Xaviera Simmons: Figure Eleven

The Contemporary Dayton is proud to present Xaviera Simmons: Figure Eleven, a major solo exhibition bringing together both recent works in photography and painting, and the world premiere of a new body of bronze sculptures, by one of the most bold and visionary artists of our time.

In this powerful new exhibition, Simmons steps beyond the frameworks that critics have long used to define her—race, identity, labor, and history—not to reject them, but to assert her place within the broader arc of art history itself. With radical clarity and fearless ambition, she claims space not as a symbol, but as a sovereign artist—one whose voice is equal, undeniable, and deeply rooted in the lineage of those who came before her.