Previous Exhibitions

Sandra Luckett: A Fluid Wilderness

September 24, 2009-January 3, 2010

Sandra Luckett’s large-scale installations use mixed media to draw attention to gender issues in art history. A Virginia-based artist, Luckett begins by culling ephemeral materials from everyday life that are stereotypically feminine, like beads and glitter, and combines them with transparency paper and other materials. She then transforms them into sparking environments that display wit and wonder, encouraging close examination. The accoutrements of femininity transcend their lowly status of everyday bauble or plaything and mock the culture that created them when altered by Luckett’s vision. The formal beauty and intricacy of these works question the societal constructs that define and …

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Sandra Luckett at MOCA.

davmo & the young guns

September 24, 2009-January 3, 2010

Working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photo-collage and mixed media, davmo’s iconography depicts varied interests—music, street culture, skate and surf culture, art history, personal narrative and memory. Inspired by Fluxus, Dada and Graffiti Art movements, davmo has had major presence in the Hampton Roads art scene for more than 20 years. MOCA paired davmo’s work with objects created by a younger generation of local artists who are grappling with similar ideologies and cultural constructs. The Young Guns include: Charlie Restless, Berk Visual, Chelsey Barnes, MSYiii, Gus Fink, and THH70. Read more in MOCA’s introduction panel and gallery guide. …

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davmo & the young guns at MOCA.

Camille Utterback

September 24, 2009-January 3, 2010

Camille Utterback can’t make art without you. As visitors encounter her installations, their movements are interpreted by sensors that create images projected onto the gallery walls. By combining the technology that spawned the popularity of video game systems with traditional principles of art, Utterback’s algorithm-based computer paintings are physically dependent on interaction with the viewer. In Untitled Number 5, an abstract painting continually evolves as it engages in a pas de deux, a physical dance with the viewer. Utterback’s art not only communicates outward, but also absorbs information from an external source: the viewer. This interaction is both beautiful and tenuous as i…

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Camille Utterback at MOCA.

Ashes to Ashes: Life and death in contemporary art

April 24-August 23, 2009

Ashes to Ashes: Life and Death in Contemporary Glass was a thematic, conceptual group exhibition which exposed the public to some of the best established and emerging glass artists in the field today. The exhibition explored issues of morality, spirituality, rejuvenation and resurrection through various tropes and processes. The diverse sampling of works brought the following artists together within one space: Kiki Smith, Judith Schaechter, Marc Petrovic, Ned Cantrell, Dafna Kaffeman, Sybille Peretti, Mark Zirpel, Frida Fjellman, Karen Willenbrink-Johnson/Jasen Johnson, Jane Rosin, Tim Tate and Beth Lipman. Read more in the Art of Glass 2 gallery guide. …

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Ashes to Ashes: Life and death in contemporary art

Ashes to Ashes Install at MOCA.

1999-2009: A Region Collects

April 24-August 23, 2009

1999-2009: A Region Collects showcased works owned by local glass collectors and aimed to highlight the significance of glass art in Hampton Roads. Works by Preston Singeltary, Richard Royal, Stanislav Libensky/Jaroslava Brychtova, Toots Zynsky, Josh Simpson, Dale Chihuly and many more were on display. Special thanks to the lenders: Suzanne and Vince Mastracco, Randy and Irene Sutton, Uschi and Bill Butler, Pam and George Clarke, Gale and Scott Higgs, Terri and Bob McKenzie, Barbara and Andrew Fine, Valerie and Walter Neff, Steve and Lynne Winter. This exhibition was part of a regional collaboration--including the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (now MOCA), Chrysler Museum of Art and the…

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