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A resident of Asheville from 1898 until his death in 1920, Clarence Augustus Worrall created pastels of North Carolina that were sold locally to tourists

In 1955 Jorge Fick became one of the few students to receive an official degree from Black Mountain College, attending from 1952 to 1955. This

Stoney Lamar set out to be a furniture maker; however, he quickly learned that his interest was not in assembling but rather in subtracting from

Peter Voulkos established his first ceramic studio in Montana in 1952, and in the summer session of 1953 he taught at Black Mountain College. There

Asheville Art Museum Wins Three SEMC Exhibition Awards Asheville, NC—The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to announce it has received three 2022 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Exhibition Awards. This

Kate Clayton “Granny” Donaldson lived in rural Marble, NC, not far from the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, which was founded in

This 1958 painting on paper captures the style of abstraction that artist George Morrison employed at mid-century, with broad paint strokes and large swathes of

The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to present its first Digital Exhibition, organized by Alex Landry, summer 2022 curatorial intern for museum diversity. Dear Lorna, Love

Wanda Shult Lea Austin commonly used brushed motifs inspired by nature in her functional ceramics, as seen on this vase. At Black Mountain College, Austin

Asheville, NC—The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to announce that people world-wide can now explore more of the Museum’s diverse Collection of 20th- and 21st-century