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Nov 19, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 Joyce Morrow Jones Black Butterfly Nov 19, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 ∆ Joyce Morrow Jones, Black Butterfly (detail), 2021. Mixed media, 43 x 56.5 in (109.22 x 143.51 cm). Courtesy the artist ∆ Joyce Morrow Jones, Black Butterfly (detail), 2021. Mixed media, 43 x 56.5 in (109.22 x 143.51 cm). Courtesy the artist Joyce Morrow Jones Black Butterfly Nov 19, 2021-Jan 2, 2022 ∆ Joyce Morrow Jones, Black Butterfly (detail), 2021. Mixed media, 43 x 56.5 in (109.22 x 143.51 cm). Courtesy the artist As a culmination of her residency at moCa, Joyce Morrow Jones presents Black Butterfly, a collection of works that use textiles and found materials to explore cultural traditions from across the world, most often those of the African Diaspora. Influenced by her Jamaican and African heritage, Morrow Jones’s work acts as a mode of visual communication to share the stories of her ancestors. Vibrantly colorful textiles, including Kente cloth and Ankara fabric, reflect traditions, evoke emotion, and spark memories, underscoring the messages of each artwork’s narrative to shape the viewing experience. In her work, Morrow Jones gives voice to her forbearers, exploring what it means to tell a story from the past and connecting a physical object to the passing of time. Black Butterfly highlights the strength and resilience born out of adversity, a parallel to the Deniece Williams song from which it draws inspiration. Morning light, silken dream to flight As the darkness gave way to dawn You've survived, now your moment has arrived Now your dream has finally been born Black butterfly, sailed across the waters Tell your sons and daughters What the struggle brings Black Butterfly, set the skies on fire Rise up even higher So the ageless winds of time can catch your wings - Deniece Williams The AIR program is generously sponsored by Margaret Cohen and Kevin Rahilly, with additional support from Char and Chuck Fowler. About the Artist Joyce Morrow Jones Joyce Morrow Jones Joyce Morrow Jones is a mixed media fiber and sculpture artist weaving the art of storytelling through her creations. Her work is inspired by transformational stories of women in their journey through life, history, and cultural traditions. African and Diaspora themes reflecting cultural traditions often with multicultural images are also prominent in her artwork. Born in Cleveland, Joyce acknowledges her Jamaican and African heritage. Those influences will continue throughout her residency with moCa as she expands “Ancestral Tributes” in both oral tradition of storytelling and creative expression. Select exhibitions include shows at BayArts in Bay Village, OH; Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH; and the Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH. She was a 2019 Artist-in-Residence at Karamu House. Find out more about Joyce Morrow Jones at joycemorrowjones.com

Title Round Sascha Braunig Big Nets, 2013 Screenprint, edition of 75 Framed: 24 x 20 inches Estimated Value Range: $700 - $1,200 Starting Bid: $300 Bidding increments: $100 More: Sascha Braunig Sascha Braunig (b. 1983, Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada) lives and works in Portland, Maine. She holds a BFA from The Cooper Union and an MFA in painting from Yale University. Braunig was awarded a residency from the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program in 2016, a Pollock-Krasner Foundation award in 2016, and a Macdowell Fellowship in 2013. Selected solo exhibitions include François Ghebaly, New York and Los Angeles, USA; Oakville Galleries, Ontario, Canada; Magenta Plains, New York, USA; Office Baroque, Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, USA; and MoMA PS1, New York, USA. Her work has been featured in institutional exhibitions including the Quebec City Biennial; Oakville Galleries, Ontario, Canada; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, USA; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; Aïshti Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon; Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland, USA; and the New Museum Triennial, New York, USA.

Title Round Simone Shubuck Makeout , 2006 Lithograph, edition of 40 Framed: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches Estimated Value Range: $500 - $800 Starting Bid: $200 Bidding increments: $50 More: Simone Shubuck Born in 1969, Simone Shubuck received a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has had a solo exhibition with Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL) in New York and has exhibited works in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and San Francisco. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Tokion, Elle, The Fader, ARTnews and is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Shubuck’s work is informed by a range of experiences, from her days as a graffiti artist in San Francisco in the early 90’s to her years as a flower designer in New York City. She professes an affinity for Viennese Secessionists and Art Nouveau practices as well as the work of such outsider artists as Edmund Monsieul and Lee Godie. Her visual style parallels her obsession with the layered sampling of hip-hop artists like Jay-Z, Dipset, Cam’ron and Young Jeezy. Another notable influence comes from her maternal grandmother and great-grandmother, who were skilled bakers and embroiderers.

Getting to Know: Finnegan Shannon Getting to Know: Finnegan Shannon Artist residency Dec 2022-Dec 2023 Left: Finnegan Shannon Finnegan Shannon is a Brooklyn-based artist who makes work about access and disability cultures. Their practice prioritizes expanding accessibility within and outside of cultural institutions. Some of their recent work includes Anti-Stairs Club Lounge , an ongoing project that gathers people together who share an aversion to stairs; Alt-Text as Poetry , a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; and Do You Want Us Here or Not , a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces that explore the need and desire to sit and rest. During this residency, Shannon and moCa Curator Lauren Leving will co-curate a group exhibition that will intervene creatively in moCa’s Lewis Gallery, opening summer 2023. Creating virtual and in-person programming, Shannon also will connect their work with a variety of audiences by designing new Creative Toolboxes, moCa’s ongoing delivery-based program where art-making materials and creative prompts are made available through community-based partners to residents in the neighborhoods around the museum. The Getting to Know Residency is generously sponsored by Margaret Cohen and Kevin Rahilly, with additional support from Char and Chuck Fowler. About the Getting To Know Residency In January 2021, moCa launched a new residency called Getting to Know, designed to support a non-local contemporary artist working in social practice in a long-form project with moCa and our community that allows for repeat engagement, extended exploration, and the development of new work. Getting to Know artists have included Chicago-based fiber artist Aram Han Sifuentes (2021-22) and Brooklyn-based Finnegan Shannon. Related Exhibition ▶ Don't mind if I do

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Thu. January 29, 2026 2026 Exhibition Preview Party 6-8PM at moCa Cleveland moCa NOW Donor Event: Invitation Only INVITATION ONLY Join us at an exclusive preview reception celebrating the artists, partners, and supporters as moCa unveils a new season of art now… in progress! This event is by invitation only. For information on joining the moCa NOW Donor Program, visit mocacleveland.org/moca-now .

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Sat. September 13, 2025 moCa Moves: Cycling & Yoga at the Museum 11AM-1:30PM at moCa Cleveland $30 SIGN UP Find your flow, break a sweat, and recharge your spirit at moCa Moves—a new monthly wellness program this season at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland. In partnership with DJ Zasimo Maximo and Grooveryde, this unique experience blends movement, music, and community inside the museum. Participants will be divided into two groups: one group begins with a 30-minute cycling session with Grooveryde, while the other practices yoga. After a 10-minute reset, the groups will switch to complete the full mind-body workout. Please bring your own yoga mat for the yoga session. This program is inspired by our current exhibition by Maggie Menghan Chen, whose work 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. After class, keep the energy high with live music by DJ Zasimo Maximo and toast your wellness journey at our post-workout mimosa bar!

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Fri. April 10, 2026 CIFF: Paint Me a Road Out of Here 5-6:29PM at Playhouse Square Complex Tickets available Mar 18 $1 off any ticket with discount code: MOCA GET TICKETS In 1971, artist Faith Ringgold created a monumental painting “For the Women’s House” for the women incarcerated at Rikers Island jail. Fifty years later, artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, who gave birth in prison 15 years ago, finds herself banding together with an eclectic group of activists, politicians, artists, corrections officers, and Faith Ringgold herself to free the artwork with the ultimate goal of freeing the women. Paint Me a Road Out of Here is a wild tale of the painting’s whitewashed journey and the two artists who challenged the same powerful and oppressive institutions, a half century apart, with their artwork, their voices, and their shared, persistent goals. COMMUNITY PARTNERS: moCa Cleveland National Congress of Black Women $1 discount applies to all films, with the exception of Opening Night, 7x7 Retrospective, and Day Pass purchases.

Title Round Kay Rosen DIVISIBILITY Screenprint, ed. 2/20 Framed: 33 1/2 x 27 1/4 inches Estimated Value Range: $1,500 - $3,000 Starting Bid: $800 Bidding increments: $100 More: Kay Rosen Kay Rosen was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1943 and lives in New York City and Gary, Indiana. Rosen’s investigation into the visual possibilities of language has been her primary focus since 1968, when she traded in the academic study of languages for the study of language- based art. Through paintings, drawings, murals, prints, collages, and videos, Rosen has sought to generate new meaning from everyday words and phrases by substituting scale, color, materials, composition, graphic design, and typography for the printed page. Her large-scale mural, Divisibility , opened as a part of the first FRONT Cleveland Triennial in 2018.

Title Round Mark Mothersbaugh Untitled (My Struggle prints) , 2016 Spray paint on laser print 65 x 49 x 4 inches Estimated Value Range: $4,000 - $6,000 Starting Bid: $2,000 Bidding increments: $250 Among visitor favorite exhibitions at moCa, Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia (2016) ranks near the top. No surprise, given Mark’s hometown connection, his legendary rock status, and his exceptionally creative and unusual artistic practice which merges visual, musical, and literary art. This artwork blows up and reimagines a page from the artist’s 1978 book, My Struggle by Booji Boy , a fictitious character he often performed as with his band, Devo. Mark Mothersbaugh (b. 1950, Akron, OH) is an American artist, musician, and composer whose multifaceted creative output spans visual art, music, performance, and more. Best known for his pioneering role in the band DEVO, Mothersbaugh’s work interrogates themes of de-evolution, societal collapse, and the absurdity of contemporary life. His Untitled (My Struggle Prints) from 2016 highlights the artist’s ongoing exploration of collage, absurdism, and the dissection of American identity. The prints serve as an extension of his My Struggle series, which incorporates a vast range of visual elements, from scientific illustrations to commercial ads, reflecting the peculiar, fragmented nature of contemporary culture. More: Mark Mothersbaugh Artistic Practice Mothersbaugh’s practice is deeply rooted in both his early life experiences and his involvement with DEVO. After being diagnosed with severe nearsightedness and becoming legally blind, he began creating art as a way to compensate for his altered vision, leading to an obsession with imagery and illustrations. This early experience of "seeing the world differently" can be seen throughout his body of work, especially in his My Struggle prints. These works combine collage, photography, and his signature blend of pop culture commentary, often humorously disfiguring bodies and texts to create unsettling yet compelling visuals. The My Struggle series offers a disorienting glimpse into a world where the lines between the sacred, the absurd, and the terrifying are blurred. Notable Works and Exhibitions The My Struggle Prints are part of a broader body of work that spans multiple mediums, from mail art and postcards to music videos and stage shows. Mothersbaugh’s prolific output includes daily postcard drawings—over 25,000 of which he’s created since the 1980s. These works began as personal diaries but became a crucial aspect of his artistic identity, shared in exhibitions such as HOMEFRONT INVASION! in 2003. His photographic work, Beautiful Mutants , also demonstrates his obsession with visual symmetry and "corrected" imagery, challenging norms of representation and visual harmony. Mothersbaugh’s art has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver and national touring shows. His major exhibition Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia (2014) brought together a comprehensive look at his art and music, accompanied by a catalog and postcard collection titled Mark Mothersbaugh: Collected Facts & Lies (2015). These exhibitions have cemented his legacy as a significant visual artist and have provided a platform for his ongoing exploration of personal and societal mythologies. About the Artist Mothersbaugh’s work has been informed by his formative years in Akron, Ohio, and his time with DEVO. DEVO, formed after the Kent State shootings in 1970, was instrumental in shaping the band’s core philosophy of de-evolution , a theory that critiques the decline of society through the lens of pop culture, politics, and technological progress. Through the band, and in his solo works, Mothersbaugh has explored the absurdities of modern life, creating works that challenge conventional narratives about art, identity, and culture. His music compositions for films like Peewee’s Playhouse and for Wes Anderson’s films are just as integral to his artistic practice as his visual work, reflecting his ability to merge sound and image into one cohesive narrative. Selected Exhibitions and Collections Myopia Retrospective, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO HOMEFRONT INVASION! (2003), National Tour BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS (2004), National Tour Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia (2014), Princeton Architectural Press Mark Mothersbaugh: Collected Facts & Lies (2015) Postcard Book Mark Mothersbaugh: Untitled (My Struggle Prints) , 2016 Collections: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

Date Title One sentence desciption + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Add a Title Add a Title Title + more Tue.-Fri. December 2, 2025 Art Fairs NOW: Art Basel Miami Beach -Dec 5, 2025 at Art Basel: Miami Beach moCa NOW Donor Event: Invitation Only JOIN TODAY Exclusive Art Basel: Miami Beach access experience, featuring private tours, an intimate dinner, and a cocktail invitation. *Travel and accommodations not included. ART NOW Donor members will receive email communications on how to RSVP. Curator Level & above

Title Round Chrissie Hynde Extrémal Flower, 2019 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches Estimated Value Range: $6,000 - $9,000 Starting Bid: $3,000 Chrissie Hynde is a true icon, both in rock music and the art world. As the founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and legendary songwriter of The Pretenders, she redefined the genre with her unique blend of punk, new wave, reggae, and metal. Her career, spanning over four decades, is marked by resilience and creativity. From The Pretenders' groundbreaking 1979 debut album to her latest album Relentless , released 44 years later, Hynde has remained an enduring force in music despite incredible challenges. Yet, her artistic journey doesn’t stop at music. Born in Akron, and a former Kent State art student, Hynde has always felt a calling to return to painting. In 2015, Hynde began making art in earnest, bringing her bold and distinctive vision to life. Her work, featured at venues like Broadbent, London, and MASS MoCA, encompasses a diverse range of styles, from portraiture to abstraction. In Extremal Flower , Hynde portrays an imaginary scene, a floral still life floating amid various shapes. Hynde’s spontaneous approach to painting, influenced by what she sees around her, along with her whimsical and intuitive use of color, imbues artworks like this one with a sense of immediacy and energy. More: Chrissie Hynde Chrissie Hynde was born in Akron, Ohio in 1951 and attended Kent State University's art school for three years. While at Kent State she joined a band with Mark Mothersbaugh who would go on to found Devo. Hynde is better known as a founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for The Pretenders. She has been a lover of art throughout her life. Hynde says, “I always thought I would get into painting, but I got waylaid by rock ‘n’ roll. Finally, I thought, ‘Now’s the time.’ As soon as I could be alone and paint without any interruptions, I just couldn’t stop.” She rekindled a love of painting that predates her passion for music. With bold lines and a distinctive palette, Hynde’s work ricochets between portraiture, still life, landscape, and abstraction. Her work has been featured at Broadbent, MASS MoCA, and the Franklin Bowles Gallery in New York. In 2018, the collection Adding the Blue was published featuring nearly 200 original paintings.

Title Round Derek Hess William Busta Gallery exhibition , 1995 Serigraph, ed. 144/250 Framed: 27 x 18 inches Estimated Value Range: $400 - $800 Starting Bid: $200 Bidding increments: $50 More: Derek Hess Born in Cleveland in 1964, Hess’ ascendance in the arts should probably come as little surprise. His father, Roy Hess, was a noteworthy designer, and chairman of the lauded industrial design department at the Cleveland Institute of Art. From a young age, Hess was correctly trained in classical art and design. Hess studied at that school, and at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, but he never landed in his father’s department, trying out illustration and graphic design before settling on a major in printmaking. It was that discipline, combined with his love of music, that led Hess to poster art fame. He had begun booking post-hardcore and underground rock concerts at the Euclid Tavern, a divey blues bar across the street from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and he drew his own fliers to promote his shows.