There are 3 article(s) tagged visual arts:

• May 2025

  • Memphis art scene heats up with Southern summers, swamp studies

    As temperatures rise, June comes with new art exhibitions across Memphis that explore the Ghost River, blend Southern culture with iconic Japanese imagery and highlight metal artistry.

    By Elle Perry May 28, 2025

• April 2023

  • Local artist publishes ‘how-to’ graphic novel to deal with grief

    Artist Michael Roy, aka Birdcap, has 45,000 followers on Instagram and highly recognizable work, especially in Memphis, with his larger-than-life, stylized murals. 

    By Jordan Arellano April 24, 2023

• February 2019

  • What the Memphis Grizzlies locker room and the National Portrait Gallery have in common

    Why are original works from major African-American artists such as Kehinde Wiley, Carrie Mae Weems, and Ernie Barnes hanging in the Grizzlies locker room? Because of Elliot Perry. 

    By Chris Herrington February 24, 2019