A blog by staff and others about the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Kehinde Wiley: Women & Fashion
August 8, 2016
Just when you thought you could identify a Kehinde Wiley painting (strong men in urban clothing), Kehinde Wiley “flipped the script,” as he says. Learn about his project Economy of Grace, featuring women in couture gowns.
Kehinde Wiley: World Stage Africa
August 7, 2016
Kehinde Wiley talks about his father and his own yearning to be authentically connected to Africa.
Kehinde Wiley: Barkley Hendricks
August 6, 2016
Kehinde Wiley was influenced early on by such portrait painters as John Singer Sargent and Barkley Hendricks, both represented in VMFA’s permanent collection. Visit today to see Wiley’s work and the earlier masters who influenced him.
Kehinde Wiley: John Singer Sargent
August 5, 2016
Kehinde Wiley was influenced early on by such portrait painters as John Singer Sargent and Barkley Hendricks, both represented in VMFA’s permanent collection. Visit today to see Wiley’s work and the earlier masters who influenced him.
Kehinde Wiley: Saints & Icons
August 4, 2016
Why did Kehinde Wiley go from large-scale portraits to small icons painting? And why did he start working in stained glass? In another exclusive VMFA video, Wiley talks about his use of scale and medium.
Kehinde Wiley: Street Casting
August 3, 2016
In another exclusive VMFA video, Kehinde Wiley talks about his piece “Willem van Heythuysen”, which is in VMFA’s permanent collection! Learn about his process of street casting and referencing portraits from art history.
Kehinde Wiley: Early Work
August 2, 2016
Hear Kehinde Wiley tell the incredible story about how a piece of paper on the street forever changed his life and the direction of his art.
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: Pokémon GO at VMFA
July 13, 2016
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been selected for the 2016 Certificate of Excellence
May 25, 2016
We’re thrilled to announce that Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been selected for the 2016 Certificate of Excellence, reflecting the consistently great reviews you’ve earned on TripAdvisor. “With the Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor honors hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise and ratings from travelers,” said Heather Leisman, Vice President of Industry…
Painting once lost to Nazis now on display at VMFA
May 5, 2016
Read what the Wall Street Journal had to say about our recent acquisition of “Sand Hills in Grünau” by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. We are very excited for this piece to have found its new home in our Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection. Visit this work and learn more about its fascinating history in the Frederick…