Maryland Institute College of Art is pleased to present Migrations and Meaning(s) in Art, an exhibition curated by scholar and artist, Deborah Willis, PhD, the inaugural Stuart B. Cooper Endowed Chair in Photography, from January 30 through March 15, 2020 at the Meyerhoff Gallery in the Fox Building, 1303 West Mount Royal Ave. Featuring a diverse range of local, national and international visual artists, the exhibition explores debates on the topic of migration from historical references such as slavery and emancipation, the Great Migration, virtual communities from the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Willis selected artwork that considers “how identities are realized, rejected, performed and desired,” as well as the urgency of our present moment, following Nina Simone’s famous statement that artists’ duty is to reflect the times. The exhibition will include photographs, prints, video, animation, and sculpture. The full list of participants is below: Sama Alshaibi, Zalika Azim, Taylor Renee Bissey, Terry Boddie, Layo Bright, Albert Chong, Michèle Pearson Clarke, Renee Cox, Jennifer Datchuk, Sonia Louise Davis, Regina DeLuise, Nekisha Durrett, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Ivan Forde, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Daniel Castro Garcia, Lonnie Graham, Leslie King Hammond, Abbigail Hong, Jessica Ingram, Sarah Khan, Nate Larson, Nashormeh Lindo, Tsedaye Makonnen, Qiana Mestrich, Deyane Moses, Susan Harbage Page, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Hank Willis Thomas, HồngÂn Trương, Colette Veasey-Cullors, Carrie Mae Weems, Vicky Zambrano, ForFreedoms. Gallery Hours: MON-SAT|10:00AM - 5:00PM SUN| 12:00 - 5:00 PM