Continuum...100 Years of American Art in Missouri Exhibition

In recognition of Black History Month, the State Historical Society of Missouri is curating an exhibition at the Ellis Library Colonnade on the University of Missouri campus through May 15, 2026. Curated by Joan Stack, it will feature artworks from past and present African American Missouri artists, exploring the conservation of continuum within the realm of African American art. A pop-up exhibition will be on view at the William Guitar Little Missouri Gallery of Art inside the State Historical Society of Missouri from February 17 through February 27. It features works by Kenneth Greene, E. Simms Campbell, Spencer Banks, E. Simms Campbell, Byron Smith and many other Missouri artists of past and present day. This two-week exhibition includes original and special reproduction drawings, lithographs, paintings, and sculptures, and is co-curated by Ja'Licia Gainer, an art history graduate student at the University of Missouri, who helped to develop the temporary exhibition in connection with the Continuum...100 Years of African American ART in Missouri at Ellis Library Colonnade.