MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART

by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2026

The Dusti Bongé Art Foundation will present 'Thinking in Color: Selections from the Vault', featuring 40 previously unseen works by Mississippi modernist Dusti Bongé. This exhibition, curated by DBAF Executive Director Ligia Römer, PhD, includes watercolor, ink, and tempera pieces that highlight Bon...

by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2025

Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA/the Museum) is presenting Coulter Fussell: The Proving Ground, the first museum survey of quilt-works by Mississippi-based artist Coulter Fussell (b. 1977). ...

by A.A. Cristi - September 16, 2025

The Mississippi Museum of Art will present Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight November 1, 2025–January 25, 2026. The exhibition, organized by the Menil Collection, is the first major survey of the Mississippi-born painter in 30 years and features his iconic Flight Patterns and Facing the Door of No Retur...

by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2025

The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) has announced four significant additions to its permanent collection. The centerpiece of the acquisitions is Portrait of Frederick (c. 1840), attributed to C. R. Parker (1799–1849). ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 26, 2025

The Mississippi Museum of Art has revealed the 12 artists participating in the 2025 Mississippi Invitational exhibition, the 14th biennial survey featuring recent works created by contemporary visual artists living and working in the state. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2024

Mississippi Museum of Art has appointed Chase Brandon Quinn as its inaugural Creative Director and Curator of Special Projects effective January 13, 2025. Learn more about Quinn and about the museum! ...