Installation view of *Amistad Takeover*, 2026. Photo by Andrea Avezzù. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

Exhibits

Big Chief Demond Melancon, Art Basel Miami Beach 2026

December 2026

Mariane Ibrahim
Group Exhibit, Art Basel Miami Beach 2026

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL
United States

Big Chief Demond Melancon, Art Basel Paris 2026

October 2026

Mariane Ibrahim
Group Exhibit, Art Basel Paris 2026

Art Basel Paris
Grand Palais
3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris
France

Big Chief Demond Melancon, Tremaine Emory, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA

September 2026 - January 2027

Tremaine Emory: Denim Tears From the Pool of Black Genius
Group Exhibit

SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd., Savannah, GA
United States
+1 (912) 525-7191

Big Chief Demond Melancon, Antwerp Art Weekend, Antwerp, Belgium

May 2026

Mariane Ibrahim
Group Exhibit, Antwerp Art Weekend

Antwerp Art
Ploegstraat 25, 2018 Antwerp
Belgium

May - November 2026

In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh
61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh

Giardini della Biennale (Giardini)
Viale Trento 1260, 30122 Venezia VE

Arsenale di Venezia (Arsenale)
Campo della Tana 2169/F, 30122 Venezia VE
Italy

April 2026

Jonathan Carver Moore
Group Exhibit, Expo Chicago 2026

Expo Chicago
Chicago Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
United States
+1 (312) 867-9220

September 2025

Jonathan Carver Moore
Group Exhibit, Atlanta Art Fair

Atlanta Art Fair
Pullman Yards
Porter Hall, 225 Rogers St. NE, Atlanta, GA
United States

August 2025

History or Premonition
Group Exhibit

Joan Mitchell Center
2275 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 940-2500

June 2025 - January 2026

re/Defined: Creative Expressions of Blackness from the Diaspora
Group Exhibit

International African American Museum
14 Wharfside St., Charleston, SC
United States
+1 (843) 872-5352

June 2025

Jonathan Carver Moore
Group Exhibit, Arrival Art Fair

Arrival Art Fair
915 State Rd ., North Adams, MA
United States

March - September 2025

As Any Means Are Necessary
Solo Exhibit

African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA
United States
+1 (215) 574-0380

Demond Melancon's 2025 Exhibit at the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) in Atlanta, GA

January - February 2025

As Any Means Are Necessary
Solo Exhibit

African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta
352 University Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA
United States
+1 (404) 481-3447

August - December 2024

As Any Means Are Necessary
Solo Exhibit

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
College of Charleston
161 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC
United States
+1 (843) 953-4422

April 2024

Arthur Roger Gallery
Group Exhibit, Expo Chicago 2024

Expo Chicago
Chicago Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
United States
+1 (312) 867-9220

March - June 2024

Ten Thousand Suns
Group Exhibit, 24th Biennale of Sydney

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Rd., Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 1800 679 278

October - December 2023

45TH
Group Exhibit

Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 522-1999

August - September 2023

Lock Stitch
Solo Exhibit

Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 522-1999

June - September 2023

O Quilombismo
Group Exhibit

Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
Germany
+49 30 397 87 0

June 2023 - May 2027

Creative Journeys
Group Exhibit, Atlantic Worlds Gallery

International African American Museum
14 Wharfside St., Charleston, SC
United States
+1 (843) 872-5352

January - June 2023

Light Play
Group Exhibit

Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd., Birmingham, AL
United States
+1 (205) 254-2565

September - December 2022

Unmasking Masculinity for the 21st Century
Group Exhibit

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo, MI
United States
+1 (269) 349-7775

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's 2022 Exhibit at the Arthur Roger Gallery

March - April 2022

Reflections
Group Exhibit

Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 522-1999

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's 2022 Exhibit at the William King Museum of Art (WKMA)

February - May 2022

Lift Your Spirits: Nurturing the Human Spirit Through Creativity
Group Exhibit

William King Museum of Art
415 Academy Dr. NW, Abingdon, VA
United States
+1 (276) 628-5005

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's 2021 Exhibit at the Arthur Roger Gallery's Installation at Art Miami 2021

December 2021

Arthur Roger Gallery (AM116)
Group Exhibit, Art Miami 2021

Art Miami
82 NE 29th St., Miami, FL
United States
+1 (305) 517-7977

October 2021 - January 2022

Portal
Solo Exhibit

Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 522-1999

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's 2021 Exhibit at Sotheby's in New York, NY

October 2021

Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man
Group Exhibit, Charitable Auction

Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave., New York, NY
United States
+1 (212) 606-7000

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon, Arthur Roger Gallery, Art in the Time of Empathy Exhibit

October 2020

Art in the Time of Empathy
Group Exhibit

Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 522-1999

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's 2021 Exhibit at the Arthur Roger Gallery's exhibit at Art Miami 2019

December 2019

Arthur Roger Gallery (AM112)
Group Exhibit, Art Miami 2019

Art Miami
82 NE 29th St., Miami, FL
United States
+1 (305) 517-7977

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum in London

September 2019

Black Masking Culture
Solo Exhibit, London Design Festival at V&A

Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7942 2000

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon Exhibit at the Arthur Roger Gallery

August - September 2019

As Luck Would Have It
Solo Exhibit

Arthur Roger Gallery
432 Julia St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 522-1999

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Contemporary Crafts

April 2019

Big Chief Demond Melancon
Contemporary Crafts Artist Exhibit
Winner Best in Show

Contemporary Crafts
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 410-4100

January - March 2019

A Fresh Start
Group Exhibit

Bergdorf Goodman
745 5th Ave., New York, NY
United States
+1 (212) 872-8708

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA) in Brooklyn, NY

October - November 2018

A Love Letter to New Orleans
Group Exhibit

MoCADA
80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY
United States
+1 (718) 230-0492

Contemporary artist Demond Melancon's art exhibit on Royal St. in New Orleans

August - November 2018

Guest Artist Exhibit
Group Exhibit

Myth Gallery
831 Royal St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 513-8312

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Contemporary Crafts 2018

May 2018

Big Chief Demond Melancon
Contemporary Crafts Artist Exhibit

Contemporary Crafts
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 410-4100

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's exhibit at Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts

April 2018

Big Chief Wears a Golden Crown: Art of the New Orleans Black Masking Indians
Group Exhibit

Lewis Center for the Arts
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
United States
+1 (609) 258-1500

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon at the Golden Triangle in Chicago

October - December 2017

Revealing Mardi Gras Indians, Beaded Art of a Hidden Culture
Group Exhibit

The Golden Triangle
330 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL
United States
+1 (312) 755-1266

Contemporary Artist Demond Melancon's exhibit on Royal St. in New Orleans

October - December 2017

The Needle Dance of Big Chief Demond Melancon
Group Exhibit

Myth Gallery
831 Royal St., New Orleans, LA
United States
+1 (504) 513-8312