Curation

Exhibitions

The collection in public — past exhibitions and what's on the calendar.

Past — 2026

The World in Kansas City

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City · March–June 2026

Curated by chief curator Jessica Hong. Five works from the Smith Family Collection were loaned — Hugo Zelada-Romero, Sumire Skye Taniani, Hùng Lê, and two by Kiki Serna.

Past — 2023–2024

Black Being

Charlotte Street · Kansas City · November 10, 2023 – January 6, 2024

Curated by Kaitlyn B. Jones. A multimedia exhibition drawn from the Smith Family Collection featuring fifteen Black artists — including London Pierre Williams, Kevin Hopkins, Nehemiah Cisneros, and Derrick Adams. The collection’s first museum-scale public exhibition.