What Remains/The Vietnam War and its Reckoning

What Remains/The Vietnam War and its Reckoning presents work by intercultural artists who served during the Vietnam War. Using sculpture, painting, and repurposed materials, the exhibition considers how military service, violence, and intersecting identities continue to shape artists’ lives and creative practices.

The exhibition is organized around moral injury, coloniality of space, and resilience. Together, the works ask what endures after violence and what can emerge from its aftermath, examining the ways military experience may be carried forward, transformed, or resisted. The page also identifies *Power* by Curlee Raven Holton in connection with the exhibition. An opening reception is scheduled for September 19.

When: August 22, 2026, through November 21, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 19, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Venue: MoCA Arlington, identified on the event page as Mason Exhibitions Arlington

Address: 3601 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201

Hours: Wednesday, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM; Thursday through Saturday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM. The venue is closed Sunday through Tuesday.

Featured Work: *Power* by Curlee Raven Holton

Artists and Background: The exhibition features intercultural artists who served during the Vietnam War. The page also discusses Edwards, a Washington, DC-based artist whose work spans pulp painting, oil, ink, printmaking, mixed media, and acrylic. Edwards has received a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship, exhibited nationally and internationally, and most recently worked as a curator with George Mason University on *Before the Americas*.

Themes: Moral injury, coloniality of space, resilience, the lasting effects of military experience, the aftermath of violence, and the relationship between conflict and artistic practice

Tickets: Price not available