A Two-Way Mirror features works in glass by international contemporary Black artists who use this material to explore social, cultural, gender, and racial identity. Due to its reflectivity and translucence, glass is an especially effective medium to examine notions of identity as in the theory of double consciousness presented by W.E.B. Du Bois in his […]
Wayne White: Revenge of the Knoxville Girl Wayne White is a multi-faceted artist, illustrator, and musician who has charted a kaleidoscopic path through multiple frontiers of art and culture. From early life in Chattanooga and Emmy award-winning work as Art Director for Pee Wee’s Playhouse, to orchestrating music videos for Peter Gabriel and The Smashing […]
Knoxville Collects: Susana Navarro Kramer Education Center April 3 through May 24, 2026 Reception May 17, 12-2pm The Knoxville Museum of Art will celebrate the many interests and idiosyncrasies inhabiting the collections that live within our city. From icons of art history to eccentric compilations of kitsch, this series offers snapshots of the many […]
Currents: Contemporary Art from the KMA Collection On view in the Terrace Level South Gallery May 22 – July 26, 2026. Currents examines recent directions and developments in international contemporary art. This continually-evolving exhibition features a curated arrangement of works from the KMA’s collection by emerging and established artists working in East Tennessee and beyond. […]
Gabriel Lester | June 20 – August 29, 2026 In the first of an ongoing series of contemporary art installations at the Eugenia Williams House, the Knoxville Museum of Art has invited Dutch artist Gabriel Lester to present a re-imagined version of his 2011 sculpture Melancholia in Arcadia. This haunting work was first displayed in […]