Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions¬
Abol Bahadori, Prey, 2025.Pastel, watercolor, collage & pigment print on wood. Courtesy of the artist
What began as an annual tradition has grown into one of the Museum’s most anticipated and defining programs. Now presented in Virginia MOCA’s new purpose-built home, the Made in VA Biennial enters its next chapter. Featuring work created within the past two years, the exhibition reflects the breadth, rigor, and vitality of contemporary art in Virginia today.
September 11, 2026-March 21, 2027
Vivian Chiu, Revolving Vase (Peonies in the Park), 2026. Pine crate wood from W.O.W, mixed wood veneer, plywood, hardware. Courtesy of the artist
Through reconstructed reclaimed wood vessels and intricate images made from wood veneer, Vivian Chiu layers personal narratives with histories of craft and Chinese ceramic traditions.
September 11, 2026-March 21, 2027
SATELLITE GALLERY
Virginia MOCA is proud to present a retrospective honoring Suzanne Stevens and the lasting impact of her more than 45 years of teaching at the museum.
May 23, 2026-January 17, 2027
HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STUDIO LANDING
Every summer, Virginia MOCA welcomes young artists ages 2–17 to explore their creativity through art camps designed to encourage imagination, experimentation, and discovery. PRISMS features a selection of finished and in-progress artworks created by campers throughout the summer. Together, these works offer a glimpse into the ideas, materials, and creative processes explored in the studios.
September 26, 2026-December 6, 2026
Past Exhibitions¬
- Heather Beardsley: Tell the Bees
- Nikki Leone: Rule Breaker
- Art of the ViBe 4
- ARTlab Winter & Spring 2024
- Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature's Underworld
- Spencer Tinkham: Witness
- Youth Art Month 2024
- Hampton Roads Student Gallery Honorees 2024
- Teaching Artists Exhibition 2024
- Visual and Performing Arts Academy 2024 Juried Art Show
- Made in VA Biennial
- Collector’s Edition
- Open (C)all 2023: Curious Collections
- ARTlab Summer and Fall 2023
- Atrium Artists In Residence: Seda Pound, Katie Prock, and Rowena Federico Finn
- Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
- LaToya M. Hobbs: Flourish
- Atrium Artists in Residence: Amber Pierce, Poetry Jackson, Nadd Harvin
- ARTlab Spring 2023
- Youth Art Month 2023
- HAMPTON ROADS STUDENT GALLERY HONOREES 2023
- In the Abstract
- Visual & Performing Arts Academy Juried Art Show 2023
- Teaching Artist Exhibition 2023
- Studio Work: Studio Programs Teaching Artists 2023
- SkillQuest
- On Paper: A Boardwalk Art Show Poster Retrospective
- Prisms Art Camp Exhibition 2023
- Hampton Roads Student Gallery Honorees
- Youth Art Month
- Maya Lin: A Study Of Water
- Open (C)all 2022: What is Missing?
- Visual and Performing Arts Academy Juried Art Show
- Teaching Artists Exhibition 2022
- Sites Unseen: A Collaborative Environmental Sculpture Project
- Atrium Artists in Residence
- Made in VA 2022
- More Than Shelter
- Artlab Fall & Winter 2022
- Brian Kreydatus: Homebodies
- The Art of the Vibe 3
- Prisms Art Camp Exhibition 2022
- Living Apart: Geography of Segregation in the 21st Century
- Open (C)all 2021: Food & Memory
- American Appetite: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art
- Real Food Films
- Nourish
- Summer of Women
- She Says: Women, Words and Power
- Amplify
- Lauren Keim: Everyday Magic
- First Course
- Made in VA 2021
- Agnes Grochulska: Archetypes
- Shaping Memories: Expressions in Clay
- Emergence: Teen Juried Exhibition
- Selected works from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Exhibitions¬
We are what we curate
If you’re looking for inspiration from the artists of today, or just something fun to do in Virginia Beach, you’ve come to the right place. As a non-collecting contemporary art museum, our gallery spaces have changing exhibitions with no permanent collection. That means every six months, we introduce new, exceptional art for you to see, experience, and celebrate. Check out what is on view now, coming next, and what we’ve shown before.
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