State of Flux

Camryn Claude, Justice Dwight, Margaret Meehan, and Sadie Sheldon
March 6 – April 12, 2026

Opening reception

Friday, March 6 from 5:30–7:30pm
True F. Luck Gallery at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Artist talk with curator and poetry + harp performance by Camryn Claude at 6pm

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond presents State of Flux, a group exhibition of artworks by 2025–2026 Annual Residents Camryn Claude, Justice Dwight, Margaret Meehan, and Sadie Sheldon. While working in a wide variety of mediums, the artists-in-residence are connected by their explorations of transformation and states of being.

The only constant in life is change, and change comes in every shape and form imaginable. As human beings, our lived experiences are shaped by shifts and transitions—our flesh and bones susceptible to legacy and the passage of time; our interior worlds and forward-facing selves sculpted by forces seen and unseen. Curated by Monica Kinsey, State of Flux considers the impacts of transformation on ever-evolving states of being, whether through inner spiritual journeys, aging and illness, or the creation of new identities and modes of expression.

About the Curator

Monica Kinsey is an arts administrator and curator based in Richmond, VA. She is currently the Planner/Secretary for the City of Richmond’s Public Art Commission and a member of the Mayor’s Arts and Culture Advisory Group. She also curates exhibitions of Richmond-based artists for Ours in the Fan.

Monica earned her MA and BA in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she served as the President of the VCU Art History Graduate Student Association, acted as an Arts Educator with VCU’s Art of Nursing Program at VMFA, and was the recipient of the Bruce M. Koplin Award in Museum Studies. Between 2016 and 2019, Monica provided volunteer coordination for 10 Richmond arts events, including 1708 Gallery’s InLight, CURRENT Art Fair, the Mozart Festival, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond’s Collector’s Night Art Auction, and more. She has worked for a variety of art spaces and organizations in Richmond, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Page Bond Gallery, ADA Gallery, 1708 Gallery, and The Anderson at VCUarts.

While holding various roles at The Anderson including Programming Coordinator and Interim Director between 2019 and 2024, Monica oversaw approximately 100 exhibitions in 12 exhibition spaces, managing 60 events a year. Some of her accomplishments at The Anderson include introducing an annual staff exhibition, curating the 2024 VCUarts MFA Thesis exhibition, collaborating with VCU’s James Branch Cabell Library to establish a corresponding exhibition opportunity for their annual Book Art Residency, broadening the scope of a curatorial class taught at the gallery, establishing a semesterly screening of student video work, expanding the internship program, and boosting public awareness of the Anderson’s extensive history and collection.

 In addition to the exhibitions she has curated for Ours and The Anderson, Monica has curated virtual exhibitions of works by Jon-Phillip Sheridan, Austin Miles, S. Ross Browne, and Paolo Arao for the Capital One Art Program.