Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region
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Normal: Nazi Germany in Found Photographs
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Roadside Attractions: The Weird and Wonderful Worlds of Mark Cline
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Schools of Thought: Paintings and Drawings from the King University Museum of Fine Arts
In December 2003, King University Trustee Neal Caldwell and wife Alice (Morrow) Caldwell (’51) presented King with a group of works from their personal art collection. Since that time, the […]
Backcountry Makers: An Artisan History of SWVA and NETN
Abingdon’s own scholar, Betsy K. White, brings to life the material-culture heritage of southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee in her recent publication Backcountry Makers: An Artisan History of Southwest Virginia […]
Into the Green
“We all crave story, a narrative that will see us safely through the dark forest of our lives. We know that we will confront dragons there as well as evil […]
Fortune, Courage, Love: Arts of Africa’s Akan and Kuba Kingdoms
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The Proud and the Profane: The Colorful Life, Literature, and Illustrations of Lucy Herndon Crockett
Lucy Herndon Crockett was born April 4, 1914 in Honolulu, Hawaii and passed away near her Seven Mile Ford, Virginia home on July 30, 2002. Her father, an aid to […]
Mapping the Cosmos: Jan Hurt and a Constellation of Artists
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An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia
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There/Here
This exhibition parallels two architectural research projects: Tyler King’s Richmond-based initiative, from which the exhibit takes its title, and Vivian Coletti’s extensive documentation of Washington County. There/Here began in 2011 […]
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find: the Comic Art Collection of Shelton Drum
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From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands
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Great and Small: The Tradition of Diminutive Furniture in Our Region
The tradition of making diminutive furniture, or miniature furniture, has origins in Europe and was brought to this region through our early American ancestors. This exhibition will bring together a […]
European Modern: Master Artists from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Hand-selected works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will travel to Abingdon for this extraordinary exhibition. Visitors will have the opportunity to delight in the drawn and painterly techniques […]
UNShelved: Nick DeFord, Daniel Essig, Travis Head, and Robyn Raines
From all corners of the region, the artists selected for this exhibition together reveal an interest in text-based images, seeing books as art objects, and working with paper in both […]
Quilt National: The Dairy Barn Arts Center Biennial
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The Virginia Dulcimer: 200 Years of Bowing, Strumming, & Picking
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Fantastic Mechanics Sean Pace and Robert Sulkin
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From These Hills 2011: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands
William King Museum is proud to present the tenth From These Hills biennial exhibition. Historically, this exhibition boasts a wide range of media and subjects with reference to this notable […]
Dalí Illustrates the Divine Comedy: From the University of Tennessee’s Ewing Gallery
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Ceramics by Birdie Boone
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Shining Light: Folk Artists Nancy Johnson and Minnie Ma Scyphers
Nancy Johnson is a studio artist at Abingdon’s Arts Depot. Much of her work is inspired by family history and childhood memory. She also references the early history of African-Americans […]
Circles in the Sand: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Central Desert in the Kluge-Ruhe Collection
Circles in the Sand: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Central Desert in the Kluge-Ruhe Collection includes work from three desert communities – Papunya, Yuendumu and Balgo – each with their own […]
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 […]