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Memphis International Airport

airport art collection

Explore over forty works of contemporary art and five site-specific installations that are as spirited and diverse as the city itself.

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The Art Collection of the Memphis International Airport (MEM) includes a selection of purchased and commissioned works from emerging and established artists who are based in Memphis or connected to our city. These artists represent an ever-evolving arts community that meaningfully contributes to the rich cultural fabric of this city. Whether viewers are enjoying the details of a photograph or taking in an expansive mural, the collection offers an introduction to the many sides of Memphis; for those who call the city home, it is a warm welcome, familiar but never predictable. 

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Inherent in the selected works is a sense of Memphis’s rich history as a place rooted in activism and civil rights, art, and music, and the continuation of that sacred legacy today. A deep connection to the natural and urban environment is also expressed throughout. The collection spans a variety of media and conveys the sense that Memphis is at once fiercely local but inherently global.

UrbanArt Commission, an independent public art non-profit based in Memphis, launched MEM’s Art Collection in 2021 with the renovation of the B concourse. As part of the overall reimagining of the airport, $1.5 million was allocated to produce new site-specific public art projects at key locations throughout the facility. Click the menu below to browse the collection, which includes a large-scale suspended sculpture, a mixed-media mural, a permanent exhibition of work by local artists, rotating art displays, and three art glass installations.

read the recent review of the collection from Daily Memphian’s Arts and Culture columnist Zak Ozmo.

Explore the collection
  • Installations
  • Permanent Collection
  • Temporary
 
Danny Broadway

The Gathering

Danny Broadway

Jamond Bullock & Eric Okdeh

Heartbeat & Soul

Jamond Bullock & Eric Okdeh

Melissa Dunn

Waterfall

Melissa Dunn

Susan Maakestad

Overlook

Susan Maakestad

Yancy Villa & brg3s

Intertwining

Yancy Villa & brg3s

Alex Warble

135 Travelers

Alex Warble

Andrea Morales

Room 306

Andrea Morales

Ben Butler

Accretion

Ben Butler

Beth Edwards

Hydrangea XIV

Beth Edwards

Brandon Donahue

Basketball Blooms (Wilson YMCA)

Brandon Donahue

Brenda Joysmith

Millennium Dawn, Prelude and Promise

Brenda Joysmith

Brittney Bullock

Out My Mind, Just In Time

Brittney Bullock

Burton Callicott

Flight to Oregon

Burton Callicott

Carl E. Moore

My South

Carl E. Moore

Catherine Elizabeth Patton

Cameron Bethany on Orange Steps

Catherine Elizabeth Patton

Catherine Erb

Cloud Study 40

Catherine Erb

Chuck Johnson

Living off the Grid #18

Chuck Johnson

Clare Torina

Bearer

Clare Torina

Coriana Close

Backscatter

Coriana Close

Emily C. Thomas

Untitled (Silver) / Multi-color Periphery

Emily C. Thomas

Erin Harmon

Point of Departure

Erin Harmon

Frank D. Robinson, Jr.

My Life Has Value / Born Under a Bad Sign

Frank D. Robinson, Jr.

Greely Myatt

Ghost Quilt

Greely Myatt

Hamlett Dobbins

Untitled (For M.A.B.T./P.A.D.P.L.)

Hamlett Dobbins

Henry Easterwood

Untitled Tapestry

Henry Easterwood

Jared Small

Untitled (White House/Roses)

Jared Small

Jarvis Boyland

Fool's Errand

Jarvis Boyland

Jay Crum

The Spotted Lady

Jay Crum

Jeanne Seagle

Fish Camp

Jeanne Seagle

Jess Tinsley

To Be Bright

Jess Tinsley

Johana Moscoso

El vestido de Ingrid 1 / Ingrid Dress 1

Johana Moscoso

Johnathan Payne

Daisy

Johnathan Payne

Juan Rojo

Memphis backyard, 2020

Juan Rojo

Keiko Gonzalez

Memphis 3

Keiko Gonzalez

Khara Woods

MEMPOP

Khara Woods

Kong Wee Pang

Clouds Gathering

Kong Wee Pang

Lacy Mitcham Veteto

Recline

Lacy Mitcham Veteto

Keiko Gonzalez

Flesh Vessel

Keiko Gonzalez

Lawrence Matthews

Flip / Overgrown

Lawrence Matthews

Maritza Dávila

Capilla Ancestral (Ancestral Chapel)

Maritza Dávila

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