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.
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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.
Fellowship Winner Greig Leach’s Art Gains Momentum with UCI Road World Championships
August 14, 2015
When painter Greig Leach won his Fellowship in 1986, it gave him a great deal of credibility in the art world. The honor landed him representation with a gallery in New York City’s Greenwich Village, led to multiple exhibitions throughout Virginia, and helped place his work in a number of private and corporations. “It was…
$10,000 Scholarship Awarded to 2013 Teen Stylin’ Winner
July 23, 2015
Former Teen Stylin’ McLean Project for the Arts alumni and award winner Mia Rickenbach just won a $10,000 scholarship from Duck Brand duct tape for her prom dress creation made entirely of the colorful tape. Read more about the teen from Chantilly High School in the Washington Post story. The photo at right is Mia’s…
Photographer Will May Gains Professional Legitimacy from Two-Time Fellowship Win
July 16, 2015
In 2004, VCU graduate student Will May received a VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship. The award was of such benefit to him as a student that the photographer applied again in 2014, once he was established in his career. And like 139 artists who have received multiple Fellowships in the 75-year history of the program, May…
VMFA Hosts Go Bike! Display
June 18, 2015
With the UCI World Road Cycling Championships coming in September, Richmond is gearing up for an influx of bike enthusiasts . . . and local artists are now on board. As part of the Go Bike! local art project, a collaboration between the City of Richmond and the Greater Richmond Chamber to commemorate the big…
Esther Mahlangu’s Magic Wand
April 28, 2015
In 2014, VMFA commissioned South African artist Esther Mahlangu to create two large-scale paintings for the museum’s collection. The most renowned artist among South Africa’s Ndebele people, Mahlangu has developed the art of mural painting from a tradition of designs painted on the exterior of rural homes to projects created in a global, contemporary art…
Fellowship Gave Painter Josephine Haden Public Exposure and Recognition for Her Work
April 8, 2015
Winning a VMFA Fellowship in 2008 was a significant achievement for painter Josephine Haden, but also being one of the first winners to have her work on view at VMFA as part of the debut of the Fellowship Exhibitions Program gave that honor even greater impact. “The Pauley Center exhibition brought me considerable professional attention, which…
Printmaker and Educator Kris Iden: VMFA Fellowship Took Her Career to New Levels
March 17, 2015
The second in a series of stories about the impact of the VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship program. These stories are in celebration of the 75th anniversary of this valuable program. Please watch this blog for future stories. Most Fellowship recipients feel the impact of their Fellowships for years, perhaps even throughout their careers. However, few…