Front Reflection and Side Reflection by Seitu Ken Jones will both be featured in Peter Williams: Homegoing–A Call and Response at Minnesota College of Art and Design from August 22 through Nov 1, 2025. Learn more about the exhibition here!

Opening Reception: Friday, September 5, 2025 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Peter Williams: Homegoing–A Call and Response celebrates the life, legacy, art, and motifs of artist and MCAD alumnus Peter Williams ’75 (1952–2021). To mark his recent passing and honor his life’s work, this group exhibition features a selection of Williams’ iconic paintings alongside those of fellow Black creatives, serving as a moment of remembrance and connection. Rooted in themes of history, presence, and liberation, Peter Williams: Homegoing moves beyond a retrospective into an active call-and-response through the cultural practice of “homegoing”–a memorial celebration of life, legacy, and freedom in the Black community.

Keisha Williams, Director and Curator of MCAD Gallery, states, “This exhibition marks the first time Williams’ work will be displayed in this context with fellow Black artists from Minnesota, which amplifies and serves as an offering for Williams' and our collective liberation. Through a chorus of artists' voices, it’s a symbolic and literal welcome back to MCAD, honoring his dedication to depict the presence and resilience of Black culture.”

Participating Artists include Ta-coumba T. Aiken ’74, Leslie Barlow MFA ’16, Sayge Carroll, Candice Davis ’18, Douglas R. Ewart, Russell M. Hamilton, Christopher E. Harrison, Maiya Lea Hartman, Leeya Rose Jackson, Seitu Ken Jones, Nia-Symonne, Lamar Peterson, Bobby Rogers ’14, seangarrison, Jovan C. Speller, and Peter Williams ’75.