Color Me Bad: Animation, Pop, Satire
The idea of an aesthetic fusion of popular culture with Appalachian vernacular in many ways invites a calamity of principles and taste. Brian Clinebell, Peter Morgan, and Jessica Walker grew […]
Dress-Up: A Regional Portrait of Childhood
In conjunction with the 2012 program Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Children in the Arts, William King Museum will playfully evoke the lives and adventures of children growing up in […]
Hazel Larsen Archer: Black Mountain College Photographer
When Hazel Larsen arrived at Black Mountain College for the 1944 Summer Institute, the college was host to gifted artists in many disciplines. Under the influence of her mentor, Josef […]
Visions of Paradise: Paintings by Rob Vander Zee Inspired by Travels to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
Virginia based painter Rob Vander Zee creates enchanted, fantastic worlds brimming with imagined plant life and mutant creatures. This ongoing series Visions of Paradise evolved from earlier explorations of the […]
Virginia Rocks! The History of Rockabilly in the Commonwealth
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Paper Forest: An Installation by Travis Graves and Jackson Martin
Travis Graves and Jackson Martin (Johnson City, TN) create multi-media installations with materials ranging from dirt and plants to steel and video. These disparate materials together incite a dialogue regarding […]
Goya, Dali, Warhol: Masterpieces of World Art from The VMFA
In partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a statewide celebration of their 75 Years of Collecting in Virginia, William King Museum is honored to host this exhibition […]
Mischief Making: Contemporary Craftsman Jake Cress
Jake Cress views himself not as a studio craft artist or a sculptor, but as a cabinetmaker, a descendant of the very craftsmen whom the Cultural Heritage Project documents and […]
To Transgress: Paintings by Betty Clark
The artist Betty Clark’s paintings are steeped in the rich traditions of the abstract expressionists and are motivated by the desire to find a balance in a disharmonious world. Many […]
Thinking Postmodern: Selections from the Radford University Art Museum
The Radford University Art Museum houses a diverse collection of works by nationally and internationally recognized artists alongside lesser known artists from our region. Many of these artists produced work […]