Wendy Red Star Announced as 2024 MacArthur Fellow

Wendy Red Star was recently announced as one of the 2024 MacArthur Fellows, sometimes also referred to as the “genius grant.” The Nerman Museum owns several of her works:

Red Star has also been featured in a some of our exhibitions!

Wendy Red Star also gave an artist talk at the Museum:

Learn more about her MacArthur Fellow award:

Ebony G. Patterson Announced as 2024 MacArthur Fellow

Ebony G. Patterson was recently announced as one of the 2024 MacArthur Fellows, sometimes also referred to as the “genius grant.” The Nerman Museum owns one of her pieces:

Ebony G. Patterson, Untitled Lightz II, 2013, mixed media on paper, 75 x 100 in. Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Gift of the H Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Foundation. Photo: EG Schempf

Patterson has also been featured in a some of our exhibitions!

Listen to Patterson discuss Untitled Lightz II:

Learn more about her MacArthur Fellow award:

Nick Cave receives 2023 Race, Place & Diversity Award

Nick Cave, artist, received the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey 2023 Race, Place & Diversity (RPD) Award on Nov. 4, 2023. RPD gives out this award to individuals and organizations that further diversity and equity in their communities.

The Nerman Museum has two of Cave’s Soundsuits in its permanent collection, one of which was last on view during the museum’s Adorned exhibition.

Nick Cave (Left), Soundsuit, 2005, Mixed media, (Right) Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011, Mixed media, Collection Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation