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Jun 27, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 Maggie Menghan Chen Body Building Exercise Jun 27, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 ∆ Maggie Menghan Chen, Body Building Exercise, 2020 (still). Video, sound; 4 minutes 36 seconds. ∆ Maggie Menghan Chen, Body Building Exercise, 2020 (still). Video, sound; 4 minutes 36 seconds. Maggie Menghan Chen Body Building Exercise Jun 27, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 ∆ Maggie Menghan Chen, Body Building Exercise, 2020 (still). Video, sound; 4 minutes 36 seconds. With a 2020 social media release in response to global quarantine, Maggie Menghan Chen’s Body Building Exercise offered a playful response to her depression and sedentary lifestyle during COVID-19. After a week in bed during lockdown, Chen began this project to create a message of optimism, solidarity, and joy. Body Building Exercise combines performance, spirituality, and the broadcast power of digital culture. It features Chen and Vivian Yao dancing to the soundtrack created by Shanghai-based producer and PC Music-affiliate, felicita. Liu Cunjun‘s videography references the user interface of an arcade dance machine, and Chen and Yao wear costumes designed by Yu Wei, styled by Morrissey Yang and S/ash. The tutorial incorporates dance and music elements from Zumba, hip hop, krump, vogue, and ultimately metal to offer an outlet for the pent-up energy of an international community in isolation. Now, five years after the start of the pandemic, moCa Cleveland presents this artwork for the first time to give museum visitors a chance to release energy and emotion by moving together in public. About the Artist Maggie Menghan Chen Maggie Menghan Chen Maggie Menghan Chen (b. 1998, Beijing) lives and works in Beijing and London. She obtained her MA degree in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts following her BA degree in Art History at New York University.

Museum of Creative Human Art x moCa Museum of Creative Human Art x moCa Institutional Residency Jul 2021-Jun 2022 Installation of the exhibition Stina Aleah: "Helping" Hands in the Lewis Gallery. In July 2021, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) and the Museum of Creative Human Art (MCHA) co-created and launched an institutional residency project. This residency is designed to explore how organizations of different sizes but with similar missions and commitments can work collaboratively in space and programming, learn from one another, and mutually advance goals of equity, education, and creativity. MCHA is a new art world change agent focused on presenting a diversity of artists, creative spaces, perspectives, programs, and activations intended to serve and inspire mission-aligned Black creators. moCa has been both conduit and catalyst for contemporary artists for more than 50 years, supporting and sharing the art and ideas of our time through artist first exhibitions, programs, special projects, and publications. During this residency, MCHA is curating its ambitious exhibition program at moCa’s building with assistance from moCa’s team. moCa and MCHA are creating joint programming for audiences of all ages that springboards from each exhibition and the residency concept-at-large. This institutional residency reinforces MCHA and moCa’s shared missions to advance and improve humanity through art. Ultimately, MCHA and moCa hope that the project could model new approaches to long-form, shared space organizational partnerships that provide both autonomous and collaborative work that prioritizes equity, education, and creativity. Generous support from Margaret Cohen & Kevin Rahilly, The Cleveland Foundation, and the Callahan Foundation Related Exhibitions ▶ Where We Overlap ▶ Honey Pierre: Bloodlines ▶ Ryan Harris: Sincerely, Us ▶ Terry Joshua: The Pinkest Hue ▶ Lawrence Baker: Taking Another Look ▶ Stina Aleah: "Helping" Hands ▶ Aawful Aaron by Aaron D. Williams

ca46f15f-2741-486a-ab57-4aa711860dde The Building Sat. Nov 4, 2023 9PM-1:30AM Mixtape: Alexander-John & Emory Jones Connect to CREATIVITY Kick off an amazing night with a special Artist Talk featuring iconic designer, creative director, and Cleveland native/Atlanta resident, Alexander-John (in person) and RocNation executive, culture curator and legendary businessman, Emory Jones (virtually). This segment will explore how their “Connect” led to the development of the classic Puma Mixtape I and II sneakers and how it has transformed sneaker culture. Lucky patrons will have the opportunity to win rare, ultra-exclusive Friends & Family pairs with a scannable NFC chip that grants access to exclusive music & content powered by Legitimate Tech! Serious sneakerheads won’t want to miss out. $25 $25 $25 Host Committee Aimon Ali Cierra Boyd Leon Boyd, Jr. Chris Cromity Camille Genise Manny Larcher Abbas Mandviwala Dan Moulthrop SOLD OUT 9PM: Doors Open 10PM: Artist Talk 11PM-1:30AM: Party! SOLD OUT Connect ON THE FLOOR

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Jan 29-Mar 6, 2022 Ryan Harris Sincerely, Us Jan 29-Mar 6, 2022 ∆ Ryan Harris, Du Rags II , 2021. Lustre print, 16 x 20 in framed (40.64 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy the artist ∆ Ryan Harris, Du Rags II , 2021. Lustre print, 16 x 20 in framed (40.64 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy the artist Ryan Harris Sincerely, Us Jan 29-Mar 6, 2022 ∆ Ryan Harris, Du Rags II , 2021. Lustre print, 16 x 20 in framed (40.64 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy the artist Presented in partnership w/ Museum of Creative Human Art and moCa Cleveland The Museum of Creative Human Art presents photographer Ryan Harris’s third solo exhibition, Sincerely, Us. Bringing together new and older works, this exhibition captures various nuances of the black experience. Harris uses imagery to share his story with audiences, from the beginning of his photographic journey through the present. Presented in partnership w/ About the Artist Ryan Harris Ryan Harris Ryan Harris is a self-taught photographer from Cleveland, Ohio. His love for photography began in 11th grade when he took his first and only course on the basics of photography and 35mm film. Like many millennial males, he had childhood aspirations of becoming a rapper so naturally his love for photography took a back seat to music. In 2015 after deciding to retire his musical aspirations, he shifted his focus back to photography. Since then, he has started his own photography business and has been published in numerous publications including Cleveland’s Scene Magazine , The Akron Beacon Journal , and PEOPLE Magazine . When not doing freelance photography under his business imprint, Ryan captures what feeds his spirit creatively. His passion for documenting the rawness in urban decay and beauty within the black experience is unwavering.

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 12-2:30PM Sat. January 3, 2026 moCa Saturday: FAM Day (Family, Art & Movement) SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free with admission Move with meaning in this transformative experience where visual art meets street dance. Join the acclaimed 10K Movement to reconnect with your body, creativity, and expression—through moves inspired by the current exhibitions of Clotilde Jiménez and Maggie Menghan Chen. All ages and levels welcome—no experience needed. Presented in partnership w/

Thank you for being a part of the first Cleveland CROWN Convention and sharing of yourself in the day! Artist Amber N. Ford has shared this incredible gallery of portraits from the day. If you find yourself below, please download for your use. If sharing on social, tag @ambernford and @moCacleveland. We hope to welcome you back soon and for next year's Convention. Thank you for being a part of the first Cleveland CROWN Convention and sharing of yourself in the day! Artist Amber N. Ford has shared this incredible gallery of portraits from the day. If you find yourself below, please download for your use. If sharing on social, tag @ambern.ford and @moCacleveland. We hope to welcome you back soon and for next year's Convention.

Jan 30-Aug 2, 2026 Sky Hopinka The Myth Is Now Jan 30-Aug 2, 2026 ∆ Sky Hopinka, Hihižąkicųšgųnįeja , 2024. Unique inkjet with hand-scratched text and UV treatment, 52 1/4 x 124 3/4 inches. Courtesy of Broadway Gallery, LLC. ∆ Sky Hopinka, Hihižąkicųšgųnįeja , 2024. Unique inkjet with hand-scratched text and UV treatment, 52 1/4 x 124 3/4 inches. Courtesy of Broadway Gallery, LLC. Sky Hopinka The Myth Is Now Jan 30-Aug 2, 2026 ∆ Sky Hopinka, Hihižąkicųšgųnįeja , 2024. Unique inkjet with hand-scratched text and UV treatment, 52 1/4 x 124 3/4 inches. Courtesy of Broadway Gallery, LLC. Sky Hopinka: The Myth Is Now is a poetic and deeply personal exploration of Indigenous culture, history, and language using film, photography, and text. Hopinka uses both experimental and documentary artforms to reclaim and center Indigenous perspectives often left out of art and film. His artworks and installations that consider the relationship of identity, memory, and myth, interrogating how different stories persist and transform across generations. This exhibition presents three projects that explore how place informs belonging. In the series, Unforgiven Souls Sing Hymns , Hopinka examines faith and survival through photographs that re-present oral traditions as living, breathing narratives. “Situated at the East End of Devils Lake” reimagines language as landscape in both printed and digital form, its text expanding spatially across the gallery wall in the shape of a flying goose. The video “He Who Wears Faces on His Ears” focuses on the Ho-Chunk story of Red Horn–one of five central spirits in Siouan oral traditions who moves between worlds, embodying both death and renewal. Here, Hopinka considers how ancestral stories reverberate within contemporary landscapes, echoing through clouded horizons and interior terrains. Across the exhibition, Hopinka invokes poet Yves Bonnefoy’s idea of the “arrière-pays”—unreachable remote areas—as a metaphor for searching for our spiritual homelands. His works map journeys toward places that exist between languages and across worlds, where the seen and the unseen, the spoken and the remembered, converge. Additional support provided by the Anselm Talalay Photography Endowment About the Artist Sky Hopinka SKY HOPINKA Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) was born and raised in Ferndale, Washington and spent a number of years in Palm Springs and Riverside, California, Portland, Oregon, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Portland he studied and taught chinuk wawa, a language indigenous to the Lower Columbia River Basin. His video, photo, and text work centers around personal positions of Indigenous homeland and landscape, designs of language as containers of culture expressed through personal, documentary, and non fiction forms of media.

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 12-2:30PM Sun. December 28, 2025 Sensory Sundays SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free to all The last Sunday of the month at moCa. Sensory Sundays are designed for neurodiverse visitors and their families. Each session includes a touch table, sound and texture experiences, and audio descriptions of select artworks. Hosted in the Rayburn Practice Lab, these mornings create a calm, engaging environment for multi-sensory learning. Supported by

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 6-7:30PM Thu. July 16, 2026 In Response w/ Art Therapy Studio SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free with registration In Response invites you to engage contemporary art as a starting point for mindfulness, reflection, and meaningful connection at moCa Cleveland. Facilitated by Art Therapy Studio, each session begins with guided time in the galleries, where participants closely observe select works from the exhibitions on view and engage in thoughtful group discussion. Grounded in slowing down and intentional observation, the experience creates space for presence, curiosity, and shared insight. Following the gallery engagement, participants transition into an accessible, hands-on art-making experience focused on process rather than perfection, encouraging creative response, emotional awareness, and self-expression. Offered on the third Thursday of each month until July 2026, the series is designed to be welcoming to both first-time and returning participants, with a consistent structure that fosters ease and belonging. No prior art experience is needed; come as you are, and respond in your own way.

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more 12-2:30PM Sat. July 5, 2025 moCa Saturday: FAM Day (Family, Art & Movement) SIGN UP at moCa Cleveland Free with admission Move with meaning in this transformative experience where visual art meets street dance. Join the acclaimed 10K Movement to reconnect with your body, creativity, and expression—through moves inspired by the current exhibitions of Clotilde Jiménez and Maggie Menghan Chen. All ages and levels welcome—no experience needed. Presented in partnership w/

Jan 28-Jun 5, 2022 Dana Oldfather Flyfall Jan 28-Jun 5, 2022 ∆ Dana Oldfather, Flyfall , 2022 (detail). Drawing, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist ∆ Dana Oldfather, Flyfall , 2022 (detail). Drawing, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist Dana Oldfather Flyfall Jan 28-Jun 5, 2022 ∆ Dana Oldfather, Flyfall , 2022 (detail). Drawing, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist Luminous and dreamlike, Dana Oldfather’s paintings depict an imagined view of the world, one that prompts an introspective look at the layers and language of the human experience. Her portrayal of women engaged in everyday actions and tasks–climbing, swinging, stumbling, sneezing, loading the washing machine–merge current events, art history, folktales, and personal experience to evoke the emotional complexities of real life situations. In Flyfall (2022), a site-responsive drawing for moCa’s Kohl Atrium, a series of female characters are intertwined with a flock of Canadian geese. Rising up the three-story wall, the hybrid creatures appear to be simultaneously flying and falling. Both resilient and defeated, free and tethered, the figures capture the inherent tension of “fight or flight”—the term for our automatic physiological reaction to an event that is perceived as mentally or physically frightening, the response that prepares us to fight or flee. The richly imagined scenario in Flyfall and the range of possible interpretations that rise to its surface offer a reminder that our present moment is distinguished by a prevailing condition of groundlessness and uncertainty. Are the women and the geese fighting or are they working together? Are they separate entities or a hybrid form? What and how are they feeling as they wrestle together? By embracing ambiguity, Oldfather reminds us that teetering off the edge can mean both the brink of collapse and the steadying of one’s step before taking flight. Both flying and falling are possible, but how we decide to interpret the story is up to us. Major support for Dana Oldfather’s Flyfall is provided by Joanne Cohen & Morris Wheeler. About the Artist Dana Oldfather Dana Oldfather currently works and lives just outside in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work has been presented at the Library Street Collective, Detroit, MI; Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL; Kathryn Markel Fine Art, New York; Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville, TN; Museum of Contemporary Cleveland; The McDonough Museum of Art in Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio; The Carnegie Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN; and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She is the recipient of the William and Dorothy Yeck Award for Young Painters, two Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards, and a Satellite Fund Emergency Relief Grant from SPACES Gallery, The Warhol Foundation, and The Cleveland Foundation. Her work has been published in Beautiful/Decay, ArtMaze Magazine, and The Art of Spray by Lori Zimmer.