Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia

November 14, 2025 — February 15, 2026

Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia is the culmination of a juried competition co-sponsored by the Muscarelle Museum of Art and the Department of Art & Art History at William & Mary.  Through a blind juried method, art history students enrolled in the required practicum course The Curatorial Project selected works from nearly 800 submissions. Under the direction of Alan C. Braddock, Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art History, American Studies and Environmental Humanities, student curators brought their chosen works together into a cohesive and meaningful exhibition.  Featuring the work of more than 50 Virginia artists, Liquid Commonwealth: The Art and Life of Water in Virginia explores the essential importance, richness and beauty of water as a defining element of the Commonwealth.

The exhibition is funded, in part, by the Department of Art & Art History, the Tack Fund for the Visual Arts, the Arts & Sciences Annual Fund, and the Ralph and Doris Piper Lamberson Memorial Endowment Fund.

Artists featured:
Achico, Karina
Andersen, Reagan
Arsenovic, Meg Roberts
Bada, Olivia
Bartee, Sarah
Beasley, Mary Beth
Benvenuto, Jean
Camarillo, Tony
Carr, Christine
Carter, Angus
Conradi, Holly
Davis, Patricia
DiJulio, Betsy
Duman, Neil
Edwards, Laura
Fleck, Elaine
Fox, Jack
Frailing, Victor
Freeman, Anna
Geiger, L. Michelle
Giolitti, Sheila
Griffin, Joan
Hillis, Catherine
Jenkins, Jeffrey
Johnson, Steven
Katsias, Staci
Kim, Cassandra
Kunzinger, Michael
Larkin, Kevin
May, Jennifer
McCracken, Molly
Mehring, Jonathan
Meminger, Gerome
Merritt, Phillip
Minchew, Caroline
Neal, Dale William
Parker, Amanda
Perrin, Marjorie
Qiu, Elaine
Sánchez de Guillermo, Inés
Schuler, Robert
Solomon, Grade
Sperling, Karen
Taylor Turner, Pamela
Tennant, Chris
Thomas, Ralph
Todd, Mark
Walke, Lauren
Watson, M. Christine
Willis Brodie, Susan
Yasnowsky, Paige