Forever Becoming

September 11, 2021 – January 23, 2022
​Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Forever Becoming presents new work by artists under or near 30, highlighting a new generation that exposes the complexities of becoming within the rapidly evolving ethos of today. Based in Phoenix, the fifth-largest city in the United States, the artists have come to this desert-bound metropolis by birth, for school, or as a refugee. While the artists are part of a globalized art world, the artworks presented are products of experience rooted in the U.S. Southwest. Millennials, now roughly between the ages of 20 and 40, are transitioning from youthful stereotypes into adulthood, where they advocate for change and continue to make progress as idealistic reformers. 
 
This exhibition presents paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, installations, and performances that address a range of topics, including marginalized communities, social justice, environmental degradation, sexuality, and reckoning with personal narratives. Artists include Mia B. Adams, Merryn Omotayo Alaka, Vincent Chung, Steffi Faircloth, Sam Frésquez, Estephania González, Lena Klett, Cydnei Mallory, Brianna Noble, Lily Reeves, and Papay Solomon.
 
Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and curated by Lauren R. O’Connell, curator of contemporary art, with Keshia Turley, curatorial assistant. Support provided by Peter Boris and The Something Machine, Lisa Sette Gallery, Steven Zevitas Gallery, and Mandy and Jeff Lothner.