| Delarache Ceramics | 1978 Dec 7-1979 Jan 14 | ||
| RISD Faculty Exhibition. | 1979 Feb 8-Mar 4 | Yes | |
| Fantastic Illustration and Design in Great Britain,1850-1930 | 1979 Mar 29-May 13 | Yes | Yes |
| RISD Graduate Student Exhibition. | 1979 May 23-Jun 3 | ||
| Costumes in Context. | 1979 Jun 19-Sep 16 | Yes | |
| Landscape / Cityscape: Photographs from the Museum's Collection | 1979 Jun 19-Sep 16 | Yes | |
| Wolf Kahn: Paintings and Pastels. | 1979 Sep 1-30 | ||
| Jasper John: Prints, 1970-1977. | 1979 Oct 4-Nov 18 | Yes | Yes |
| Neil Maurer: Photographs. | 1979 Oct 4-Nov 18 | Yes | |
| Design 79. | 1979 Oct 28-30 | Yes | Yes |
| Ten West Coast Printmakers. | 1979 Nov 8-Dec 23 | Yes | Yes |
| Gerard Unger: Type and Typography. | 1979 Dec 4-30 | Yes | |
| Art for Your Collection XVI. | 1979 Dec 6-16 | ||
| A Children's Show. | 1979 Dec 20-1980 Jan 13 | Yes | |
| Families. | 1980 Jan 8-27 | Yes | |
| Installation 80: Richard Fleischner and Peter Berg. | 1980 Jan 17-Mar 2 | Yes | |
| Contemporary Drawings from the Museum's Collection. | 1980 Jan 17-Mar 2 | ||
| Providence Art Club: The First Hundred Years. | 1980 Jan 17-Mar 2 | ||
| Miniatures by Martha Willson Day. | 1980 Jan 22-Mar 2 | ||
| George Araujo: Oil Paintings. | 1980 Jan 23-Feb 8 | Yes | |
| Invitational Michael Singer. | 1980 Feb 2-Feb 24 | ||
| Patti Day: Miniatures | 1980 Mar 1 | Yes | |
| Sculpture by Richard Artschwager. | 1980 Mar 11-Apr 6 | Yes | |
| Designed for Another Age: Decorative Arts from Newport Mansions. | 1980 Mar 20-May 4 | Yes | Yes |
| Aaron Siskind: 75th Anniversary Portfolio. | 1980 Apr 8-27 | ||
| Jack Tworkov. | 1980 Apr 8-27 | ||
| Select Study: Black Artists from the Museum Collection. | 1980 May 6-Jun 29 | Yes | |
| RISD Graduate Student Exhibition. | 1980 May 15-25 | ||
| Albert Pilavin Collection of 20th Century American Art. | 1980 May 20 | ||
| Betty Parsons Collection. | 1980 May 20-Jun 29 | Yes | Yes |
| Graphic Art of Robert Motherwell. | 1980 May 20 | ||
| Islamic Carpets and Carpet Fragments. | 1980 May 22-Aug 31 | Yes | |
| The Tiepolos. | 1980 May 20 | ||
| Herbert Bayer: Photographic Works. | 1980 Jun 3-Jul 6 | ||
| Native American Art from Rhode Island Collections. | 1980 Jun 12-Aug 24 | Yes | Yes |
| Robert Thurmer: Progress (Fossil - Modern). | 1980 Jul 1-Aug 31 | ||
| Early American Blown Glass from Rhode Island Private Collections. | 1980 Jul 2-26 | Yes | |
| Recent Acquisitions in Painting & Sculpture | 1980 Jul 17-Aug 17 | Yes | |
| Paintings of Antonio Cirino. | 1980 Aug 6-31 | Yes | Yes |
| British Watercolors. | 1980 Sep 5-Oct 12 | Yes | |
| T.V.: America's Super Symbols. | 1980 Sep 11-Oct 5 | Yes | Yes |
| Charles James: Couturier Extraordinaire. | 1980 Sep 11-Oct 12 | Yes | |
| Richard Fishman: Installation and Drawings. | 1980 Sep 23-Oct 26 | Yes | |
| Exhibition of Five New Members of RISD Faculty. | 1980 Oct 10-26 | ||
| Korean Knots and Tassels. | 1980 Oct 10-17 | ||
| A Case for Boxes. | 1980 Oct 16-Nov 16 | Yes | |
| The Illustrated Book. | 1980 Oct 21-Nov 23 | Yes | Yes |
| Mario Giacomelli - Photographs 1955-1980. | 1980 Nov 7-30 | Yes | |
| Jack Massey - Drawings. | 1980 Nov 13-30 | ||
| Art for Your Collection XVII. | 1980 Dec 5-14 | ||
| Keeping Warm. | 1980 Dec 5-1981 Jan 25 | Yes | |
| Harry Callahan Photographs. | 1980 Dec 12-1981 Jan 11 | Yes |