Wall to Wall: Amy Pleasant

On Friday, August 4, guests attending Museum’s signature event, Art on the Rocks, will be invited to paint alongside Pleasant in the lobby to help complete the installation. Pleasant’s work includes painting, drawing, and ceramic sculpture, all exploring the body and language through repetition, pushing the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Pleasant received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1994 and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 1999 and has received prestigious awards including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Award.

Wall to Wall is an ongoing project that invites artists to activate the Museum’s lobby and cafe with artwork inspired by the city. Recognizing the lobby and cafe as vital places of exchange and communal gathering, the BMA seeks to make these spaces more accessible by providing immersive, site-specific experiences created uniquely for the Museum.