The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) announced 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.
On view June 28 through September 7, 2025, the exhibition will feature works in a variety of media, including new commissions, by the following artists:
Rylee Brabham, Hattiesburg
Allen Chen, Hattiesburg
*Sue Carrie Drummond, Jackson
Connor Frew, Jackson
Ashley Gates, Jackson
Jason Kimes, Laurel
Emma Lorenz, Jackson
*Christina McField, Jackson
*Alexis McGrigg, Jackson
*Jerrod Partridge, Ocean Springs
*Betty Press, Hattiesburg
Kaleena Stasiak, Oxford
Organized by guest curator and award-winning writer and historian, TK Smith, the theme of this year’s Invitational—“Call Home”— reflects on the complex feelings associated with home, ranging from feelings of nostalgia to dread. Smith and MMA Associate Curator of Exhibitions Kaegan Sparks reviewed over 100 applications to the open call. The final 12—five of whom have participated in previous editions—were selected following 37 studio visits across Mississippi. Each will present artworks created across the span of their individual practices to evoke the passage of time and reveal aspects of their investigations of ideas, experiments with materiality, and manifestations of biography.
For more information, visit www.msmuseumart.org
Bottom row, left to right: Emma Lorenz, Kaleena Stasiak, Jason Kimes, Ashley Gates, Alexis McGrigg, Jerrod Partridge
