LeXander Bryant (b. 1989), Wash Away My Fears, 2020. Archival pigment print. 30 x 45 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Coming Home
July 4, 2026 – January 3, 2027
On view in
Overview
Coming Home explores the layered and evolving meanings of home through the work of three contemporary artists with deep ties to Huntsville, Alabama—LeXander Bryant, Jahni Moore, and Toyin Ojih Odutola.
Through painting, photography, and mixed media, the exhibition reflects on how memory, experience, and imagination shape our sense of belonging and place.
Rather than offering a single or nostalgic view, Coming Home presents home as fluid, both physical and emotional, rooted and reimagined. Each artist approaches this theme through a distinct visual language, weaving constructed narratives that speak to personal and collective identity.
Across the exhibition, the figure serves as a point of connection, embodying the complexity of return, displacement, and renewal.
Together, these artists trace the tension between longing and belonging, revealing home as something continually made and remade.
Ultimately, Coming Home invites reflection on what it means to find, leave, or reclaim home.
Is it a place on a map, a feeling carried within us, or a story we continue to tell?
Gallery
Vague
John "Jahni" Moore (b. 1967), Vague, 2024. Acrylic and red clay on canvas. 36 x 48 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Wash Away My Fears
LeXander Bryant (b. 1989), Wash Away My Fears, 2020. Archival pigment print. 30 x 45 in. Courtesy of the artist.
After
Toyin Ojih Odutola (b. 1985), After, 2017. Charcoal, pastel and pencil on paper. 29 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. © Toyin Ojih Odutola. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Exhibition Sponsors
Champion’s Circle: Sasha and Charlie Sealy
Artist’s Circle: Patrick and LaSheena Bentley | Ina and Garrett Smith
Additional Support: Alabama State Council on the Arts | Huntsville Museum of Art Guild | Karen Stanley
Related Programs + Events
In Conversation with Michael Ewing, Toyin Ojih Odutola, LeXander Bryant, and Jahni Moore
Thursday, July 9
6-6:45 p.m. in the Loretta Spencer Hall
Reception: 7-8 p.m. in the Shields Gallery