Jax Contemporary
MOCA Jacksonville Arts Triennial
Presented by Dolf and Anna James
March 29 – November 9, 2025
Following the celebration of its centenary in 2024, MOCA Jacksonville is excited to launch Jax Contemporary, a triennial art exhibition bringing to the fore the artistic talent in the Greater Jacksonville and Northeast Florida region, including Flagler, Putnam, Baker, Clay, St. Johns, Duval, and Nassau Counties.
This initiative is intended to deepen the museum’s relationship with the local arts community and to foster the growth of the arts ecosystem of the area.
To this end, an important professional development component will be included for the artist finalists, including professional guidance, studio visits, and critique from MOCA’s Senior Curator, together with a national visiting curator, Adeze Wilford, who will also help select the work to be on display in the exhibition. These studio visits facilitate meaningful discourse between the artist and the curators and are an essential step to connecting Jacksonville-based artists to a broader network of curators and institutions.
In addition, the participating artists will have an opportunity to talk more broadly about their work during Artist Talks. These will take place in the MOCA Theater throughout the exhibition during Museum Nights and VyStar Free Saturdays, which are high traffic days with free entrance to the public. In this way, Jax Contemporary seeks to support and promote the contemporary art practices of our area, sharing the broad vitality of artistic voices representing this moment in history in Jacksonville with the general public.
Jax Contemporary fulfills MOCA’s mission by activating and engaging our local communities in contemporary art, offering patrons an opportunity to connect with local artists and cultural producers that explore national contemporary aesthetic discourses and ideas from a Florida First Coast perspective.
Artists
Robert Dewitt Adams | Todd Alexander | Åke Arnerdal | Gail Beveridge | Holly Blanton | Deshonna Buchanan | Christopher Clark | Laura Colomb | Joshua Cooper | Adell Coulliette III | Mark Creegan | Sarah Crooks | Yna Cruz | Alexander Diaz | Keith Doles | Overstreet Ducasse | Douglas Eng | David Engdahl | Crystal Floyd | Lenny Foster | Mico Fuentes | Camille Garzon | Mark George | Karolina Girciene | Sheila Goloborotko | Jordan Groff | Jenny K. Hager | Dustin Harewood | Sandy Harrington | Marsha Hatcher | Ethan Helow | Stephen Heywood | Mary Joan Hinson | Hillary Hogue | Ana Ion | Jason John | Erin Kendrick | Amer Kobaslija | Lily Kuonen | Jan Master | Brandon Mata | Kaz McCue | J. Adam McGalliard | Pam Meyer | Hiromi Moneyhun | Laura Mongiovi | Dawn Inglis Montgomery | Susan Ober | Elena Øhlander | Tanner Pletzke | Zakriya Rabani | Michael Rakim | Princess Simpson Rashid | Storm Rowland | Russell Satterthwaite | Susanne Schuenke | Chip Southworth | Shaun Thurston | d. lance vickery | Z (Jacob) Wan | Jeff Whipple | Edison William | Larry Wilson | Vivien Zink
PRIZES
The James W. Doyle Prize for Best in Show
Second and Third Place
Visiting Curator's Choice
People's Choice
SPONSORS
EXHIBITION PRESENTING SPONSOR: Dolf and Anna James
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation
Florida State College at Jacksonville
SPECIAL EVENTS
Ideas of Our Time: Jax Contemporary Artist Talks
Thoughout Summer and Fall, select free admission days will feature free programming, including Ideas of Our Time: Jax Contemporary Artist Talks. Taking place in the MOCA Theater, these artist talks will showcase those selected for the triennial exhibition on view on the third floor. Registration is not required.
April 2 | 7 p.m.
Michael Rakim, Marsha Hatcher, and Kaz McCue
April 5 | 3 p.m.
Ana Ion, Elena Øhlander, and Vivien Zink
May 3 | 7 p.m.
Sandy Harrington and Deshonna Buchanan
June 4 | 7 p.m.
Mark Creegan, Christopher Clark, and Mico Fuentes
June 7 | 1 p.m.
Overstreet Ducasse, Keith Doles, and Storm Rowland
July 2 | 7 p.m.
David Engdahl, Jeff Whipple, and Mary Joan Hinson
July 5 | 1 p.m.
Sarah Crooks, Gail Beveridge, and Jason John
August 6 | 7 p.m.
Zakriya Rabani, Stephen Heywood, and J. Adam McGalliard
September 3 | 7 p.m.
d. lance vickery, Robert Adams, Jenny K. Hager, and Erin Kendrick
October 1 | 7 p.m.
Susanne Schuenke Ph.D., Hillary Hogue, Tanner Pletzke, Chip Southworth
November 5 | 7 p.m.
Yna Cruz, Laura Colomb, Holly Blanton, and Joshua Cooper