Name: Whitney Oldenburg: "left behind" | Opening Celebration @ MOCA
Start: 2025-11-20T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-20T21:00:00-05:00
Location: MOCA Jacksonville

Whitney Oldenburg: "left behind" | Opening Celebration @ MOCA

Enjoy an evening of art and community featuring a new exhibition by artist and Jacksonville native Whitney Oldenburg.
About this Event

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is pleased to present the first institutional survey of the work by Jacksonville native Whitney Oldenburg, including recent sculpture and drawings. The opening celebration will feature an evening of art and community on Thursday, Nov 20 at 8 p.m. This event is free and open to all. MOCA Members are invited to an exclusive early access preview of the exhibition. Not a member?

Oldenburg’s work explores the boundary between subject and object, unraveling the reciprocal relationship between humans and materials. She is interested in how we form attachments to material things and how what we build, touch, or throw away participates in shaping our inner and outer worlds. Through her thought-provoking sculptures, she invites us to reflect on the complex interplay between material possessions, social dynamics, and value systems within our contemporary culture.

Oldenburg obtained her bachelor's degree from Cornell University and graduated with her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She currently lives and works in New York.

Questions? Contact MOCA Membership Coordinator Le Milford at [email protected]

About MOCA

Located in the heart of historic Downtown, the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville is one of the city’s most significant cultural assets. As the oldest art museum in Northeast Florida and one of the first contemporary art museums established in the United States, MOCA focuses on promoting the discovery, knowledge, and advancement of the art, artists, and ideas of our time.

Among the most prominent contemporary art museums in the Southeast, MOCA’s exhibitions and programs set the pace for arts and art-integrated programming on a regional and national stage. Renowned in this community, MOCA casts a spotlight on Jacksonville as a burgeoning, vital arts destination.

The museum is also a cornerstone of Jacksonville’s multibillion-dollar downtown revitalization plan with exhibitions and programs that bring new visitors to the civic core during the day, at night, and on weekends.