Warren King: Homecoming

Image Credit: Warren King, The Road Leads Home, 2024
Artist reception: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 5-7 pm

Family histories, myth, and memories not only survive migration and cultural transplantation; they persist at the foundations of identity. Warren King’s sophisticated sculptures explore his family’s origins in Shaoxing, China, their journey to the suburbs of Wisconsin, and how he understands this displacement in light of his own Western upbringing. King’s sculptures often combine thematic and aesthetic elements from Chinese and Western traditions, masterfully working cardboard into near life-size figures and wall pieces that recall traditional lacquerware and woodcarving.

This exhibition originated at the James Watrous Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin, where it was co-curated by Jody Clowes and Warren King. Dedicated to Wisconsin artists, the James Watrous Gallery is a program of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.