Mavis Pusey, Restless | Benton Museum of Art

Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College

Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College

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In collaboration with Ian White and Paulina Alvarez, the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College presents a comprehensive overview of the late Jamaican-born artist Mavis Pusey, who ceaselessly developed her own visual language of geometric abstraction based on her lived experiences in Kingston, New York, London, and Paris.

The documentary was produced on the occasion of the exhibition
Mavis Pusey, Restless: From the Collection of Ian White, presented at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College from August 22, 2026, to January 3, 2027.

Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Noah Rosenberg
Communications Manager: Erika Ito

Thumbnail image courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Archives, Philadelphia

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'Mavis Pusey, Restless: From the Collection of Ian White' was organized by Paulina Alvarez, guest curator and Director of Special Initiatives for The Charles White Archives.

Support for this exhibition has been provided by the Eva Cole and Clyde Matson Memorial Fund as well as the Janet Inskeep Benton ’79 Endowed Fund.

The exhibition catalogue has been generously supported by a special allocation from Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr as well as important additional funding provided by the Rembrandt Club of Pomona College and Claremont.

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