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Worrell Collection

Exciting changes are happening at William King Museum of Art. Opening later this year is our new Worrell Collection of Wildlife Art housed in our (soon to be) newly constructed […]

Sanctuaries In Stained Glass

Image taken at Royal Oak Presbyterian church in Marion, VA The history of stained glass in Southwestern Virginia is inseparable from the movement of people through the Appalachian region. Beginning […]

Light and Sanctity

Ray Byram is an oil painter and printmaker originally from Elizabeth, New Jersey with a specialization in landscape using his own innovative techniques for both his oil paintings and his […]

Potters on the Holston

William King Museum of Art presents Potters on the Holston; an exhibition displayed in the Strongwell Gallery & Glenn C. Price Gallery that celebrates the 100-year legacy of functional pottery […]

Salvador Dali: Les Chants De Maldoror

Between 1933 and 1934, Salvador Dalí created 44 illustrations for Les Chants de Maldoror, a fantastical 1869 text written by Isidore Ducasse, better known by his pen name, the Comte […]

Animal Instinct: The Drawings of Adonna Khare

Adonna Khare is a world-renowned, American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants she creates can […]

Betsy K. White Cultural Heritage Collection

The Cultural Heritage Project was born when an exhibition of historic quilts at the William King Museum of Art became enormously popular. In 1994, inspired to host more humanities-style exhibits […]

O. Winston Link: A Day on the Abingdon Branch

This rare photography collection captures the last steam train on the Virginia Creeper rail line. Of the Abingdon Branch, photographer O. Winston Link said, “At times the locomotives are almost […]

NASCAR: A Driving Culture

This collection is not currently on view.   Stock car racing has been an integral part of our region’s culture for decades. A number of area dirt tracks draw hundreds […]

Flack Attack: The Appalachian Battery

This solo exhibition features the work of famed Johnson City, TN, artist, Jason “Jay” Flack. Jay’s work is characterized by his bold use of color, illustrative designs, and expressionist energy. […]

Empty Air: The Art of Maggie Connolly

ARTIST INFORMATION Artist Statement I am classically trained in high craft, specifically in the material of ceramics. This means that every starting point comes from the perspective of understanding materials, processes, and […]

Benjamin Wigfall & Printmaking in Virginia

In light of the current power uncertainties and in an effort to prioritize the safety of the artwork, we regret to announce the immediate closure of both the Art Nouveau […]

Ungrounded: The Paper Art of Eric Standley

Paper artist Eric Standley is a professor of studio art at Virginia Tech. He received his bachelor of fine arts from the Massachusetts College of Art, and his master of […]

Quilted Inside: Art and Words for Mending

Quilted Inside: Art and Words for Mending This empathic, heart-opening exhibit takes place February 15 – April 14 in our Panoramic Gallery. There will be a reception and artist talk […]

I Could have Been a Tree Instead

Collaborative artists Michelle Gagliano and Beatrix Ost present a body of work in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic. Inspired by the similar narratives in one another’s work, the artists […]

The Botanical Art of Irina Neacșu

Irina Neacșu is a designer and a botanical artist, member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and founder of the Romanian Society of Botanical Artists. Her projects cover a […]

Wardrobe: Fashions from the Permanent Collection

Wardrobe: Fashions from the Permanent Collection November 9, 2023 – June 9, 2024 Price Strongwell Gallery   Women’s fashion from the 1830s to the 1930s changed dramatically– but some styles […]